Posts by edge_e

Offering Patreon subs in sterling or euros means you can be sued under GDPR, says Court of Appeal

Re: GDPR is awfully expensive to implement

Why do you think it's expensive to only use data for the stated purpose and to not retain it any longer than you need it?

Facial-recognition technology gets a smack in the chops from civil rights campaigners

have 3

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/09/post_office_admits_false_accusations_after_computer_system_cockup/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39328853

http://www.wired.com/2014/02/no-fly-coverup/

You'll never Guess whose data has been nicked as US fashion firm confirms systems breach

Well I got something to say

We stole your data today

And it doesn't matter much to me

we got it from spread

Paypal address, bank details? Yes

Left quite a mess, and we robbed guess

'A massive middle finger': Open-source audio fans up in arms after Audacity opts to add telemetry capture

Re: F**k It

It's Audacity ( the music editor), not Audacious ( the music player)

World recoils in horror as smartphone maker accused of helping government snoops read encrypted texts, track device whereabouts

At least two...

Your RSS is grass: Mozilla euthanizes feed reader, Atom code in Firefox browser, claims it's old and unloved

I'd forgotten about this. firefox just got updated to 64 and rss is no more :(

Will be checking out all the suggestions for readers/plugins below

Miner vs miner: Attack script seeks out and destroys competing currency crafters

This is all getting a bit manic if you ask me. Where's Eugene fit into this?

Google: Class search results as journalism so we can dodge Right To Be Forgotten

Re: Fahrenheit 451 (My parents used to fostered hundreds of troublesome teens )

And is their only recourse to go to each newspaper and county clerk's office and do a manual search of the records?

In the UK we have the 1974 rehabilitation of offenders act, it sets out for how long after a criminal conviction that you have to declare it for. For jobs/voluntary positions involving children there's another piece of legislation that allows for searches to be done against databases of convictions. If you have more than one conviction, they will always be shown, regardless of whether they're deemed spent under the 1974 act.

Just because he served his jail time doesn't mean he's "Fixed". That's a false concept of the criminal justice system.

Doesn't mean he isn't "fixed" either. There are a myriad of reason why people get caught up in crime, most of them aren't because the person has pathological urges.

If Google gets its way, the 1974 act above becomes pointless and anyone named in a paper for a crime, regardless of the circumstances, will find themselves dropped at the paper sift for any job they apply for for the rest of their lives. Rehabilitation then becomes impossible and crime becomes the only option.

Quentin Tarantino in talks to make Star Trek movie

megaplex-friendly date-night blockbusters

Star trek and date-night? really?

Drone maker DJI left its private SSL, firmware keys open to world+dog on GitHub FOR YEARS

ahh

the earlier story starts to make sense

So, tell us again how tech giants are more important than US govt...

I'm confused

when the article states:

Most of the real-life followers had no idea they were being caught up in these webs that were later utilized to push an array of disinformation, including state-led propaganda, fake news and divisive content.

Are they talking about the republicans or the democrats?

Official: Perl the most hated programming language, say devs

That's the first time I've ever wanted to upvote and downvote the same post.

I think that means it deserves an upvote despite the fact you seem to have put the languages in the wrong places :)

What weighs 800kg and runs Windows XP? How to buy an ATM for fun and profit

Re :I saw some program a while back that did exactly that

this one by any chance?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T23gOh8ByUI

'Real' people want govts to spy on them, argues UK Home Secretary

Once again I'm reminded of a little ditty from 1994

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waJLv46_N6c (Probably NSFW)

When 'Saving The Internet' means 'Saving Crony Capitalism'

That's pretty much my take on it too. The problem, as I see it, is that ISPs don't charge their customers enough to cover their costs. In the UK, you can probably trace this back to Freeserve.

WannaCry prompts promise of extra cash towards NHS security

with all patients who have already registered a type one opt-out (which objects to identifiable data being shared outside of their GP) honoured until 2020.

What happens after that?

I very much doubt I'm going to like the answer.

The AA's copped to credit data blurt, but what about car-crash incident response?

Re: What planet is the Data Protection Act from?!?!

As a non-unionised heterosexual who, from what you've disclosed, doesn't have aids, you've probably nothing to worry about. Unfortunately there are still people in the world who will stigmatise those who fall into those catagories. As for your credit card number, it may cause you a headache for a short period of time while you wait for a new one.

