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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* Toshiba To Launch No-Glasses 3D TV This Year
* TheSpaceGame — Design Your Route To Jupiter
* Best Mobile Computing Options For People With RSI?
* BT Seeks Moratorium On Internet Piracy Cases
* Epic Games Predicts Console, Mobile Convergence
* West Virginia Is Geothermically Active
* Japan Begins Recycling Rare Earth Metals From Electronics
* Skype Officially Available For Android
* Analyzing CAPTCHAs
* Microsoft IE Browser Share Dips Below 50%
* Laptop Heat May Cause 'Toasted Skin Syndrome'
* The Bomb Squad Olympiad Starts Today
* Google Patent Proposes $2 Fee To Skip Commercials
* Nobel Prize in Physics For Discovery of Graphene
* One Man's Fight Against Forum Spam
* Robot Drawn Caricatures
* Ballmer Promises Microsoft Tablet By Christmas
* Can We Travel To That Exciting New Exoplanet?
* It's Time To Build the Analytical Engine
* Visual Depiction of Who Is Suing Who in Mobile
* Should ISPs Cut Off Bot-infected Users?
* Stuxnet Worms On
* Cryptome Hacked; All Files Deleted
* British Teen Jailed Over Encryption Password
* D.C. Suspends Tests of Online Voting System
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| Toshiba To Launch No-Glasses 3D TV This Year |
| from the harder-to-hold-than-a-3ds dept. |
| posted by Soulskill on Monday October 04, @22:01 (Television) |
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/10/04/2334206/Toshiba-To-Launch-No-Glasses-3D-TV-This-Ye|
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[0]angry tapir writes "Toshiba is readying two 3D televisions that can
produce images with the illusion of depth but don't require the user to
wear glasses, the company said Monday. It will [1]launch the televisions
in Japan in December. Toshiba will offer a 12-inch model and a 20-inch
model. They'll cost around ��120,000 (US$1,430) and ��240,000 respectively.
Toshiba's new TVs have a thin sheet of small lenses in front of the
display. This splits light from the screen and sends it to nine points in
front of the TV."
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/04/2334206
Links:
0. http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/
1. http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/363113/toshiba_launch_no-glasses_3d_tv_year_japan/
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| TheSpaceGame — Design Your Route To Jupiter |
| from the try-the-clarke-kubrick-corridor dept. |
| posted by Soulskill on Monday October 04, @22:51 (Space) |
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/10/10/05/019219/TheSpaceGame-mdash-Design-Your-Route-To-Ju|
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An anonymous reader writes "The Advanced Concepts Team of the European
Space Agency is celebrating World Space Week (4-10 October 2010) with the
release of 'The Space Game,' an online game for interplanetary trajectory
design. The Space Game is an online crowdsourcing experiment where you
are given the role of a mission designer to [0]seek the best path to
travel through space. The interactive game, coded in HTML5, challenges
the players to devise fuel-efficient trajectories to various bodies of
the Solar System via a user-friendly interface. The aim of the experiment
is get people from all ages and backgrounds to come up with better
strategies that can help improve the effectiveness of the current
computer algorithms. As part of the events organized worldwide for Space
Week, the first problem of the game is to reach Jupiter with the lowest
amount of propellant. The best scores by 10 October will be displayed on
the Advanced Concepts Team website and the three best designs will also
receive some ESA prizes."
Discuss this story at:
http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/05/019219
Links:
0. http://www.thespacegame.org/
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| Best Mobile Computing Options For People With RSI? |
| from the scream-at-people-until-they-type-what-you-want dept. |
| posted by Soulskill on Tuesday October 05, @00:05 (Input Devices) |
| https://ask.slashdot.org/story/10/10/05/011229/Best-Mobile-Computing-Options-For-People-Wit|
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gotfork writes "Several years ago I injured my wrists while typing at a
poorly set up desk. I am now greatly recovered, and can work at a desktop
computer for several hours each day as long as I wear wrist braces. I
have avoided using laptops in the past because both TrackPoint-style
pointing sticks and touchpads create a lot of strain on my wrists, but
I'm ready to give it another shot. Is my best option a stylus-based
convertible tablet/laptop (such as the Lenovo X series) or are there any
lighter-weight devices that have ergonomic inputs?"
