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Comment · 11 years ago
Then they might start putting traceable additives to foods to better track you.... eg: you eat at restaurant X.... or shared food with person Y (by analyzing combinations of additives)... or used too much of drug Z...
Comment · 11 years ago
lets aim for perfect privacy and see where that gets us, how about that....
Comment · 11 years ago
let's keep it on the front page until Monday
Comment · 11 years ago
Apple would probably try to restrict where you can drive too... and if you cover the windows with tint that doesn't have the right RFID tag embedded in them, forget about it, you can't start the car.
Comment · 11 years ago
Comment · 11 years ago
is it even possible to get perfect privacy with a smart phone?
Comment · 11 years ago
There used to be Pepsi Edge that was half sugar and half splenda (probably high fructose corn syrup) but it was discontinued for some reason one year after introduction in 2005... there is now Pepsi Next but I think that it is 70% high fructose corn syrup
Comment · 11 years ago
Would you rather have a slow virus scanner or a computer that is constantly slowed down by a virus scanner that is not always needed?
Comment · 11 years ago
To me the best parts of an electric car is that the power-train assembly is much simpler then with a gas powered one and it can be powered with pretty much any kind of energy... whatever feeds your home. and the downfall is of course the range.
Comment · 11 years ago
couldn't you use the signal from the target's phone instead? ... cell, wifi or bluetooth.... whichever suits you
Comment · 11 years ago
Place a remote controlled gun next to that camera and you have a remote hunting system? (probably illegal in most jurisdictions though)
Comment · 11 years ago
Plain java software can also have exploits made for them but they are not as widespread so it is not as common or not worth the trouble
Comment · 11 years ago
Even though this was a joke, UDP does need to be use in the correct applications, I don't know why I am getting down-voted for this...
Comment · 11 years ago
you used it in the wrong occasion
Comment · 11 years ago
Maybe they could write white on white and then it would finally be completely unreadable, nice design as usual Google

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