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    • scottalanmiller

      Is It Really Encrypted When the Key Is Public and Automatic?
      IT Discussion • encryption software legal • • scottalanmiller

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      @Obsolesce said in Is It Really Encrypted When the Key Is Public and Automatic?:

      That's like saying your data is encrypted with BitLocker or FileVault, but anyone with BitLocker or FileVault respectively can will automatically decrypt your data without even trying.

      FTFY

    • Kelly

      Dropbox and Box - billing issues
      IT Discussion • dropbox box filesharing billing legal • • Kelly

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      scottalanmiller

      @Dashrender said in Dropbox and Box - billing issues:

      So it was only verbal demands to pay for 600 users? no actual bill sent?

      yeah - scummy sales BS.

      Sounds like they make it scummy sales BS only after getting caught doing something far more illegal. Don't let them water it down after the fact. It's like getting caught trying to hot wire a car but convincing the cops that they weren't stealing the car, just stealing the Taco Bell food that they saw in the car... still illegal but not grand theft auto that they were actually caught attempting in the beginning.

    • FATeknollogee

      IT legal resources?
      IT Discussion • it it support legal liability • • FATeknollogee

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      @scottalanmiller said in IT legal resources?:

      We have an attorney, but he's not specific to IT.

      He does know IT?
      Best way to proceed?

    • DustinB3403

      DragonBox, Streaming Services, and Copyright
      News • digital media streaming legal legal copyright surprise rights • • DustinB3403

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      mlnews

      But Dragon Media argues that it is merely facilitating access to online content rather than providing pirated TV itself. "The entertainment industry for decades, even going back to Sony Betamax cases, have been fighting tooth and nail against innovation and technology and losing almost every single battle," Syverson said. "There is no reason for plaintiffs to be optimistic in any way."

      "I remember a young company called YouTube whose business model was copyright infringement. It was sued, and it didn't turn out too badly for YouTube, did it?" Syverson also said. (Viacom sued YouTube in 2007, and the case was settled in 2014.)

      "Generally speaking, linking to content online has been cleared by almost every court in the land," he said.

    • gjacobse

      O365 Email search for Attorney -
      IT Discussion • o365 exchange online exchange outlook pst export legal attorney litigation investigation • • gjacobse

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      scottalanmiller

      @momurda said in O365 Email search for Attorney -:

      @scottalanmiller Yes, and the not being able to use Discovery service, and teh not being able to add a pst to Outlook part.

      Those aren't things I'd expect a lawyer to be doing, though. That's tech work for technical people, not legal work.

    • openit

      Gonna start IT Blog. Info and advices on legality required.
      IT Business • scottalanmiller it ethics legal • • openit

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      Gather knowledge from different websites and after doing depth research for the topic, you can write for the same topic in your blog too with your own words. But rewrite the same article by changing words and sentences is not good and you should have to suffer from legality.

      For you second question,

      Technical steps for the same topic remain mostly the same for all articles. So if you think for write the topic which you have suggested here "Installing Snipe-IT on CentOS 7" then also technical steps remain the same which is the legal. But that doesn't mean that you can copy/paste in place of write in your own words.

      Content flow is also important to make content more interesting for users. This article will help you to know how to write the article in the proper way.

    • DustinB3403

      Family suing Apple over not restricting the use of FaceTime at Highway Speeds
      IT Discussion • apple legal • • DustinB3403

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      Dashrender

      One more reason we really need Self Driving cars!!!!

    • mlnews

      FOSSForce says that SCO is Dead
      News • fossforce sco legal patent troll • • mlnews

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      @Dashrender said:

      Sounds like the original SCO company was good, or at least OK. It wasn't until Caldera took over that things went down hill.

      Correct. Original SCO was a great company with great products. Many call it the first UNIX vendor.

      Caldera was great too under Ransom Love who founded it. It was not until Darl took over that it became the infamous evil company that it will always be remembered as.