Discuss this story at:
http://ask.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/05/011229
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| BT Seeks Moratorium On Internet Piracy Cases |
| from the motives-questionable dept. |
| posted by Soulskill on Tuesday October 05, @02:08 (Piracy) |
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/10/05/0210230/BT-Seeks-Moratorium-On-Internet-Piracy-Case|
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myocardialinfarction writes "In the wake of widespread [0]criticism of
ACS:Law and its business model, British Telecom has asked for [1]a
moratorium on sharing customer's data in cases of alleged illegal file
sharing. 'BT lawyers asked for the adjournment, saying that the firm
needed to see details of the security system that would be used to store
its customers' data before it could comply with any order. ... "We want
to ensure broadband subscribers are adequately protected so that rights
holders can pursue their claims for copyright infringement without
causing unnecessary worry to innocent people."'"
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/05/0210230
Links:
0. http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/09/28/2351222/British-ISP-Sky-Broadband-Cuts-Off-ACSLaw
1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11467347
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| Epic Games Predicts Console, Mobile Convergence |
| from the sounds-like-a-job-for-ben-heck dept. |
| posted by Soulskill on Tuesday October 05, @03:24 (Portables (Games)) |
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/10/10/05/037254/Epic-Games-Predicts-Console-Mobile-Converg|
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An anonymous reader writes "After taking the stage at the Apple iPhone
event in September, game developer Epic Games has finally revealed more
about its plan to release Unreal Engine for the iOS devices. UE3 is
incredibly popular on consoles, and its [0]free UDK has been really great
for us modders. In this new interview, engine boss Mark Rein says the
developer [1]envisions a future where all game devices are handhelds,
with high-end processors inside: 'It feels like there's a great
opportunity for game consoles to cease to be something you plug into the
wall and rather become something you take with you. Of course it will be
more than just your game console; you can have your productivity apps,
your documents, and your media collections on it as well.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/05/037254
Links:
0. http://games.slashdot.org/story/09/11/05/1451256/Epic-Releases-Free-Version-of-Unreal-Engine
1. http://www.develop-online.net/features/1005/Unreal-Mobile-Engine
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| West Virginia Is Geothermically Active |
| from the time-to-sell-some-volcano-insurance dept. |
| posted by Soulskill on Tuesday October 05, @05:09 (Earth) |
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/10/10/05/032255/West-Virginia-Is-Geothermically-Active |
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sciencehabit writes "Researchers have uncovered [0]the largest geothermal
hot spot in the eastern United States. According to [1]a unique
collaboration between Google and academic geologists, West Virginia sits
atop several hot patches of Earth, some as warm as 200C and as shallow as
5 kilometers. If engineers are able to tap the heat, the state could
become a producer of green energy for the region."
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/05/032255
Links:
0. http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2010/10/west-virginia-is-a-geothermal-ho.html
1. http://www.google.org/egs/index.html
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| Japan Begins Recycling Rare Earth Metals From Electronics |
| from the need-fembot-parts dept. |
| posted by Soulskill on Tuesday October 05, @08:15 (Earth) |
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/10/05/0411229/Japan-Begins-Recycling-Rare-Earth-Meta|
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Black Gold Alchemist writes "Dowa, a Japanese mining company in Kosaka,
has begun [0]the recycling of rare earth metals from used cellphones and
computers. This is in response to a recent, temporary [1]trade embargo
from China, which is the leading supplier of rare earth metals needed for
production of products including hybrid cars, wind turbines, and LCD
screens. Because of the shortage of rare earth metals, Japanese trade
minister Akihiro Ohata is asking the government to include a rare earth
strategy in its supplementary budget for this year."
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/05/0411229
Links:
0. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/05/business/global/05recycle.html?_r=1
1. http://politics.slashdot.org/story/10/09/23/2035200/China-Embargos-Rare-Earth-Exports-To-Japan
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| Skype Officially Available For Android |
| from the can-you-hear-me-now dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday October 05, @08:54 (Communications) |
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/10/05/1216202/Skype-Officially-Available-For-Android |
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After a lot of speculation, Arvisp writes "Skype has released [0]an
official Android version. It allows calling via 3G and WiFi." One step
closer to the carriers being just... carriers.
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/05/1216202
Links:
0. http://blogs.skype.com/en/2010/10/android.html
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| Analyzing CAPTCHAs |
| from the i-fail-more-than-i-win dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday October 05, @09:32 (Security) |
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/10/10/05/1255244/Analyzing-CAPTCHAs |
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[0]Bruce Schneier's blog pointed me to a research paper on [1]"Attacks
and Design of Image Recognition CAPTCHAs" (PDF). The abstract says, "We
systematically study the design of image recognition CAPTCHAs (IRCs) in
this paper. We first review and examine all IRCs schemes known to us and
evaluate each scheme against the practical requirements in CAPTCHA
applications, particularly in large-scale real-life applications such as
Gmail and Hotmail."
