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Comment: Re:Accountability (Score 1) 191

by e9th (#38401266) Attached to: Coming Soon: Ubiquitous Long-Term Surveillance From Big Brother
The point is that the state will never allow citizens to be on the same footing as itself when it comes to firearms.

And do you really think that more men were killed by snipers than by M-16s and AK-47s? Incidentally, at least two local police departments near me will issue MP5s (selective fire!) to any officer who cares to qualify.

Comment: Re:A sad necessity (Score 2) 83

by e9th (#38082576) Attached to: Hiding Messages In VoIP Packets
I think you've hit the nail on the head. Any decent large-scale eavesdropping facility like, oh, I don't know, the one the NSA is building in Utah will be scanning VoIP traffic for audible triggers ("bomb" "whitehouse" "boom") and will certainly notice when the nominal codec doesn't match the payload. Such traffic will certainly be flagged for closer inspection.

Comment: Re:Install media? (Score 1) 185

by e9th (#37915706) Attached to: OpenBSD 5.0 Unleashed On the World
Theo retained copyright of the CD layout, to prevent counterfeits. But even as far back as 1999, way before 3.0 was released, the FAQ included this:

Does OpenBSD provide an ISO image available for download?

You can't. The official OpenBSD CD-ROM layout is copyright Theo de Raadt, as an incentive for people to buy the CD set.
Note that only the layout is copyrighted, OpenBSD itself is free. Nothing precludes someone else to just grab OpenBSD and make their own CD. [emphasis mine]

So I could produce a functionally identical CD and even sell it, but if I stuck the original artwork on it, I'd be in violation.

Comment: Re:The final clause in all privacy policies (Score 1) 230

by e9th (#37483748) Attached to: Borders Bust Means B&N May Get Your Shopping History
It seems pretty straightforward. "Your continued use of the Websites following the posting of updates to this Privacy Policy will mean you accept those updates." So stop using the site.

IANAL, but if the changes appear to be retroactive and are really objectionable to you, I guess the best thing to do would be to send them a certified letter telling them that your business relationship has ceased and that you expect any prior data they've collected to be handled according to the old policy.

It is very difficult to prophesy, especially when it pertains to the future.

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