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Collecting all this data isn't helping fill this swimming pool.
We have to carry on collecting this data because people will be really angry if the pool's not full when the sun comes out.
"we have not identified a single instance involving a threat to the United States in which the program made a concrete difference in the outcome of a counterterrorism investigation"
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The report's authors were split on their views, however. Rachel Brand, who served as assistant attorney general for legal policy at the US Department of Justice (DoJ) between 2005 and 2007, said wrote in a dissenting opinion that the bulk data collections were legal and warned that if there was another major terrorist attack "the public will engage in recriminations against the intelligence community for failure to prevent it."
"the companies already have this option at no cost by having your call automatically answered and playing their own recorded message."
As soon as everyone's used to hearing custoimised rings, you'll be able to move them seemlessly into a call they're paying for without them realising the calls been answered....
Actually, I wonder if there are any crafty bastards playing ring ring down the phone at me until i hang up?
integrated capacitive fingerprint sensor will build legitimacy for the technology in mainstream consumer electronics, although privacy concerns are bound to raise their heads in these newly paranoid times
The first half of that sentence translates as
Look into my eyes, not around my eyes, into my eyes. You're under. Giving your finger prints is a good thing, look how secure it makes your phone. Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could do everything by touching your finger against a little pad. What could possible go wrong?
The second part is both understatement of the year, yet also subtley phrased to make you think that those concerns are ludicously paranoid.
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Once the system has your finger prints you can't get them back.
But thats ok because if you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/09/post_office_admits_false_accusations_after_computer_system_cockup/
http://www.laticsdrivertraining.com/blog/2009/04/28/bbc-watchdog-investigates-dvla-licence-blunder/