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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…

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 ch…

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

Reasons for why you might not want the upgrade: https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/3f060k/anonymou...

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?…

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) Go…

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 t…

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…

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

Relevant TED talk on why autonomous killer robots are a bad idea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMYYx_im5QI

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 usi…

I only see "502 Bad Gateway" - What were the other excuses?

Which is funny because the reason Qualcomm screwed up recently (besides all the anti-competitive/antitrust issues) is because it didn't come out with its own next-generation custom…

Indeed, and I remember the vast majority of the people getting super excited at the possibility of "getting an OTA update that can improve your acceleration by 0.1s" - without real…

There's also such thing as "key stealing". I imagine it would be quite a valuable target.

So you're okay with spy agencies (from all over the world) as well as drug cartels and other criminal organizations having the power to kill you in an almost untraceable way while …

> The recall doesn’t actually require Chrysler owners to bring their cars, trucks and SUVs to a dealer. Instead, they’ll be sent a USB drive with a software update they can install…

You don't have to charge $1,000 for a DMCA to ensure it's only used for "serious" violations. You could at least punish the "wrong" DMCA with a $10,000 fee. It won't be quite as ef…

The problem is that if health-destroying "performance enhancers" start to be seen as "acceptable" in sports, most performers will feel obligated to take them if they want to contin…

It must be why it keeps crashing.

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