* Posts by Paul Banacks

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Showdown over encryption password in child porn case

Paul Banacks
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A very very slippery slope...

A while ago, Speed Cameras faced a challenge in the European courts. The plaintiffs argued that their right to not incriminate themselves was violated because they were forced to identify the driver at the time the camera snapped them. Failure to identify the driver is a criminal offense.

The defense (or judge, whatever) in this case successfully argued that by driving a car, you accept the rules - one of which is to incriminate yourself if you're caught speeding.

I can see a future judge saying, "by using a computer you accept the rules of doing so, one of which is to provide keys when required to do so by law enforcement authorities..."

Both of these situations are completely unacceptable. As a fundamental principal of justice, the right not to incriminate yourself should be absolute in all cases.

Cameron blames Labour naivety for NHS IT woes

Paul Banacks
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Labour = The Quick-Fix Botchers

Despite what many people on this thread seem to think, Cameron has it right on the nail.

Where Labour takes every opportunity to remove responsibility from the people that should have it and hold it all centrally, Tory Cameron's policy is completely the opposite and these comments are just an extension of his policy.

I trust my local GP, who knows nothing about IT security far more than I trust any central control-freakish government project because my GP is accountable to ME directly. I trust him to take on the appropriate advice and secure my records appropriately.

As for the Labour model of centralising everything, we all know we can't trust them to take proper advice and the result is catastrophic - as seen with the recent Child Benefit fiasco.

UK gov sets rules for hacker tool ban

Paul Banacks
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Competency...

Competency in this case is not pretending to know everything about everything but instead seeking opinion from those who do. This takes time and effort which is what we pay them to do. This government failed to do that, and the result before us is yet another badly made piece of legislation.

Under this government, the records of 25 million families simply been "lost" with little if any protection. Competency in this case is ensuring that their departments protect OUR data from this kind of misuse.

This same government hopes to run the most invasive Identity Card scheme in the world whilst at the same time telling us of their competence to do so?

The list could go on and on and on...

So It's not about getting rid of the government of the day to solve the occasional arbitrary problem. It's about getting rid of THIS government which has consistently shown that it is incompetent and is no longer fit for purpose.

Paul Banacks
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And furthermore...

... where are all the demonstrations about the implications of the government making laws such as these? Does nobody care about the immense loss of freedom associated with such badly written laws?

Is it now illegal to distribute nmap? Isn't it? You don't know, you don't decide... the government does when they need to get rid of you for a while.

In another piece of legislation... Own a mobile phone? Is it illegal to own an EEPROM programmer? Or sell one? You don't know, You don't decide, Mr Brown does.

And theres plenty of other vague and badly written legislation such as this that's come from the arse of this government designed grant the government power by stealth. 1984 my arse. Today it's 1985. It's time we got rid of them pronto.

Paul Banacks
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I wish...

... we could get rid of this completely incompetent government who's answer to everything is either "Tax" or "Legislation." The spinning bottle obviously landed on the latter in this case.

UK.gov plans more active-traffic motorway ANPR cams

Paul Banacks
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Revolution

... Yet more intrusive surveillence technology force upon us by looking only at the wonderful benefits it will bring us without a moments thought for what it could be used for.

Bring on the revoltion. We need to get these Noo-Laybur tyrants out.

Red Arrows to fly at Olympics, Sun announces

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Whatever

Nothing stopping them doing an impromtu flyby now is there... ;)

Windows XP repair disk kills automatic updates

Paul Banacks

The bottom line is...

We learn from this that you might own the hardware but don't for a minute believe you own the software or any data on it. If Microsoft wants to target your individual PC, read your files and install software, perhaps under the orders of a USA "security" agency or maybe just from someone that pays them enough, then they can and will. I guess that's the same for any automatic update system, but with Microsoft when you think you've turned it off, you really haven't.

Florida uni cops taser shouty student

Paul Banacks

Taser a bomber? Are you mad?

"... as being gunned down in The Tube? What was the crime that guy committed again?.... I'll take the taser to the repeated bullets to the body and head, thanks."

Yes, that's a great idea. Taser a guy whom you believe to be carrying a load of explosives.

Aussie gov anti-porn filter 'useless', says teen

Paul Banacks

B*shit law

"By JimC

at the content system instead of going overseas then

1) access to international sites will speed up dramatically due to the dramatic increase in available bandwidth

2) Half the ISPs in the country will go bust due to lack of customers...

"

3) The wholesale price of internet bandwidth increases with inverse square laws (Pauls B*shit law 2041) so the remaining ISP's give up the excess...

4) Speeds overall stay the same!

US wiretap plan will leave door open for spooks and hackers

Paul Banacks

Skype?

''Now if only someone will produce a VOIP product (computer to computer) with stream encryption. Something like what the NSA and CIA uses at present.''

How about Skype... and someday Skype over TOR.... but by the time someone does that it'll be illegal to even fart.

DVLA turns censor on grubby number plates

Paul Banacks

Taxpayers money...

I imagine some wanker at the DVLA is burning up our money spent on his salary whilst he spends the day searching for numberplates that might cause offence to wierdo's who think that "57" somehow spells "ST".

I imagine anyone who takes offence to this kind of thing probably takes offence to everyday words thinking "If I change that 4 to an S" it says shithead! OMG what an offence.

Dick heads.

US car thieves floored by manual gearbox

Paul Banacks

Lucky...

They are Lucky?!!

I guess you must count your blessings and bow to lady luck every time you cross the street...

Shaken student recounts geese mugging ordeal

Paul Banacks

Message from Bird Command

Evidence exists that suggests birds navigation aparatus is adversely affected by mobile phone emissions... could this have been a deliberate act of defense?

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