From: B J Foster on
me here wrote:
> B J Foster wrote:
>
....
>>>
>> Yesterday he said that Google may have collected people's bank
>> details. Stupid idiot has started a whole new wave of uncertainty in
>> banking, where the banks have put an enormous effort into security.
>>
>> His other clanger is publically commenting on iiNet's copyright case.
>> He'll become a major liability to Labor when iiNet sues him.
>
> Naughty Google.
>
> What a beat up.
>

Yes, naughty Google - but that's not the point. Online banking uses SSL
- no way could Google collect anyone's banking details.
From: terryc on
On Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:52:50 +1000, B J Foster wrote:


> Yesterday he said that Google may have collected people's bank details.

At first I was "stupid idiot politician", but apparently google has been
reported muttering rogue employee in the US. still not certain if that is
just media BS as the supposed 600Gb of "private" data seems very, very
low for the USA.

> Stupid idiot has started a whole new wave of uncertainty in banking,
> where the banks have put an enormous effort into security.

Well, if it is really secure, then there is no problem. If it was just
security by (another) obscurity, then it was inevitable.


> His other clanger is publically commenting on iiNet's copyright case.
> He'll become a major liability to Labor when iiNet sues him.

Naah, both parties are now conservative and intrusive control of you to
maximise your economic production. Labor stopped representing the working
man in the 70's when their local branches were manipulated to select
professionals; people who had never worked at a real job in their life.
Even Graham West, who resigned on principle(wow), had never worked at a
real job.

haven't you noticed that Labor under Rudd is more divisive then Little
Johhny. irt is always we are going to take money off these cheats and
bludgers(miners, single mums, disabled, pensions, etc) and you will get
more.

From: terryc on
On Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:38:37 +1100, me here wrote:

> terryc wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:52:50 +1000, B J Foster wrote:
>>
>>
>> > Yesterday he said that Google may have collected people's bank
>> > details.
>>
>> At first I was "stupid idiot politician", but apparently google has
>> been reported muttering rogue employee in the US. still not certain if
>> that is just media BS as the supposed 600Gb of "private" data seems
>> very, very low for the USA.
>>
>> > Stupid idiot has started a whole new wave of uncertainty in banking,
>> > where the banks have put an enormous effort into security.
>>
>> Well, if it is really secure, then there is no problem. If it was just
>> security by (another) obscurity, then it was inevitable.
>>
>>
>> > His other clanger is publically commenting on iiNet's copyright case.
>> > He'll become a major liability to Labor when iiNet sues him.
>>
>> Naah, both parties are now conservative and intrusive control of you to
>> maximise your economic production. Labor stopped representing the
>> working man in the 70's when their local branches were manipulated to
>> select professionals; people who had never worked at a real job in
>> their life. Even Graham West, who resigned on principle(wow), had
>> never worked at a real job.
>>
>> haven't you noticed that Labor under Rudd is more divisive then Little
>> Johhny. irt is always we are going to take money off these cheats and
>> bludgers(miners, single mums, disabled, pensions, etc) and you will get
>> more.
>
>
> Even if there was a security issue, what would be the chances of a
> Google van driving past your house at the very moment you keyed in your
> bank details?
>
> About a zillion zillion to one.

No, there is a definite way you can be sure the google van will turn up;
your lawn hasn't been mowed for months, the full rubbish bin has been
knocked and rubbish everywhere, your car looks like it just surfaced from
a mud lake, the kids have toys every where, the garden pruning are piled
on the footpath along with your old mattress, lounge and TV awaiting
council pick up. Then you should go inside and start your banking as the
google car will almost certain turn up to photograph your house and suck
down your banking details. {:-).

From: B J Foster on
me here wrote:
> B J Foster wrote:
>
>> me here wrote:
>>> B J Foster wrote:
>>>
>> ...
>>>> Yesterday he said that Google may have collected people's bank
>>>> details. Stupid idiot has started a whole new wave of uncertainty
>> in >> banking, where the banks have put an enormous effort into
>> security.
>>>> His other clanger is publically commenting on iiNet's copyright
>> case. >> He'll become a major liability to Labor when iiNet sues him.
>>> Naughty Google.
>>>
>>> What a beat up.
>>>
>> Yes, naughty Google - but that's not the point. Online banking uses
>> SSL - no way could Google collect anyone's banking details.
>
> Absolutely, that's why it's such a huge beatup.
>
> The data they would have been able to collect just by driving past
> would be basic hardware and ISP information that they could use for
> market research.
>
> Nothing sinister about that.

Conclusion:
Conroy is a complete technoidiot. I thought it couldn't get worse than
Alston. It did