    • NetworkNerd

      Fighting the ISP and Their Auto-Renew Clause with Business Downturn
      IT Discussion • internet service provider contracts legal • • NetworkNerd

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      @Jason said:

      That's weird none of ours every auto renew. Heck usually they don't even expired based on time. It's a minimum money spent, when you pass that it expires. It's to make sure they cover all their build our costs for the fiber circuits.

      That's how it's been for me too. After the original contract expires they just move month to month. Luckily they haven't tried to jack up our rates in Month to Month, but I suppose they could.

    • IRJ

      Uh what does this mean..
      IT Careers • legal employment • • IRJ

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      @Dashrender said:

      @IRJ said:

      My experience with staffing companies is that they get more than 2%. Most of the time I have worked with them I have been able to negotiate a higher salary. I know they have to have more wiggle room than 2% to allow negotiation on salaries.

      Why? They simply pass the cost along to the company you really work for. I'd guess that the employing company and the staffing company have some sort of agreement of salary range for the position. Though if you think about it, assuming a straight percentage is how they are paid, it would be in the best interest of the staffing company to get all staff placed at the maximum rate the position allows.

      Not if the customer sets the price. All depends on the contract.

    • mlnews

      Is Google Overreaching Data Collection on Students via Chromebooks?
      News • google security privacy chromebooks education eff legal • • mlnews

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      If it was purely an issue of "on by default" I think it would be one thing. But because it is often, it appears, enforced as unavoidable private company data collection pushed through school policy then it becomes a much bigger issue. That means that government, albeit local government, is basically selling the right to student monitoring to a private entity that has promised not to collect that very data targeted at students contractually.

      The issue when schools require Chromebooks be used in a certain way means that the students are not given the option not to be monitored. "By default" is one thing and potentially problematic on its own. But if schools are requiring that students submit to being tracked by a private company without oversight that's a much, much bigger issue.

      It is a chain reaction: school is a requirement, parents and students are not given a choice about the tools that they use, tools are enabled to track students, no opt out.... students are simply required to be tracked. It's not a "direct" situation, it's big brother via a chain of circumstances and rules that result in the same thing. A serious situation needing attention for sure. Thankfully it looks like the EFF is on the case.

    • J

      Solutions Expert.. Licensing advice.
      IT Discussion • cisco licensing legal • • Jason

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      @Jason said:

      @scottalanmiller said:

      Not crazy that it is not enforced. Lots of licensing depends on trust.

      I meant crazy that a CCIE guy at a reseller would say that on record.

      It's crazy that he gave that advice on record. Or at all.

    • scottalanmiller

      Apple Loses Massive Chip Patent Case
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      That looks like a pretty significant loss. They must have been pretty sure that this one was coming for quite some time. Now they have to be thinking about how they are going to handle the rest of it since they apparently have two chips that were not covered in this case!

    • Joy

      Australia begins mass data retention under new law
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      @mlnews said:

      Where did you go?

      Hiding under the roof due to bad weather

    • gjacobse

      Windows 10 Setup: Family use (children under 18)
      IT Discussion • legal windows 10 email • • gjacobse

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      @DustinB3403 said:

      Scott I think gjacobse is asking if it's possible to create a windows 10 account without the requirement for an email account.

      @scottalanmiller said:

      That's possible and would be better. But if an email address is required, I think that it is fine. Having one doesn't mean that they get to use it.

      It is not possible to setup a family account without the microsoft account to tie to it.

    • mlnews

      FTC Confirmed to Have Power to Sue Companies for Security Breaches in the US
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    • scottalanmiller

      Google Sued for Making Bad Content Searchable
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      @art_of_shred said:

      Sorry if I ruined anyone's night. No, there are no nude pics of me on my phone, so don't waste time trying to hack my accounts.

      Well then, I guess I am off to porn.com.

    • scottalanmiller

      US Fed Judge Orders DOJ to Turn Over Phone Tapping Records
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      What are the chances that they will follow through though?