科技行業管理與透析(4)：人員種類

2024/07/122024/07/12 ~ me

寫了公司種類和部門種類後，寫一下人員種類。
方便討論，都是以科技為主業的公司作準。就是前篇（連結）的(1)(2)(3) 類公司。

一般科技為主業的公司，會有以下這些人員。一般有舊制和新制分：

舊稱	新稱	功能
Programmer, Analyst Programmer	Engineer	獨立掌管開發流程
IT Manager / System Analyst / Project Manager	Tech Lead / Engineering Manager	技術較優秀的領隊；技術顧問
System Analyst / Business Analyst / Project Manager	Business Analyst (BA) / Product Manager (PM)	方案：商業 + 設計
Architects	Architects	架構、系統整合、企業整合
Tester	QA	測試人員
System Admin / System Operators	Sysops / Ops / Infra	運維
CTO / CIO	CTO / CIO / CSO / CISO	C-level 科技人員

新制大概都是可追溯到矽谷那邊的管理習慣。例如若查矽谷平均薪資，都是可以用上面新制的名稱去查找。可以見到，新稱一般較簡潔和實用。講解下：

Engineer 工程師
- Engineer 一般的標準都是：0-2 年經驗，算 junior engineer，大約等於以前 programmer。3-5 年經驗，是 Engineer、大約等於以前 Analyst Programmer（每間公司管理情況會有差異）。一般都能獨立處理項目的一個模組。例如兩個 Engineer，分工上一個前端，一個後端；合作做一個項目。若不能獨立處理項目，都不建議有 Engineer Title。
Tech Lead 技術領導
- Tech Lead 在編制上，是代表工程部門的。因為配合其他管理架構，例如部門劃分、或 Agile 管理方法，這三個領導級人員是重要的三個支柱：Tech Lead、Entreprise Architect、BA/PM。這三個支柱，在分工上各有不同功能；在 Agile 運作上也呈平衡狀態。
- Tech Lead 一般是技術極好的工程人員。而且若工程團隊有技術困難，一般 Tech Lead 都是有能力解決的。
- 也有 EM (Engineering Manager) 的方式。某些分得較清楚的大企業會採用。
Business Analyst (BA) / Product Manager (PM) 設計人員
- BA/PM 是負責商業發展面，和項目設計。但 BA/PM 一般不是技術人員，所以需要 Tech Lead 和 Architect 作技術顧問幫助。
- BA/PM 要懂做 Storyboard、UI/UX Design、User Journey、User Scenario。要懂得不少 Design Methodology。而且要和 QA 一起參與測試流程。
- BA/PM 可以是最低技術成分的專業科技職位。
Architect 架構師
- Architect 是負責整體整合。可以是整個系統的整合 Holistic View。也可以是整個方案、或整個企業，等等。
- 所以一般都有分：Solution Architects、Entreprise Architects、Chief Architects、System Architects、Cloud Architects。等等。
- Architect 一般都是決定主要技術參數，例如用甚麼語言、OS、方法、架構等等。影響的是效能、效率、穩定、速度、擴充性、備份、自動化、資安、治理等等的問題。
QA 測試人員
- QA 就是負責測試。現代一般都有很專業的測試流程，若有空間擇文再述。
- 很多時 QA 都可以聘 part-time 做。
- QA 通常是跟流程做、填文檔。而測試流程是由 BA/PM 或 QA Manager 設計，但都要經 BA/PM 採納。
Sysops 運維人員
- 運維人員就是維持伺服器（台譯）或服務器（中譯）運作。
- 運維人員也會管理擴充、備份、恢復、日志存取等等問題。
- 基本上是看訊號、儀表板 (dashboard) 做事。
CTO / CIO
- C-level 員工。不用解釋。若可以擇文再述。

科技行業管理與透析(1)：簡介
 科技行業管理與透析(2)：科技部門種類
 科技行業管理與透析(3)：公司種類
 科技行業管理與透析(4)：人員種類
 科技行業管理與透析(5)：工程師工作日常
 科技行業管理與透析(6)：架構師工作日常
 科技行業管理與透析(7)：CTO/CIO 工作日常
 科技行業管理與透析(8)：白帽資安工作日常
 科技行業管理與透析(9)：Scrum / Agile

