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emveeohon Tim Cook is now required to fly on private jets only

Insert snarky comment about the reliability of airplanes vs apple software here...

It seems they wanted press. Well, they got it...

emveeohon We Only Have Hours Left to Stop the NSA Expansion Bill

They count on our fatigue and ignorance.

emveeohon Maps Showing Where FBI Planes Are Watching from Above (2016)

This seems like a reasonable way to police. My only issue is if the drones can be 'heard' flying over a location. For example, buzzing over a specific house or business. Neighbors would automatically assume danger or guilt. If they drone, they should stay out of ear-range from anyone on the ground. Nobody should hear surveillance.

emveeohon Microsoft and GitHub team up to take Git virtual file system to macOS, Linux

Seems like Microsoft is trying to brand a cached proxy for Git...? This would make more sense as a paid service for those that need it. Possibly, a local appliance that a company would host internally. What am I missing...?

emveeohon Learn from your attackers – SSH HoneyPot

+1 fail2ban (properly configured, of course)

emveeohon Disney will pull its movies from Netflix and start its own streaming services

Reminder: Disney has Star Wars...

emveeohon Comcast says it will not sell customer browsing histories

The reality is: privacy is no longer possible in a connected world. So, rather than worrying about collection/privacy. Maybe, the best use of our energy is best-spent trying to pass laws that standardize disclosure to the customer and the mandating of an audit process...?

emveeohon Comcast says it will not sell customer browsing histories

Can someone explain to me why there is no Federal regulation requiring the ISP, and anyone else collecting data on us, to provide full disclosure to the customer whose data is being collected? Also, why are there no laws requiring an audit process on erroneous data?

In America, the credit reporting agencies are required to provide a free detailed report annually and there is a legally-mandated dispute process in place for false/erroneous data. Why don't we have the same protections/process for metadata collection?

Instead of expecting data-collecting companies to police themselves, we must insist on regulation requiring free, full disclosure of all data collected and a legal process to have false/erroneous data collection challenged and removed.

The biggest danger is not that they collect this information, but that there is no AUDIT PROCESS to correct false information.

emveeohon A Tale of Two Clouds: Amazon vs. Google

Basically, an advertisement for Google barely disguised as an 'article'.