Comment Re:Not for long they don't (Score 1) 203
I'm not a US lawyer, but I'd interpret that as they need to block commercial VPN services advertised for circumventing blocks.
I'm not a US lawyer, but I'd interpret that as they need to block commercial VPN services advertised for circumventing blocks.
They have given us a bit of a masterclass in engineering here. Identified a rare but important issue, took decisive action to ensure safety, and engineered a fix very quickly to get the aircraft back into service.
It might be a case of the specific version of software they want to install to fix the issue does not work with older hardware, so any aircraft that are still on it need to up upgraded. It's not uncommon for the hardware upgrade to be cheaper and faster than trying to backport the fix and fully qualify that software, especially as the aircraft can't be used until it is done.
To be fair your link does say "designed to bypass internet filtering mechanisms or content restrictions", so it sounds like SSH, work VPNs, banking etc. don't count because they aren't designed to get around the porn filters.
It still seems pointless because most of the VPN services are based outside the US for legal reasons anyway.
They could, but probably the only real reason why they maintained access to the ISS is because they get paid for it, and because they wanted to keep their independent capability alive. Aside from those reasons, they probably aren't all that interested in going there.
Relax, we've been having this exact same discussion since 1994. This slope isn't nearly as slippery as you think.
They'll probably just continue to use whatever they're using now. Kids have been lying about their age on social media to avoid account restrictions longer than any kid today has been alive.
Remember that social media companies are just like any other corporation and couldn't care less about anything other than this quarter's profit. They are going to do the absolute minimum to tick the "doing enough" box without a second's thought toward social responsibility. This is absolutely not going to escalate into a technological arms race against tweens.
...will spring up and brake windows
Most devs at Amazon are probably not working on AI engines.
...24%
Quantum Mechanics is God's version of "Trust me."