科技行業管理與透析(3)：公司種類

2024/07/092024/07/12 ~ me

講了科技部門分類，可以講下公司類型。
講到行業。行業是由人和機構組成。而科技行業的公司五花八門；但若是歸納一下，大約可以分做幾類：

PaaS or SaaS：是科技公司。以提供軟件或平台，為該公司的主要提供服務。
- 例子：Facebook、Google 之類最初的成立都是這類公司（後來就加入了其他產品甚至有硬件提供）
- 在這類公司通常會有最多種類的科技人員；和最多種類的科技部門。
- 通常 Solution Team 是 Production 或 R&D 部門。
Software House / Production House：是科技公司。提供軟件或設計服務，被其他公司僱用作軟件開發。
- 例子：PCCW 都是有替第三方做開發軟件。
- 通常以 Project Sales + Solution Architect 作銷售功能。取得項目後，回來有商業部門的的 Account Manager 跟單；並有 Solution Team 負責開發 Production / Development、Infra Team 負責維持服務。
- Solution Team 是主力的 Production。
IaaS or related：是科技公司。以提供非軟件的科技基礎設施服務，為該公司的主要服務。這範疇可以很廣，例如有所謂 IaaS, DaaS, STaaS, etc.. 都是提供不同類型的 Infra（科技基礎設施）的簡稱。
- 例子：AWS 等雲端服務就是提供科技基礎設施為主。
- Solution Team 通常是 R&D。
Non-Tech：公司本身不是以科技產品為主，但也用到科技，所以也有僱用電腦從業人士。
- 例子：惠康、美心這類企業的內部科技部門。
- Solution Team 通常歸類為 Back Office；與 HR、會計等部門同類。而不是 Production。

科技行業管理與透析(2)：科技部門種類

2024/07/082024/07/12 ~ me

電腦從業人員會在不同類型公司內工作；例如公司可以是以軟件或科技平台或主要產品，或不是科技產品（例如農業或電力公司內的電腦部門）。這些下篇會講解。講下去之前，先講解下科技部門有甚麼類別。以上這個圖是我自己造的，都是些多年的管理心得。

Solution Team：也有稱為 Development Team、Production 或 R&D。Solution 是個較容易分類的字。是泛指軟件開發部門。就是一般人理解的軟件工程師，或編程人員。通常是科技服務的主力。
Infra Team：也有稱為 Ops Team、Admin Team、Server Team 之類。就是維持公司內或雲端上的伺務器/服務器、或軟件和平台，繼續正常運作。若有問題通常都會找 Solution Team 的人解決。

以上兩者是主要編制。通常若屬科技公司都會有這兩者。還會有一些其他部門，有些公司選擇性會有：

Devops Team：很多時是 Infra Team 或 Solution Team 的一部份。通常是加強全自動化的工作。
Architect Team：通常 Architects 都是在 Solution 或 Infra 內。但若某些企業有較多的 Architect，也會自成一個部門。
Product Design / Business Analyst：就是設計部門。是考慮商業環境與需求，定出方案和設計的部門。然後交給 Solution Team 去開發；開發完就交給 Infra Team 去維持。
QA / Testing：測試部門。有些公司會對測試有較大需要。可能會聘用大量的測試員。
Data Team：Data Scientist、Data Analyst 的部門。一般都是以建構解析數據為主，是統計類的工作。
Security / IT Audit：有些公司例如是專業服務（例如銀行、醫院）或有牌照要求，就會有獨立部門處理資訊安全 (Cybersecurity)。而若非獨立部門，一般在 Infra Team 內。
Project Sales：在某些類型的公司，例如 Software House，會有科技銷售人員。他們主要負責銷售程序，做 ppt 展示和講解服務。他們也會自覺為科技人員，所以不能忽略他們。而他們一般會配搭個 Solution Architect 出外開會；Solution Architect 負責解決科技問題，Project Sales 負責銷售程序。