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/05/1255244
Links:
0. http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2010/10/analyzing_captc.html
1. http://homepages.cs.ncl.ac.uk/jeff.yan/ccs10.pdf
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| Microsoft IE Browser Share Dips Below 50% |
| from the stop-supporting-it-already dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday October 05, @10:10 (Internet Explorer) |
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/10/05/1351251/Microsoft-IE-Browser-Share-Dips-Below-50 |
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alphadogg writes "Microsoft's Internet Explorer, which has dominated the
Web browser market since blowing by Netscape in the late 1990s, last
month [0]fell below the 50% market share level for the first time in
years. IE's share of the worldwide market fell to 49.87% in September,
down from 51.3% in August and 58.4% a year ago. It is followed by
Firefox, which increased its share slightly from 30.09% to 31.5% and
Google Chrome, which grabbed 11.54% share, more than triple its September
2009 share, according to market watcher StatCounter."
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/05/1351251
Links:
0. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/100510-microsoft-ie-browser-firefox-chrome.html
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| Laptop Heat May Cause 'Toasted Skin Syndrome' |
| from the protect-your-crotch dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday October 05, @10:53 (Biotech) |
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/10/10/05/1356211/Laptop-Heat-May-Cause-Toasted-Skin-Synd|
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mrvook submitted an item that might affect a lot of you "Working with a
laptop on one's lap for extended periods of time has been found to
[0]cause heat damage and skin discoloration in a handful of cases,
prompting researchers examining the phenomenon to recommend thermal
protection for laptop users and warnings labels on laptop device
packaging." Only 10 cases have actually been reported, so this might just
be a case of media hyping something, or it could be the end of the world
with a generation of nerds doomed to sterility and crunchy crotches.
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/05/1356211
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| The Bomb Squad Olympiad Starts Today |
| from the explosions-for-all-ages dept. |
| posted by samzenpus on Tuesday October 05, @11:07 (Crime) |
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/10/05/1415227/The-Bomb-Squad-Olympiad-Starts-Today |
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The bomb suit relay and the robot obstacle course are just two of the
events you can enjoy at [0]the Bomb Squad Olympiad. Over the next three
days squads from across South Carolina will compete and showcase their
bomb defusing capabilities for the public. I hear the deep fried dynamite
is especially good.
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/05/1415227
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| Google Patent Proposes $2 Fee To Skip Commercials |
| from the annoying-isn't-evil? dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday October 05, @11:31 (Google) |
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/10/05/1421258/Google-Patent-Proposes-2-Fee-To-Skip-Comme|
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theodp writes "A day after Google [0]debuted its new Google TV website,
the USPTO issued U.S. Patent No. 7,806,329 to the search giant for its
[1]Targeted Video Advertising invention. Among other things, the patent
proposes having viewers take 5-10 minutes to 'fill out a consumer survey
and perhaps to provide additional information such as a mailing address
survey before starting the program' to avoid having to watch 10 minutes
of commercials. 'As another alternative,' the patent continues, 'the
broadcaster may offer the users an option to pay $2 (such as through a
micro-payment system, such as GBuy) to exchange for skipping all
commercials.' More from the patent: 'The system may allow a user to skip
all of the promotions that they want to skip, but may also require the
user to fully watch at least four promotions before the program will
continue. Likewise, the system may require the user to follow activities
that generate a certain amount of advertising revenue or advertising
points (e.g., that may correspond directly or indirectly to advertising
revenues) before the program will continue.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://tech.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/05/1421258
Links:
0. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9189379/Google_TV_gets_new_content_Web_site
1. http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=7,806,329
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| Nobel Prize in Physics For Discovery of Graphene |
| from the all-sorts-of-grats dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday October 05, @12:11 (Hardware Hacking) |
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/10/05/1534213/Nobel-Prize-in-Physics-For-Discovery-o|
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bugsbunnyak writes "The 2010 [0]Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded
for the discovery of graphene to Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov.
Graphene is a novel one-atom-thick lattice state of carbon which has
demonstrated unique quantum mechanical properties. These properties
derive in part from the 2-dimensional nature of the material: quantum
interactions are constrained to the effectively planar dimension of the
lattice. Graphene holds promise for physical applications including touch
screens, light cells, and potentially solar panels. Geim becomes the
first scientist to achieve a Nobel prize despite earlier winning the
highly-coveted Ig Nobel in 2000 for his studies of diamagnetic levitation
��� also known as [1]The Flying Frog." Slashdot [2]originally mentioned the
frog almost exactly 10 years ago.
