it confirms what seems like most North Americans (yes, we Canadians too) want is to have someone else fix our problems. In this case, many seem to be too lazy to try and reason whether the given news is fake or not, they would rather have some program/person/company tell them it is.

IMHO, finding a solution to our laziness will go a long way to solving this problem, among others.

Reposted since I didn't realize I originally posted as AC...

I am a french Quebecer and the translation above is correct (using the exact message Mr. Allami sent, see link 2 levels above this). It would also cause me to red flag that comment if I saw it. I think the bigger issue here, and I believe this is what Mr. Allami is suing for, is how the police used this information to immediately assume he was a terrorist rather than use the information to start the invetigative process and see what turns up through discrete means. Instead they went and scared the bejeesus out of his family, his kid's school, and his neighbors and laid unfounded charges against him. Frankly, this makes the Quebec Police force (Surete du Quebec) look like a bunch of bumbling amateurs, at best.

As for the whole discussion about big brother watching over us, I'm on the fence as to which way I would lean. On the one side, I agree with keeping private conversations private, but on the other hand, how can intelligence find out about terrorist plots if they can't monitor communications? They can't just divine from thin air who will do what...I think it comes back to being able to trust the authorities to do the right thing with the information, but this example again shows that this trust has not yet been earned.

In that case, I'd like to order one PS3 please, hold the software...thank you.

Wouldn't the business owner BE the shareholder?

Ya, but a 5.5 Earthquake here in Ottawa is like getting 2ft of snow in Southern California... it's not expected.

Inconceivable!

Did no one learn ANYTHING from Battlestar Galactica? If we all go wireless, the Cylons will surely nuke us all!

"I will not allow a networked computer aboard my ship!" - Cmdr Adama

Many have already hit on the most plausible way to handle this situation, ie. give them their own sandbox to play in if you are afraid they'll upset yours.

When it comes right down to it, it is the customer's data and as such the customer should have access to it in any way they wish. However, that access should not impact your ability to maintain the system/service for ALL users which includes management all the way down to the data processing clerks. Giving them a copy to muck around with seems to be the best way to address both sides of the issue.