Re: I suspect the problem really is...
You are 100% correct!
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I don't print enough to warrant the ownership of an inkjet-type printer. The heads get clogged and then you have to use up half an ink cartridge to try to unclog the mess. Instead, I purchased a black and white multi-purpose laser printer for "everyday" stuff and on those rare occasions that I need a color print (I only use color for photographs), I purchased a dye sublimation printer capable of 8x10 prints that uses dry ink on rolls. The ink comes boxed with a roll of continuous paper. Everything you need is in one convenient box and even if I don't use the dye sub printer for ages, the photos still come out looking gorgeous. It's my solution to getting rid of inkjet-type printers.
Regarding fiscal soundness, New Jersey is in DEAD LAST PLACE when compared to the other 49 states in America. They have squandered money year after year. They owe BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to their pension funds. The level of corruption that you find at the local, county and state level is staggering. Ancient computers? Nothing surprises me when it comes to New Jersey.
For the holiday, I upgraded my computer's memory from 4 gigs to 16 gigs. I also installed an SSD, replacing a very old but highly reliable HDD. Only time will tell if the SSD can prove itself being as reliable as the old HDD. In the meanwhile, I backup my system weekly onto ....... an HDD.
I received that email as well and I'm located in the USA. I think Amazon has a saboteur in their company. Not only the problem of emails and names being exposed but also thousands of customers who were banned from reviewing their purchases and all their past purchase reviews removed without explanation. Amazon is aware there's a huge problem but rooting out the cause is apparently proving difficult. The Wall Street Journal wrote an article a few months ago https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-investigates-employees-leaking-data-for-bribes-1537106401
"Amazon Investigates Employees Leaking Data for Bribes Employees, through intermediaries, are offering internal data to help merchants increase their sales on the website."
In addition to "Alexa going down", On September 17, 2018, NBC News had reported that Amazon is investigating claims of employees leaking data for bribes. The practice, which is a violation of the company's policy, is particularly strong in China, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Also, Amazon users are reporting that all their product reviews are suddenly be deleted and they are being blocked from posting new product reviews, this, even after being long time customers and never violating Amazon's terms of use.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/amazon-investigating-claims-employees-leaking-data-bribes-n910166
I am a familytreeDNA member and every member received an email advising of the shutdown. The company consulted with numerous attorneys over the GDPR and the fact that the data at mitosearch and ysearch are PUBLIC, encompassed DNA samples from all around the world (not just the EU) and therefore the decision was made to shut down both sites. Perhaps in the future, once the EU, in some instances, realize how draconian the GDPR can be, they may issue amendments but at this point in time, the best decision familytreeDNA was able to make was shut down both sites.
For some companies it was a purely business decision (money) to shut down their websites or block access from the EU. I think for many it's a logistic decision. Too expensive to update their sites to comply. Perhaps "down the road" certain amendments will be made to the new rules but for now, it's just "wait and see". It all depends on how loudly folks in the EU scream at their representatives when the problems start coming to light.
"As for US news organisations same applies there too, for years they have restricted "news" based on geographical location no matter how trivial and irrelevant that might be and were doing it long before this legislation was on the horizon so again I couldn't really give the pretence of caring less whether or not I can watch their fake news and fantasy stories or not..."
The BBC also blocks access to some audio and video to those outside the UK and they did this way before the enactment of GDPR.
Websites such as mitosearch.org and ysearch.org have had to shut down because of the EU rule.
"Mitosearch, the free, public genetic-genealogy database, is no longer accessible as a result of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that went into effect on May 25th 2018.
We encourage you to continue your journey of discovery with us on FamilyTreeDNA.com, and we thank you for your participation in citizen science over the years. "
"Ysearch, the free, public genetic-genealogy database, is no longer accessible as a result of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that went into effect on May 25th 2018.
We encourage you to continue your journey of discovery with us on FamilyTreeDNA.com, and we thank you for your participation in citizen science over the years. "
I received an email from Instagram telling me to reset my password and this email was sent to my gmail account. It too had a dot in the the middle of my gmail handle. Problem is, I don't have an Instagram account so the scum bag who was trying to access, what they thought, was my Instagram account was probably chasing nothingness.
I purchased some Bitcoin through Coinbase and they don't accept credit cards. You either pay using a debit card or you pay by using a bank account.
Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency IS a currency and therefore it is treated as a cash advance on a credit card. Purchasing cryptocurrency using a debit card or bank account avoids the issue of credit cards charging cash advance interest rates.
Obviously, they will have to monitor you entirely to be able to carry out their threats. Governments wanted to get into your computer and view all your data but the tech companies wouldn't give them a back door. So now government walks into your computer through the front door. A total abuse of power. Sick bastards.
Actually, the speed limit was 45 mph, and the car was doing 40 mph however, at that speed, in near total darkness, using its lowbeam headlights, it was still ovedriving it's headlights and even a human driver in full control would not have been able to stop in time to avoid hitting the woman. It's all about timing, braking distance, road conditions, etc. Essentially, the car was driving blind and a human driver would have the same issue.