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Comment Windows 10 is a default optional update (Score 1) 867

I have all my Win 7 computers set to let me manually select updates. Now every time a patch comes out, the Win 10 optional update is automatically selected, and I have to go to a different list from the important updates to de-select it before installing updates. Win7 also stopped giving me a reminder in the lower right that updates were available. Instead it changed the default start menu from switch user to shutdown, which will also install updates including Win 10. All of this seems to be designed to trick the user into installing Win 10 without realizing it.

Comment Section 215 of Patrioit Act (Score 1) 237

From what I have seen the 2nd circuit ruling only says that section 215 of Patriot Act does not authorize the bulk collection of phone data that the NSA has been doing. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) had approved this program under section 215. The 2nd circuit is overruling FISC. This ruling apparently does not address the question of whether the bulk collection of phone data violates of the 4th amendment. There is no enforcement provisions in this appeals court ruling. The 2nd circuit is leaving it to the the district court to decide enforcement questions, such as what happens to all the data that has been collected. Section 215 of the Patriot Act expires in 3 weeks anyway unless it is re-authorized by Congress. So far it does not look like Congress is going to re-authorize section 215. Congress could reword section 215 to say it authorizes this kind of bulk data collection and pass a new authorization. Keep your eye on what Congress does in response to this ruling.

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