Just in time for summer boozing: Boffins smash world record for the most perfect ice cubes

Apparently it is a liquid, well a thin layer on the surface is.

https://www.livescience.com/32507-why-is-ice-slippery.html

Re: so Desperation

No

US court decision will destroy the internet, roar Google, Facebook et al

Re: In general, this approach sounds like a good idea.

When those with expertise get it so wrong,

https://www.eff.org/press/releases/important-win-fair-use-dancing-baby-lawsuit

what hope does your reasonable person have ?

Even if a reasonable person could tell an infringing item if they saw it, how many reasonable people should you have to employ to check?

http://tubularinsights.com/hours-minute-uploaded-youtube/

Not sure what it means?

"undermine the interests of copyright owners by thwarting efforts that providers might otherwise make to try to identify and block infringing material that users submit for posting." Yeah, we're not sure what that means, either.

I'm pretty sure they mean that if this judgment stands, a site that current performs basic checks to see if user are posting infringing items may decide not to make these checks at all to avoid liability for missing something.

Dyson celebrates 'shock' EU Court win over flawed energy tests

Re: Petty?

I encountered one of these the other day. It dried my hands in seconds and even if you don't position yourself carefully, it's only a few drops.

It's also quite funny watching people trying to dry their hands like they would under a more traditional model.

'We should have done better' – the feeble words of a CEO caught using real hospital IT in infosec product demos

Who's permission?

Hindawi said that since 2015, his biz has always explicitly asked its customers if it could use their data in demonstrations and has obtained written consent.

And how many of those customers had freely given consent from their customers to use that data?

<edit> fixed spelling mistake in title

Graffiti 'dying out' as kids dump spray cans for Instagram, Twitter etc

When I was a kid, wealthy and middle class teenagers weren't allowed to hang out on the street so probably didn't get the same opportunity to participate.

Maybe the internet is capable of bridging the class divide?

An echo chamber full of fake news? Blame Google and Facebook, says Murdoch chief

Re: Straw Man

Can't see a straw man in any of the comments preceding yours. Nobody has tried to refute anything said in the article. I doubt anything said in the article is new to anyone around here and I also doubt any around here disagrees with anything it contains.

The only thing of note is that somebody from a company renowned for being an immensely influential publisher who routinely publishes selective news and views is saying that "you should be concerned that we are entering an era in which these immensely influential publishers will routinely and selectively 'unpublish' certain views and news."

Re: Hillarious

I don't think it's about losing money from print sales, I think it's about losing their control of public opinion.

How their GDPR ignorance could protect you from your denial

Re: Conflict of legal requirements ?

I presume keeping data for the purpose of the audit takes presidence. The thing some companies fail to grasp is that just because they have the data for reason a, doesn't mean they can use it for reason b.

Re: Conflict of legal requirements ?

Since the only way that somebody should be added to a mailing is if they have given their explicit consent, how could they be added again by a newbie?

'Sorry, I've forgotten my decryption password' is contempt of court, pal – US appeal judges

Re: so Desperation

Nothing to hide, nothing to fear:-

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/09/post_office_admits_false_accusations_after_computer_system_cockup/

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/video-shows-us-police-officer-taser-and-pepper-spray-african-american-man-who-had-suffered-a-stroke-10274072.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kEpZWGgJks

Do you use .home and .mail on your network? ICANN mulls .corp, .mail, .home dot-word domains

Re: Completely.e

been there, done that

Planned 'cookie law' update will exacerbate problems of old law – expert

Re: But...

You still have flash installed ?

Germany, France lobby hard for terror-busting encryption backdoors – Europe seems to agree

Getting bored of pointing this out

One's views on socialism/capitalism have no bearing one's views on totalitarianism/libertarianism.

https://www.politicalcompass.org/

Apple's macOS is the safer choice – but not for the reason you think

Ouch!

But in the meantime, we will just have to rely on Apple's control freak tendencies to keep us safe through developer disinterest.

You know IoT security is bad when libertarians call for strict regulation

Re: Your role in a movie is coming soon

I think it needs to be instead of the airbag :)

Re: Your role in a movie is coming soon

Firstly in response to pccobbler:

What has where you sit on the libertarian/authoritarian axis of the political got to do with where you thoughts lie on the communist/capitalist axis? https://www.politicalcompass.org/

Regarding the whole seatbelt thing, people have differing risk perception. The trouble with making things safer is those who who felt safe anyway will now behave in a riskier manner.