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/05/1534213
Links:
0. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2010/
1. http://www.ru.nl/hfml/research/levitation/diamagnetic/
2. http://slashdot.org/story/00/10/07/1643233/Year-2000-Ig-Nobels-Released&tid=316
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| One Man's Fight Against Forum Spam |
| from the heroes-and-villians dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday October 05, @12:58 (Spam) |
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/10/10/05/1629248/One-Mans-Fight-Against-Forum-Spam |
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[0]JWSmythe writes "[1]Free Internet Press has an interview with
[2]"Random Digilante", an anonymous hacker who has been taking over forum
spammer's email accounts, and notifying forum operators to delete those
accounts. It looks like his reasoning is sound, and his methods are safe,
where he won't hurt any real users."
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/05/1629248
Links:
0. mailto:jwsmytheNO@SPAMjwsmythe.com
1. https://freeinternetpress.com/story.php?sid=27215
2. http://randomdigilante.blogspot.com/
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| Robot Drawn Caricatures |
| from the vincent-van-gort dept. |
| posted by samzenpus on Tuesday October 05, @13:19 (Robotics) |
| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/10/10/05/1440254/Robot-Drawn-Caricatures |
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ptresset writes "From Singularity Hub: 'Artists and programmers in the UK
have decided to improve upon the male and female symbols outside many
toilet facilities. They���ve developed a set of robotic arms that take
pictures of people entering into a bathroom and then use that image to
[0]create a unique drawing to place outside the door. It then wipes away
this art to make room for the next person���s caricature.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://idle.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/05/1440254
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| Ballmer Promises Microsoft Tablet By Christmas |
| from the also-i-want-pie dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday October 05, @13:35 (Microsoft) |
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/10/05/1635235/Ballmer-Promises-Microsoft-Tablet-By-C|
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judgecorp writes "Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told an audience at the
London School of Economics, that [0]there will be tablets running
Microsoft's Windows operating system available by Christmas. "We as a
company will need to cover all form factors," he told an audience of
students and press. "You'll see slates with Windows on them ��� you'll see
them this Christmas." Mind you, if he's talking about the rumoured HP
Windows 7 slate, he may not be so pleased when it appears. A recent
YouTube video showed a supposed prototype which has been described as a
[1]'trainwreck in the making.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/05/1635235
Links:
0. http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/ballmer-promises-windows-tablets-by-christmas-10367
1. http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/comment/hp-windows-7-tablet-is-a-trainwreck-in-the-making-10054
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| Can We Travel To That Exciting New Exoplanet? |
| from the i-can't-even-get-to-chicago dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday October 05, @14:15 (Space) |
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/10/10/05/1636219/Can-We-Travel-To-That-Exciting-New-Exop|
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An anonymous reader writes "The news last week that exoplanet Gliese 581g
may be [0]in the 'Goldilocks zone' and could therefore hold liquid water
and alien life got everyone all excited, with good reason. A potentially
habitable planet--and only 20 light years away! But to put things in
perspective, here are [1]a couple of estimates on what it would take to
travel to Gliese 581g. One scientist puts the travel time at 180,000
years based on current space flight technology, while another explains
that it could be quite quick if we build a matter-antimatter drive, and
can figure out how to bring along 530 times as much mass in fuel as is
contained in the ship and cargo itself."
Discuss this story at:
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/05/1636219
Links:
0. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-09/uoc--ndp092810.php
1. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/10/04/so-how-long-would-it-take-to-travel-to-that-exciting-new-exoplanet/
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| It's Time To Build the Analytical Engine |
| from the future-is-awhile-ago dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday October 05, @14:55 (Hardware) |
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/10/05/1746257/Its-Time-To-Build-the-Analytical-Engin|
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macslocum writes "John Graham-Cumming is launching a project to finish
Charles Babbage's dream and [0]build an Analytical Engine for public
display. The goal: inspire future generations of scientists to work on
their own 100-year leaps."
Discuss this story at:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/05/1746257
Links:
0. http://radar.oreilly.com/2010/10/the-100-year-leap.html
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| Visual Depiction of Who Is Suing Who in Mobile |
| from the pretty-poor-graphic dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday October 05, @15:36 (The Courts) |
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/10/05/1829242/Visual-Depiction-of-Who-Is-Suing-Who-in-Mob|
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Although the graphic itself won't win an award for design, Norman
submitted a story about [0]who's suing who in the mobile universe. From
Apple to Qualcomm and pretty much everyone in between, it's a pretty
impressive mess.
