Comment A Sad Day for Canada (Score 3) 87
It's a sad day for Canada when we start doing this kind of stuff too.
Comment Re:What do you mean by 'IT'? (Score 1) 2
I generally see this kind of thing applying more to companies whose primary products/services are IT related. Companies whose core business is to provide either technical services or consulting.
Comment Re:A fucking online petition... (Score 0) 82
If your life depends on (Twitter | Facebook | Government Money | Sports), you don't have one.
FTFY.
We have public health care in Canada, paid for through government money (although it originally comes from taxpayers)
Submission + - Worst Companies At Protecting User Privacy: Skype, Verizon, Yahoo!, AT&T, Ap (eff.org)
SmartAboutThings writes: "Apple and Microsoft are one of the worst companies at protecting our privacy, according to EEF's privacy report. Dropbox, Twitter and Sonic have one of the best scores..."
Comment They better stop advertising it as "unlimited"... (Score 1, Redundant) 325
They better stop advertising it as "unlimited" since it's not really truly "unlimited" anymore
Submission + - International Monetary Fund Hit By Cyber Attack (citytv.com)
DotNM writes: "CityNews and other media outlets are reporting that the International Monetary Fund has been hit by a "cyber attack". They are withholding most of the details, however, it is known that the World Bank has shut down a "link" between them and the IMF."
Comment Re:I plan to skip IPV6 (Score 1) 270
IPV6 never caught on, like Windows Vista caught on. Better to wait for IPV7.
Wait for the first service pack too... IPv7, Service Pack 1
Comment Re:There's a work-around! (Score 2, Funny) 245
Yes it does. Zero liability will be assumed by anyone... and that's a promise!
Comment Re:Chip and Chip security... wait a second! (Score 1) 245
In Canada, the MasterCard version is called PayPass and I do have one of these PayPass-enabled cards and haven't had any problems with PayPass specifically (although my MasterCard was compromised just before Christmas but the bank reversed all the fraudulent transactions)
Comment Re:Canada too? (Score 1) 245
Yes, this is in effect in Canada too. I have a BMO Bank of Montreal MasterCard and BMO Bank of Montreal debit card, and both are chip and PIN enabled.
There's even a website with a bunch of information and FAQs on chip and PIN:
http://www4.bmo.com/chip/questions.html
Full disclosure: I am a Bank of Montreal employee, but from my understanding, all major Canadian banks will be following suit if they haven't started already.
Comment Because obscurity... (Score 4, Insightful) 379
... is the best security.
Comment Re:Burger King is still better (Score 1) 376
I found your comment funny. In fact, I'm lovin' it!
Comment I think the question is... (Score 5, Insightful) 806
I think the question is if written comments like that should be construed as threats, or more like a journal where you'd just write for yourself. I'm also wondering if there's any other evidence that anyone on campus was targetted. The ban should have been lifted after the full story was found out.
Comment Re:meh (Score 1) 544
Meh. What's 23 quadrillion dollars really worth these days?
About the price of an extra-value meal.
Comment Has this not already been attempted? (Score 2, Insightful) 213
... and didn't it fail?
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