科技行業管理與透析(1)：簡介

2024/07/082024/07/12 ~ me

一直想寫個欄目，講解一下電腦科技行內是怎樣的情況。

主要可以幫助到幾類讀者：

行外：不是科技行內，藉此去了解科技電腦行內是怎樣的境象。或者入行、或者投資、或者尋找專家協助、或者僱用服務，等等。
行內：對一些工作日常的管理問題，多了解一點原委和解決方法。
管理人士/專業人士：交流。

有關《LLM Engine》

2024/05/17 ~ me

Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 23, 2023

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

We use Your Personal data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy has been created with the help of the Privacy Policy Generator.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.
Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a party, where “control" means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.
Application refers to LLM Engine, the software program provided by the Company.
Company (referred to as either “the Company", “We", “Us" or “Our" in this Agreement) refers to LLM Engine
Country refers to: Hong Kong SAR China
Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.
Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
Service refers to the Application.
Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.
Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

Usage Data

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.

Usage Data may include information such as Your Device’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.

Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.
To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered user.
For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance and undertaking of the purchase contract for the products, items or services You have purchased or of any other contract with Us through the Service.
To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application’s push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
To provide You with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless You have opted not to receive such information.
To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.
For business transfers: We may use Your information to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Data held by Us about our Service users is among the assets transferred.
For other purposes: We may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Service, products, services, marketing and your experience.

We may share Your personal information in the following situations:

With Service Providers: We may share Your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, to contact You.
For business transfers: We may share or transfer Your personal information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of Our business to another company.
With Affiliates: We may share Your information with Our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include Our parent company and any other subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that We control or that are under common control with Us.
With business partners: We may share Your information with Our business partners to offer You certain products, services or promotions.
With other users: when You share personal information or otherwise interact in the public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside.
With Your consent: We may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose with Your consent.

Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Service, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company’s operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of Your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from Your jurisdiction.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer.

The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of Your data and other personal information.

Delete Your Personal Data

You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the Personal Data that We have collected about You.

Our Service may give You the ability to delete certain information about You from within the Service.

You may update, amend, or delete Your information at any time by signing in to Your Account, if you have one, and visiting the account settings section that allows you to manage Your personal information. You may also contact Us to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that You have provided to Us.

Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Business Transactions

If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Law enforcement

Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

Other legal requirements

The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

Comply with a legal obligation
Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
Protect against legal liability

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Children’s Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.

If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your country requires consent from a parent, We may require Your parent’s consent before We collect and use that information.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:

By email: m@ckchan.hk

有關《TTS: When Machine Speaks》

2023/12/072024/05/06 ~ me

Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 23, 2023

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.
Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a party, where “control" means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.
Application refers to TTS: When Machine Speaks, the software program provided by the Company.
Company (referred to as either “the Company", “We", “Us" or “Our" in this Agreement) refers to TTS: When Machine Speaks
Country refers to: Hong Kong SAR China
Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.
Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
Service refers to the Application.
Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.
Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

Usage Data

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.

We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.

Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.
To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered user.
For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance and undertaking of the purchase contract for the products, items or services You have purchased or of any other contract with Us through the Service.
To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application’s push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
To provide You with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless You have opted not to receive such information.
To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.
For business transfers: We may use Your information to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Data held by Us about our Service users is among the assets transferred.
For other purposes: We may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Service, products, services, marketing and your experience.

We may share Your personal information in the following situations:

With Service Providers: We may share Your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, to contact You.
For business transfers: We may share or transfer Your personal information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of Our business to another company.
With Affiliates: We may share Your information with Our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include Our parent company and any other subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that We control or that are under common control with Us.
With business partners: We may share Your information with Our business partners to offer You certain products, services or promotions.
With other users: when You share personal information or otherwise interact in the public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside.
With Your consent: We may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose with Your consent.

Retention of Your Personal Data

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer.

Delete Your Personal Data

You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the Personal Data that We have collected about You.

Our Service may give You the ability to delete certain information about You from within the Service.

Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Business Transactions

Law enforcement

Other legal requirements

The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

Comply with a legal obligation
Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
Protect against legal liability

Security of Your Personal Data

Children’s Privacy

Links to Other Websites

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:

By email: m@ckchan.hk

有關《LLM: Answering Machine》

2023/10/212024/05/06 ~ me

Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 23, 2023

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.
Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a party, where “control" means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.
Application refers to LLM: Answering Machine, the software program provided by the Company.
Company (referred to as either “the Company", “We", “Us" or “Our" in this Agreement) refers to LLM: Answering Machine
Country refers to: Hong Kong SAR China
Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.
Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
Service refers to the Application.
Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.
Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

Usage Data

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.

