Re: No problems here
OK, but I already knew you had.
Posts by John Sawyer
10 publicly visible posts • joined 17 Feb 2009
How bad is Catalina? It's almost Apple Maps bad: MacOS 10.15 pushes Cupertino's low bar for code quality lower still
Alright! Ma time to meet that shag quota! Alibaba chairman steps down at 55 with $38.6bn fortune
Top VW exec blames car pollution cheatware scandal on 'a couple of software engineers'
Monday 12th October 2015 11:11 GMT
Re: On the other hand....
@Francis Vaughan: Yup, the exact details matter in determining whether this was done by "rogue engineers" or something bigger. You can't have code in an ECU that does something as bizarre as shutting off parts of the emissions controls depending on steering, without a lot more than even two of the high-level engineers knowing about it.
Net neutrality: The world speaks its brains on secret 'open' 'net rules
Tuesday 3rd March 2015 12:53 GMT
Something not made clear in the article (maybe it implies it by its reference to others jumping on the bandwagon for misplaced credit) is that the main "deciders" on this decision weren't just a few people at the FCC, and President Obama. Leading up to this decision, millions of Americans (and probably a fair number of people outside the US) contacted the FCC and told them they wanted net neutrality/Title II applied to the Internet. Prior to this deluge of input, the FCC commissioners were inclined to make the opposite decision. So if anyone didn't get the point, this wasn't some elitist, in-the-dark diktat.
BOFFINS: Oxygen-free, methane-based ALIENS may EXIST on icy SATURN moon Titan
Amazon floats 'Prime Air' drone delivery plan
US spooks want 'stand off' biometrics-harvesting iPhones
Tuesday 17th February 2009 13:04 GMT
But wait, there's more
When I read the headline of this article, I thought "They're talking about taking pictures of you, using your own cellphone, whenever you use it to make a video call, or even by remotely activating it."
Though the article doesn't mention these possibilities, they're still possible, or likely. It's already been revealed lately, that the "intelligence" communities record ALL electronic communications of every sort. They're able to get amazing compliance for their surveillance goals, from governments, communications companies, etc.--and, no doubt, from manufacturers too. It's the old "In Russia, TV watches YOU!" bit.
As for retina scanning from a high-flying surveillance drone, don't count on it--too high up--it will be done from the ground. Though if an individual wants to foil a retina scanner, it's likely that a contact lens could be developed (if it doesn't already exist) that prevents it, while still allowing the user to see through the lens quite well. Though if they detect anyone wearing these contacts, that would probably automatically trigger action for more direct observation.
@Eddy Ito:
"It's only a matter of time before they're sampling DNA from pheromones and body odor."
No, there's no DNA in pheromones and body odor, but it might be possible to grab a few skin cells you shed as you walk past a collection/analysis device.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
