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Easier to just get a new provider. Verizon should never have given the government anything. Nothing really forced them to.
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Not legally, but governments have plenty of ways to be annoying to those who don't want cooperate. Even the US one.DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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Especially the US one."My nation is the world, and my religion is to do good." --Thomas Paine
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It was a warrant approved by the FISA court.Originally posted by Wiglaf View PostIf there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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Nah, that's not fair.Originally posted by Guynemer View PostDISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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More like a request http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/inte...ta-court-orderOriginally posted by Hauldren Collider View Post
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The page only dealt with MS's official policies and controls on the device (and I only meant to speak of that limited context); if they actually violate that on their own account, I'd think that would leave them vulnerable to some extremely ugly lawsuits. And there's no way in hell they could keep it secret. Now, you're right that the whole thing is ripe for abuse; they're effectively setting up a network of very advanced recording devices which they can access, at a minimum, once every twenty-four hours. More likely at any time, for most users, and I don't see any technical barrier to surreptitiously "updating" the things to be remotely activated and controlled.Originally posted by Koyaanisqatsi View Post
Now, I don't see any immediate, practical use for such a thing--though that doesn't mean such a use doesn't exist, of course. If a third party rigs an exploit, as Guy fears, there's not a whole lot they, as private citizens, could do with it. I guess they could play voyeur on people who keep their Xboxes in the bedroom? And perhaps it could be used for remote-casing a house before robbing it. Maybe I'm just not thinking creatively enough. Abuse by the government or other large actors sounds more technically promising--dunno how feasible it would be to sift through the data of every Kinect in the country for a particular face or object or sound.
In conclusion, I'm not sure when or how I became a mail carrier, but I'll take it on faith that Wiglaf is correct.Comment
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Holy **** Microsoft is incompetent.
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I cry rape.......... well maybe i'm not the best advocate against rape....ergh...$*($*(#$>......"Our words are backed with NUCLEAR WEAPONS!"​​Comment
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I'd like to bring back old style fair use laws and legally require those contracts to be changed. Why? Because changing them to remove fair use was bull**** to begin with and should be a criminal offense. Government needs to protect the rights of consumers against preditory corporations who tilt the field to their advantage. Yes, these rules do harm small businesses and help only a few giant corporations so once again make these arrangements illegal and the big corporations can either go bust or learn to adapt to a market where customers have rights. Tough ****, so sad, adapt or die, *****es but, no, you can't cheat people out of their fair use rights.Originally posted by Wiglaf View PostYou own only what you agree to own on a per-sale basis, and I just want to be clear about this, while I have gained 5 lbs this month because my dog Washington apparently killed my neighbor's infant and the threat of a lawsuit is kind of stressing me out, I am not ugly by any stretch of the imagination.
Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.Comment
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Go out and play in the sunshine?Originally posted by kentonio View PostDISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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I will probably buy one of the two systems just to play EA Sports titles... because they are ****wads and don't support PC platform.
I'm choosing PS4.To us, it is the BEAST.Comment
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I see that 100 dollar price difference actually affecting sales.Originally posted by Guynemer View Post"I hope I get to punch you in the face one day" - MRT144, Imran Siddiqui
'I'm fairly certain that a ban on me punching you in the face is not a "right" worth respecting." - loinburgerComment
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How long will that difference last?"My nation is the world, and my religion is to do good." --Thomas Paine
"The subject of onanism is inexhaustable." --Sigmund FreudComment
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