We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.

Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.
To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered user.
For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance and undertaking of the purchase contract for the products, items or services You have purchased or of any other contract with Us through the Service.
To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application’s push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
To provide You with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless You have opted not to receive such information.
To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.
For business transfers: We may use Your information to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Data held by Us about our Service users is among the assets transferred.
For other purposes: We may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Service, products, services, marketing and your experience.

We may share Your personal information in the following situations:

With Service Providers: We may share Your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, to contact You.
For business transfers: We may share or transfer Your personal information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of Our business to another company.
With Affiliates: We may share Your information with Our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include Our parent company and any other subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that We control or that are under common control with Us.
With business partners: We may share Your information with Our business partners to offer You certain products, services or promotions.
With other users: when You share personal information or otherwise interact in the public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside.
With Your consent: We may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose with Your consent.

Retention of Your Personal Data

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer.

Delete Your Personal Data

You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the Personal Data that We have collected about You.

Our Service may give You the ability to delete certain information about You from within the Service.

Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Business Transactions

Law enforcement

Other legal requirements

The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

Comply with a legal obligation
Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
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Protect against legal liability

Security of Your Personal Data

Children’s Privacy

Links to Other Websites

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

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You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

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有關《ASR: When Machine Listens》

2023/09/292024/05/06 ~ me

Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 23, 2023

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.
Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a party, where “control" means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.
Application refers to ASR: When Machine Listens, the software program provided by the Company.
Company (referred to as either “the Company", “We", “Us" or “Our" in this Agreement) refers to ASR: When Machine Listens
Country refers to: Hong Kong SAR China
Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.
Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
Service refers to the Application.
Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.
Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

Usage Data

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.

We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.

Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.
To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered user.
For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance and undertaking of the purchase contract for the products, items or services You have purchased or of any other contract with Us through the Service.
To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application’s push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
To provide You with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless You have opted not to receive such information.
To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.
For business transfers: We may use Your information to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Data held by Us about our Service users is among the assets transferred.
For other purposes: We may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Service, products, services, marketing and your experience.

We may share Your personal information in the following situations:

With Service Providers: We may share Your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, to contact You.
For business transfers: We may share or transfer Your personal information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of Our business to another company.
With Affiliates: We may share Your information with Our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include Our parent company and any other subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that We control or that are under common control with Us.
With business partners: We may share Your information with Our business partners to offer You certain products, services or promotions.
With other users: when You share personal information or otherwise interact in the public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside.
With Your consent: We may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose with Your consent.

Retention of Your Personal Data

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer.

Delete Your Personal Data

You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the Personal Data that We have collected about You.

Our Service may give You the ability to delete certain information about You from within the Service.

Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Business Transactions

Law enforcement

Other legal requirements

The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

Comply with a legal obligation
Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
Protect against legal liability

Security of Your Personal Data

Children’s Privacy

Links to Other Websites

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:

By email: m@ckchan.hk

影評：Daniel Craig 的 007 系列

2023/07/202023/07/20 ~ me

因為以 Daniel Craig 為邦的 007 系列重啟，已經宣佈劃上句號。所以可以將個系列歸納一下。主要是想比較這五部不同編劇、不同導演、不同發行商，但是主角相同，時空相近的作品。以作為營運和產品的反思案例和素材，以電影為行業。

~ 博客內影評 ~

貼回之前寫的每套影評連結：

影評：007 – Casino Royale
影評：007 – Quantum of Solace
影評：007 – Skyfall
影評：007 – Spectre
影評：007 – No Time To Die

