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Comment Re:In other words ... (Score 1) 50

They did figure it out and just didn't tell you. Like that length of time the street map cars were gathering wifi information without telling anyone. Nothing a quick smack with a hammer won't solve.

Imagine Cool Hand Luke, but smashing sensors instead of cutting off parking meters.

Comment Re:Why does this smell like... (Score 1) 180

Do you pay more taxes than you are required to pay? Is that tax avoidance or trying to follow the law?

I could agree that our tax laws are a dumpster fire and mainly setup to help rich people fuck over everyone at all times. But following those laws is the right thing to do. And if you can't prove the things you claim then you are completely fucked at audit time. And if you move around between states then all of those states claim you owe them and not all the other states - so you have to have evidence to prove what you did. Blame the government and the extremely wealthy (that bought the government) for this situation, not the people that have to work within it and the people making apps to make it easier to work within it.

Comment Re:one of these things is not like the others (Score 1) 352

"the rights the Constitution secures for each citizen "are
what makes America America," 201 and when police trample those rights,
rather than conduct more targeted investigations, they commit the very evil
the Constitution's Framers sought to guard against-just with better technology."

Comment Re:one of these things is not like the others (Score 1) 352

There were hundreds or low thousands of folks at the capitol that day. What I said is work backward from evidence at the scene.

You do not investigate a million people to find a thousand people.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
"Since the 1950s, such "dragnets" have generally been held to be unconstitutional as unreasonable search and seizure actions."

https://scholarship.kentlaw.ii...
"The Fourth Amendment was included in the Constitution by the
Framers because the abuses they had suffered at the hands of the British
government were all too fresh in their minds. As the Supreme Court has
noted, the Fourth Amendment "was in large part a reaction to the general
warrants and warrantless searches that had so alienated the colonists and
had helped speed the movement for independence."' 97 What the Framers
feared and tried to guard against has unfortunately come to fruition. Although DNA dragnets are not the same as the warrantless searches suffered
by the colonists, the principle underlying both types of searches is the
same. Law enforcement officials use tactics of intimidation to secure acquiescence from individuals who feel they have no other choice but to
submit to what is being asked of them. Admittedly, law enforcement officials have an interest and a duty to solve crimes, but this duty must be balanced against the right of the individual to be free from arbitrary and
intrusive actions by police."

Comment Re:one of these things is not like the others (Score 1) 352

You skipped right over the fact that those folks are innocent until proven guilty, and you clearly assume guilt. And what about people that did nothing but maybe had some keywords in social media posts, did they deserve to be investigated?

The government has a history of not only investigating a person but that person's associations also. If I have some keyword the government doesn't like, for whatever reason, should I and my associates all be investigated? Is that a good use of resources?

Comment Re:one of these things is not like the others (Score 1) 352

I can walk out on the public sidewalk and shout "I shot the President!". That does not make it true. That does not make me a criminal. Its a public statement and probably no one heard it, and probably no one cares. I simply exercised my freedom of speech.

Should I expect every street light, fire hydrant, square of the sidewalk, to have have cameras and microphones? Based on your analysis, my one crazy, and meaningless, moment should impact me somehow - the government should be suspicious of me, investigate me, and probably prosecute me.

Someone claiming 'I did crimes' could be full of shit. Its a waste of time to track and investigate craziness and bluster on a individual level.

Comment implementation (Score 1) 146

> They have run into a problem, however. They can't seem to find the parts that can handle the high levels of power needed to charge vehicles enough while they are in motion. It would have to be a material that's not only weatherproof but able to withstand high voltage and heat from the passing vehicles.

Yeah, and good luck installing this 'charging lane'. I'm sure CalTrans will get right on that, starts with the guy that holds the Slow/Stop sign - one side for the drivers on the road the other side for the crew.

Comment Re:one of these things is not like the others (Score 1) 352

I guess you can't read. The issue is unintended consequences. From the link you didn't read...

Julian Assange agreed with Jacob Appelbaum and stated that "Mass surveillance is a mass structural change. When society goes bad, it's going to take you with it, even if you are the blandest person on earth."

Ignacio Cofone, a law professor, argued that whenever people disclose relevant information to others, they also disclose irrelevant information. This irrelevant information has privacy costs and can lead to other harms, such as discrimination.

The follow on effects of mass surveillance are the issue. It turns into a social credit system over time. If you know you are being watched you'll change your behavior, which goes against freedoms we think we enjoy. Doesn't matter if that watching is all public or not.

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