Put another way, how close would you drive to the car on front if you had a six inch spike protruding from the center of your steering wheel?

Roses are red, violets are blue, fake-news-detecting AI is fake news, too

Roses are red,Violets are blue

the next Reg headline's

about GNU

UK's lords want more details on adult website check plans

Re: Trump icon

any of these but with whiter teeth

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=annoying+orange&t=lm&iax=1&ia=images

Flight 666 lands safely in HEL on Friday the 13th

Re: damn

50 comments and nobody asked if the pilot was called Eddie?

Come on people

Why the UK is unlikely to get an adequacy determination post Brexit

Re: Who cares?

When the Nazis came for the communists,

I remained silent;

I was not a communist.

When they locked up the social democrats,

I remained silent;

I was not a social democrat.

When they came for the trade unionists,

I did not speak out;

I was not a trade unionist.

When they came for the Jews,

I remained silent;

I wasn't a Jew.

When they came for me,

there was no one left to speak out.

El Reg just saved your Wikipedia Xmas

Re: The hard-working volunteers do it because they want to be right.

My first xkcd thought regarding wikipedia is this

http://xkcd.com/978/

Did EU ruling invalidate the UK's bonkers Snoopers' Charter?

Merry Christmas

You better watch out

You better not cry

Better not pout

I'm telling you why

the government is tapping your phone

They're making a list

And checking it twice;

They're gonna find out

Who's naughty or nice

the government is tapping your phone

They're tracking all your browsing

They're reading all your mail

It's all being stored by your ISP

And will end in security fail

They know where you drink!

They know where you drive

you make it easy as

you login to wifi

the government is tapping your phone

They're tracking all your browsing

They're reading all your mail

And if you join the green party

you're going to grow a tail

You better watch out!

You better not cry

You better not pout

I'm telling you why

the government is tapping your phone

Itchy-fingered OnePlus presses refresh, out pops value champ 3T

Re: Also you can not set it to be mute but allow music to be played

Currently listening to music, doesn't seem to matter which position the slider is in , it doesn't stop.

Regarding app notifications, you can set individual apps to have priority notifications and put the switch to the centre position.

Information on smart meters? Yep. They're great. That works, right? – UK.gov

Re: Dear Mrs May

Dear Chairman May

FTFY

Google's Chromecast Audio busted BT home routers – now it has a fix

Re: So who's to blame?

That's exactly what I was wondering. If Chromecast can cause the router to reboot/reset then clearly it can be achieved for the lols. I wonder if it can be made to run arbitrary code while it's at it?

TfL to track Tube users in stations by their MAC addresses

Re:Wouldn't the tracking be better off by using the Oyster...

That tells them where you joined and left the network.

It doesn't tell them which route you took, whether you missed your stop or if you met up with a mate in Richmond as you made your way from Euston to Victoria

Build your Type 26 warships next year? Sure, MoD – now, about that contract...

Have they finished the aircraft carriers yet?

see subject

Self-driving cars doomed to be bullied by pedestrians

Re: Because people will stick their hands in the doors

That's exactly what people do. Your analogy is a bad one though because the attendant in an un-automated lift would likely see you coming and wait so the lift experience didn't change for the occupants of the lift or the person arriving slightly late.

When the kids work out the new rules for chicken, I'll be getting the popcorn in.

IoT insecurity: US govt summons tech bosses, bashes heads together

Re: Up to ISP's to block

Like the roads - the Internet has some tools/clueless individuals on it - but it'd be a pretty lonely place to be if it were filled with just us geeks.

I'm pretty sure the roads would be much safer place without those who don't understand momentum and braking distances.

While you are right that it is down to us geeks to make it "just work", the trouble is, just like cars, the safer you make it, the more idiotic the driver becomes.

NHS patients must be taught to share their data, says EU lobby group

Re: Who cares what the EU group think?

the UK government won't be able to claim whatever they come up with is because of the EU

I bet they do

You've been hacked. What are you liable for?

About time too

Hopefully this will lead to companies taking security seriously or, better still, not collecting information they don't need in the first place.