~ 營運 ~

先寫一些營運方面的指標。

	Casino Royale	Quantum of Solace	Skyfall	Spectre	No Time To Die
上映年	2006.11.16	2008.10.29	2012.10.23	2015.10.26	2021.09.30
編號	Bond 21	Bond 22	Bond 23	Bond 24	Bond 25
概念	2005	2006	2009	2013	2016
試鏡	2005	2007	2011.11.03	2014.12	2018.12
製作開始	2006.01.03 – 2006.07.20	2007.08.16 – 2008.06.21	2011.11.07	2014.12.08	2019.04.25
評價	RT：94% IMDB：77% 筆者：85%	RT：64% IMDB：60% 筆者：30%	RT：92% IMDB：78% 筆者：90%	RT：63% IMDB：68% 筆者：50%	RT：83% IMDB：65% 筆者：75%
預算 (US$)	150M	200-230M	150-200M	245-300M	250-301M
票房 (US$)	616M	589.6M	1.109B	880.7M	774.2M
ROI	310.67%	194.8%	639.33%	259.47%	209.68%
導演	Martin Campbell	Marc Forster	Sam Mendes	Sam Mendes	Cary Joji Fukunaga
編劇	Neal Purvis* Robert Wade* Paul Haggis *五部都有參與	Paul Haggis Neal Purvis* Robert Wade*	Neal Purvis* Robert Wade* John Logan	John Logan Neal Purvis* Robert Wade* Jez Butterworth	Neal Purvis* Robert Wade* Cary Joji Fukunaga Phoebe Waller-Bridge
監製	Michael G. Wilson Barbara Broccoli
製作商	Eon Productions
發行商	Sony Pictures Releasing				Universal Pictures
片長	144 min	106 min	143 min	148 min	163 min

~ 電影藝術 ~

然後再寫一些電影作為藝術作品的指標。

	Casino Royale	Quantum of Solace	Skyfall	Spectre	No Time To Die
一般評價的優等次序（優至劣）	1	5	2	4	3
演員：邦	Daniel Craig
演員：M	Judi Dench			Ralph Fiennes （角色名：Gareth Mallory / M）
邦女郎	Vesper Lynd 演員：Eva Green Solange Dimitrios 演員：Caterina Murino	Camille Montes 演員：Olga Kurylenko Strawberry Fields 演員：Gemma Arterton	Eve Moneypenny 演員：Naomie Harris Sévérine 演員：Bérénice Marlohe	Madeleine Swann 演員：Léa Seydoux Eve Moneypenny 演員：Naomie Harris Lucia Sciarra 演員：Monica Bellucci Estrella 演員：Stephanie Sigman	Madeleine Swann 演員：Léa Seydoux Eve Moneypenny 演員：Naomie Harris Nomi 演員：Lashana Lynch Paloma 演員：Ana de Armas
壞蛋	Le Chiffre 演員：Mads Mikkelsen	General Medrano 演員：Joaquín Cosío		C / Max Denbigh 演員：Andrew Scott	Ernst Stavro Blofeld / Franz Oberhauser 演員：Christoph Waltz
幕後黑手	Mr. White 演員：Jesper Christensen	Dominic Greene 演員：Mathieu Amalric	Raoul Silva 演員：Javier Bardem	Ernst Stavro Blofeld / Franz Oberhauser 演員：Christoph Waltz	Lyutsifer Safin 演員：Rami Malek
演員：Q	–	–	Ben Whishaw
壞蛋做了甚麼壞事？	資助恐佈活動，炸飛機，藉以投資獲利	與軍閥合作，興建水壩，壟斷水源，民不聊生	組織了私營特務組織；偷取了特務名單並公佈；背後動機是純粹地想報復和刺殺 M	九眼滲透情報部門；建立全球監控網絡；並與邦本人有童年私怨	控制了標靶式生化武器，可殺人於無形，販賣服務
M 的計劃 / 邦的執行	阻止飛機被炸；藉 Poker 賭博使壞蛋破產，藉以使壞蛋向國家尋求庇護，致使破毀恐佈活動網絡	本來只是追查 White 和了結上集 Vesper 的故事。結果也阻止了水源被壟斷。	搗毀了私營組織；保護 M	阻止滲透；阻止監控網絡	主要為救妻兒；另外就是搗毀生化工場和武器
任務純粹是私怨的指數	0%	80%	90%	100%	70%

