Posts by Mark 85 12884 publicly visible posts • joined 22 Nov 2012
I find the "guest" as opposed to the "member" is preferable as the sites don't seem to keep any info about me. Yeah, I have to fill that out with each purchase but it's small price to pay. Unfortunately, the Marketing types seem to think that "Member" is better.
Maybe they did? I'm guessing there's more money to be made via black hat work than white hat work.
As a side note, that "anti-tamper" part seems like it'll end up being an armored box which will cost a lot more than the plastic and sheet metal units around now. Retailers probably won't be lining up if they cost a lot more.
As for the US, most places I've visited have some duct tape (gaffer's) over the slot for the chipped card with a sign that says it's not working..... yet. I'm betting there's a cost for that they don't want to pay.
But I learned to drive when all that was available were lap belts and they were optional. Shoulder belts were a big improvement. Airbags... I think tend to give a false sense of security so some people don't bother with the belts and in many ways, that sense of security leads to inattentiveness.
I've had a couple of bad accidents pre-airbag and because of the belts, I walked away from them. No nasty fumes in the lungs, no rapid deployment, and in one case, the car took two hits with the second being well after any airbags would have been deployed.
I've had friends that the airbags did their thing and saved them (along with the belts) and others that had many complications from the bags even though they were using belts. I do have to wonder if the added complexity and mis-application of the deployment makes them worth it. Sometimes, the simple solution is the best.
Bottom line... I'm still not sure about these things. They're obviously good for certain accidents and not so good for others. Properly adjust belts are always good, IMO.
One can only hope that some precedent will be set and other companies will beef up their security and procedures. Spend the damn money on training and security you stupid execs. Your employees don't need this crap. Nor do your customers.
I'm surprised that the crims are even continuing these efforts as probably they already have everyone's info out there on the dark forums for sale anyway.
You don't have to "give" them info. They take what they want. They probably know more about you than you think they do. They probably know a lot about those of us who have never even started an FB account from what the reports on this and other sites state. That little innocent "Like Us" button on many sites... it's a clue.
I agree... it's a dear friend.
I was in US Marine Boot Camp when it first appeared and about 3 weeks into boot camp, a certain Drill Instructor who always asked "questions" in morning formation asked: "Who's the biggest bad ass in the universe?". We answered "Chesty Puller". Wrong!!! The answer was "Mr. Spock". Which some came back with: "Who the hell is he?". Followed by puzzled look from the DI. A couple of weeks later, we had an evening formation with messkits. (Messkits? What the hell for?). Two TV's were set up in the Platoon area and we were treated to Star Trek, popcorn, and sodas. Star Trek was a good friend after that.
More like a whitelist as it's easier to manage. The defense industry had (maybe they still do) a whitelist of favored reporters and news outlets. If Joe from XXX News was whitelisted it was because he was a "good guy" for the business. Bob from XXX News never made the list because his articles weren't favorable.
Come to think of it, many night clubs that are "fashionable" have a whitelist also. Which takes me to the following.... Apple isn't the product of choice for most of us for the enterprise. Their market seems more for consumers of the Kartashian ilk. IOW, not tech savvy, not concerned about privacy, or security, or much of anything else behind the shiny. They (Apple) have chosen their bed and they can have it.
I see not just the three that Trevor talks about, but various mixes and matches that apply to almost any corporate tech firm. This is basic stuff that the beancounters and suits either ignore or conveniently forget. Or maybe their MBA never taught them about.
A different world or a different time and maybe things would be better...
I guess we should take things like that at face value... with the caveat that since it was "successful" why remove any information? Including pictures of the local police looking for debris? This really sounds like some of Russia's spectacular fails back in the space race days: Announce and then deny when things go pear-shaped.
I really hoped better from the Russian people post-Communism.
The big problem is that the Russian people have a long history of no say whatsoever in government. The government always took care of them (for some value of "care" - good or bad) and told them what to think and how to act. Goes back in history a long way. So, they end up voting for the strong person who "will take care of them".
There is also a fear of outsiders.. Russia's been a target by many countries over the centuries and the governments have played into this.
As for determining who's BSing them or who's not.. there not any such thing as a free-press to give them help. Corruption and fear of those powerful go a long way to keeping things under wraps.
The Russian mindset is slightly (ok... more than slightly) different than those of us in the West.
If I'm reading this correctly... the local cops want the power to go after international crims. Really? Here in the States it's damn near impossible to get extradition from one state to another that's even if the locals take an interest in it. The usual response is "not our problem".
OTOH, the slippery slope applies. Once they have these powers, where are the checks and balances to prevent misuse? Will there be redress as part of the system? Who watches the freakin' watchers?
It boils down to "NO", just "NO". These things have a way of spreading from the UK to the US, et al, and vice versa but those promoting it either haven't studied history or don't give a crap about "what happens next?".
This again reaffirms my belief that the media in general hasn't a clue about anything. If someone reads a study like this the way they did and hands it to the media, they'll use what's said to sell themselves. It gets even worse if it's no-brains celeb offering up the "evidence". It's totally irresponsible.
Which, after the anti-vaccine people's stupidity, if this will lead more than few cancer victims to not undergo chemotherapy?
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