higherpurpose

Despite all the "new security features" in Windows 10, or perhaps in spite of them as a work-around, Windows 10 seems to be the most "law enforcement friendly" OS yet (not just out of Windows all versions, but out of all operating systems).

Can we please stop using MPEG-LA technologies on the web?! This nonsense will never end otherwise. At best you buy a few years with some new technology while they pretend to not charge you so everyone adopts the technology. And then they come knocking.

The only way to end this cycle is to stop using their technologies. Full stop.

Either way, Windows 10 seems rushed. They're pushing patches as we speak to the "RTM" version.

I assume there are some other disadvantages besides just a high price compared to either DRAM or SSD storage. What are they?

Look at it this way - if Tor (which is based on Firefox) allowed WebRTC by default, it would be useless for its intended privacy purpose.

Why can't they just disable WebRTC by default and ask the user for permission like they do with location and so on, without revealing the IP before the user accepts the connection? Also, maybe the user could easily whitelist some connections/WebRTC IDs?

Wink wink, nudge nudge?

Honestly, the whole account "integration" just pisses me off. I want my Gmail account to be separated from my Youtube account and from the Maps account.

The main reason (by far) Google unified them is so they they can more easily track everyone across multiple properties.

Let's not forget the companies that not just caved to Hollywood, but actively promoted their ideas at W3C and so on (see EME, etc).

They share the blame, too. They can't all just throw their hands up in the air and say "they made us do it".

How are the crypto libraries in the "new" Java versions? I've heard pretty bad stuff about the default security configurations in Java.

Unfortunately, it couldn't come at a worse time - a time when even the most "democratic" countries on Earth are pushing for their people to have fewer rights, more censorship, more surveillance, more torture, more secret assassinations and so on.

And surprise surprise - the land mines have also been absolutely terrible for humanity.

That's nonsense. First off, ARM is able to "keep up" with only tens of millions in profit a year. Second, Qualcomm is one of the richest chip makers. Third, Samsung hasn't been using custom CPUs and GPUS - at all.