__/ [ Doug Mentohl ] on Friday 12 January 2007 14:40 \__
> "BigString Corporation announced the beta release of video email that
> can be programmed to self-destruct after a specific number of viewings
> or a set time"
>
> "BigString's patent-pending technology allows emails and pictures to
> be rendered non-printable or non-savable"
>
> http://tinyurl.com/uv2ps
>
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070112005240&newsLang=en
>
> Would come in handy the next time the SEC comes calling.
> Of course the msgs aren't really deleted.
>
> http://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases.shtml
...Sound like DRM-esqe, anti-consumer technology. Data preservation is
replaced by greed which capitalises and thrives on repeated puracheses of
"premium content". More money to companies; less data and information to end
users.
I bet bond is s**tting his pants as he could soon be sued. This message will
be prepended with X:NA in 5 seconds.
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