JagMicker

Could you give an example of the WPA intercept system you speak of (SFF / Tesla)?

There are some interesting things on the Harris site, but seemingly no open source info on such systems they may have.

Will people ever learn to not install random codec packages? KaZaA / K-Lite, anyone?

How is this any different than "exploiting" data from Facebook, or mailing lists of people who did not check the box next to the words "I don't want my information to be shared with third-parties"?

How does an unsecured Wi-Fi network, emanating signal out into the street, deserve some sort of "expectation of privacy"? You deserve no expectation of privacy if your blinds are pulled-up and your windows are open. Why should Wi-Fi be any different, just because users can't be bothered to learn to protect their assets?

So, by that logic, the "state" is obligated to provide security to homeowners who can not be bothered to lock their homes?

For those TL;DR'ers out there, here's a summary:

The White House understands the petition and claims to agree. However, they aren't going to do anything about it other than wait for the "legislature" to address the issue.

You might as well petition the corporate owners of the major cell. carriers, as they are probably the only ones who will do anything about this.

"You just got iPlowed"

(Scroogle satire)

Why not simply block emails that contain a link to a publicly-shared Google Doc?

Why would Apple intentionally add a backdoor like this to iOS? If their goal was to create a way for LEO/courts/etc. to access locked phones, why wouldn't they make the backdoor function only when the phone is in DFU mode, or make a separate application that can access locked phones, and strictly control access to that application?

For jailbroken iOS devices, some potential solutions would be to replace the default lockscreen with one of the alternatives, and/or install the Cydia tweak that disables Emergency calls.

Does it make sense that an app. with the sole purpose of sharing user-submitted videos would somehow be devoid of any questionable/suggestive content? Isn't it kinda Apple's fault for insisting that apps conform to their age guidelines, when those apps involve user-submitted videos? I mean...who lets their 12- to 17-year-old use an app like Vine? Do they honestly believe nothing bad might come of that?

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