I mean, I've seen the term used in many contexts - towards those who actually deny that global warming is happening, to those who just need clarification on various arguments, and those who ponder how responsible humans actually are. In short, the term has been used and abused so much that it really needs refocus if it is to be taken seriously, IMO.

Of course, I mean the legally obtained files, but the fact that allegation does not automatically equate to being infringing, and there are just so many things where you can draw an analogy to the real physical world, and the rights that come even for example in a case like where you rent an apartment - you don't "own" the space outright, but still have a lot of rights.

The OS may not be yours, but the non-OS-specific files, and your hard drive sure are.

People can run over 5 MPH, you know.

And people would just trust something important like a credit card #s to just any old bouncer, or security personnel? I sure as hell couldn't.

Also what about cleanliness? Do they get sent out for cleaning, and new ones brought in, like gym towels do? (Well, at leaest that's what they do at the gym I go to).?

If there is a medical emergency, you'd better believe the parent would need to know/want to - maybe there are things about the medical history that the baby sitter does not know that are important, for example. OR maybe the parent just wants to know that their kid(s) are safe, and being treated/handled correctly. Maybe the parent is more assertive about getting the right medication, and the nurse is a dumbass who keeps tying to give them either the wrong dose, or the entirely wrong medication (and it could kill them). That almost happened TO MY DAD last year.

IS it a mischaractarization, really? I mean, look we're talking about something that in the physical world has a very specific meaning, AND a very specific set of psychological and physical effects that fail to be present when something is digitally copied . I doubt, for example, that you'd have the same sort of horror if someone copied your laptop, and walked away with it, than you would if they actually just outright stole it. I realize I am not the best at articulating my thoughts, so if I am unclear as to what I am tying to say, say so. :D

Of course, this is about the entire generation, and not a case of some subset of the group, and an example of usual government stupidity. Right. *facepalms*

Considering the size of the age group within one can be considered a "Millennial," what makes this typical besides a potential generalization?

So ... stupid question, what's stopping people from obtaining the ransomware, and messing around with it, modifying it?

This is why I hate a trend I've been noticing more and more of making it so mobile versions of a site doesn't have all the features of the normal site unless you subscribe/pay up... it's pointless.

Wait, I thought it wasn't an outright refusal, but an appeal (not the same thing), and that they had been willing to cooperate until a certain point, namely the way the FBI wanted to handle the decryption...? I'm so lost now.

Does requesting the desktop version of the page (instead of staying on the mobile version) in your browser still allow you to check messages, send/reply to messages?