影評：007 – No Time To Die

2023/07/202023/07/20 ~ me

Daniel Craig 的 007 的系列的最後一部、第五集。評分：Rotten Tomatoes 83%，IMDB 7.5/10。筆者評75%。 #劇透慎入

~ 主線 ~

Swann 的原生家庭，和與壞蛋 Safin 的往事。
邦與 Swann 互訴成長創傷。被埋伏。和分手。
五年後，Spectre 偷取了科技並拹持科學家 Valdo Obruchev。科技是 M 的項目 Heracles 海格力斯，一個標靶納米生化武器 (DNA-Targetting Bio-Nanobots)。特務 Nomi 取代了邦作為 007 編號。
邦受 Felix Leiter（第一集 Casino Royale 中的美國特工）招募而加入作特工。和 Logan Ash 、並美特工/邦女郎 Paloma 潛入 Spectre 聚會點調查。科學家偷換了設定，殺了所有 Spectre 成員，然後隨邦逃走。回程中，Ash 背叛而殺了 Leiter、帶走了科學家 Obruchev。邦逃生。
回到倫敦後，邦想接觸 Blofeld 去查問有關幕後僱主。得知 Swann 是惟一能接觸 Blofeld 的人。而 Swann 受 Safin 唆擺去殺 Blofeld。邦見到 Blofeld，Blofeld 承認 Swann 沒有背叛邦；而邦因不知情而傳送了 nanobot 給 Blofeld 而殺了他。
邦追縱 Swann 而找到她童年居所。遇到 Swann 的五歲女兒 Mathilde。Ash 來襲擊，邦帶二人走難。邦與 Ash 爭鬥期間，Safin 捉走了 Swann 和 Mathilde。
邦和 Nomi 用滑翔潛水機，潛入 Safin 的基地。邦救了二人，然後交給 Nomi 帶走撤離。Nomi 殺了科學家 Obruchev。邦開了門然後給了訊號發射導彈。
最後 Safin 阻止，邦打鬥中感染了 nanobot；為保妻兒安全留在島上犧牲。

~ 簡評 ~

這集的故事內容都較前幾集具體，和立體。所以筆者也給了稍高一點的評分。不過故事也有不少犯駁，而且 Safin 的動機和角色太含糊；總之大概就是想報復 Spectre 的人、也大概是 Swann 的養父。

而思潮的歷史時空上，邦女郎也因為多元正確而加入了南美裔的英國演員。

而連貫式的故事來到第五集，開始漸有沉悶感；總之主角光環會勝利。所以電影雖然算做得不錯（若非這原因，筆者可能會給 80%），但是重複感高導致扣分。

~ 故事的哲理提問 ~

整個故事的理念，說穿了就是「建立一個 007 的倒影的壞蛋」。壞蛋 Safin 在與邦的對話戲中也提到，他和邦在骨子裡沒有兩樣，只不過是手段不同。這個提問值得在這裡寫一下供反思。

Safin 的提問是："00″ Status 是殺手特務，藉以維護世界和平，或只是執行國家給他的任務。那麼他用 nanobot 一樣掌握生殺大權，兩者有甚麼差別？若沒有客觀標準，不就只是立場先決、自視為公義，只不過是相比拳頭夠大、只不過是誰大誰惡誰正確、只不過是詮譯權的競較嗎？

邦在現場的回答，是：Safin 這方式，是搞亂世界、使世界大亂。

這答案若說是回答，不如說是有點自義。看了五集，邦有屢次都越過上級指令，也有多次越規殺人、私怨殺人。若說世界大亂，前幾集的邦就已是使世界大亂。邦的 00 Status，在第一集 Casino Royale 的 M 說得好：是要他夠成熟決定，甚麼時候應該做最正確的決定；而 M 也有點猶豫邦是否夠成熟和到時候。而這五集呈現出很多邦的不成熟、衝動、感情用事。這正正被 Safin 點出了問題。

可以說，Safin 這個提問，將這五集的邦電影，提出了一個平行時空中，另一個更成熟的邦的可能性。也正是回答了 “00″ Status 的 Licence to Kill；和在上個影評中筆者提到，「007 的意義」的反思問題，並若抽空意義就成了低俗殺戳的核心價值問題。

最後貼下劇照。