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/05/1829242
Links:
0. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/oct/04/microsoft-motorola-android-patent-lawsuit
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| Should ISPs Cut Off Bot-infected Users? |
| from the excising-the-tumor dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday October 05, @16:16 (Botnet) |
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/10/10/05/1917231/Should-ISPs-Cut-Off-Bot-infected-Users |
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[0]richi writes "There's no doubt that botnets are a major threat to the
safety and stability of the internet ��� not to mention the cleanliness of
your inbox. After years of failure to act, could we finally be seeing
ISPs waking up to their responsibilities? While ISPs can't prevent users
getting infected with bots, they are in a superb position to detect the
signs of infection. Contractually, the ISP would be reasonably justified
in [1]cutting off a user from the internet, as bot infection would be
contrary to the terms of the ISP's acceptable-use policy."
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/05/1917231
Links:
0. mailto:richi.slashdot@richi.co.uk
1. http://blogs.computerworld.com/17102/should_isps_cut_off_bot_infected_users
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| Stuxnet Worms On |
| from the squirmy-squirmy dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday October 05, @16:57 (Worms) |
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/10/10/05/204206/Stuxnet-Worms-On |
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Numerous Stuxnet related stories continue to flow through my bin today,
so brace yourself: Unsurprisingly, [0]Iran blames Stuxnet on a plot set
up by the west designed to [1]infect its nuclear facilities. A Symantec
researcher analyzed the code and put forth [2]attack scenarios. A
threatpost researcher [3]writes about the sophistication of the worm.
Finally, Dutch multinationals have revealed that the worm is [4]also
attacking them. We may never know what this thing was really all about.
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/05/204206
Links:
0. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9189519/Iran_blames_Stuxnet_worm_on_Western_plot
1. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9188147/Iran_admits_Stuxnet_worm_infected_PCs_at_nuclear_reactor
2. http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/stuxnet-a-possible-attack-scenario/7420
3. https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/rethinking-stuxnet-100410
4. http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=7948A378-1A64-67EA-E473A18859381224
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| Cryptome Hacked; All Files Deleted |
| from the hate-when-that-happens dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday October 05, @17:43 (Security) |
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/10/10/05/2034221/Cryptome-Hacked-All-Files-Deleted |
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eldavojohn writes "Over the weekend, the whistle blowing site Cryptome
was [0]hacked and vandalized this weekend resulting in all 54,000 files
being deleted and two days worth of submissions lost. Cryptome reported
that it's EarthLink e-mail account was compromised in ways unknown and
once the attacker was inside there, they were able to request a new
password from the administration console for Cryptome at their hosting
provider, Network Solutions (NSI). Once the attacker had that password,
they deleted the ~7 GB of data that Cryptome hosted in around 54,000
files. Cryptome was able to eventually restore the site as they keep
backups ready for cases like this and stated that they 'do not trust our
ISP, email provider and officials to tell the truth or protect us.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/05/2034221
Links:
0. http://blogs.computerworld.com/17096/whistleblower_site_cryptome_hacked_defaced_all_files_deleted
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| British Teen Jailed Over Encryption Password |
| from the yeah-good-luck-with-that dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday October 05, @18:27 (Encryption) |
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/10/10/05/2038219/British-Teen-Jailed-Over-Encryption-Password|
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An anonymous reader writes "Oliver Drage, 19, of Liverpool has been
convicted of 'failing to disclose an encryption key,' which is an offense
under the [0]Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and as a result
has been [1]jailed for 16 weeks. Police seized his computer but could not
get past the 50-character encrypted password that he refused to give up.
And just to get it out of the way, [2]obligatory XKCD."
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/05/2038219
Links:
0. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation_of_Investigatory_Powers_Act_2000
1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11479831
2. http://xkcd.com/538/
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| D.C. Suspends Tests of Online Voting System |
| from the vote-erlich-and-often dept. |
| posted by timothy on Tuesday October 05, @19:18 (Government) |
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/10/05/2246215/DC-Suspends-Tests-of-Online-Voting-System |
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Fortran IV writes "Back in June, Washington, D.C. signed up with the
[0]The Open Source Digital Foundation to set up an internet voting system
for D.C. residents overseas. The plan was to have the system operational
by the November general election. Last week the D.C. Board of Elections
and Ethics opened the system for testing and attracted the attention of
students at the University of Michigan, [1]with [2]comical [3]results.
The D.C. Board has postponed implementation of the system for 'more
robust testing.'" Update: 10/06 02:42 GMT by [4]T : University of
Michigan computer scientist J. Alex Halderman provides an explanation of
[5]exactly how the folks at Michigan exploited the D.C. system.
Discuss this story at:
http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/10/05/2246215
Links:
0. http://www.osdv.org/about/osdv-news-press/district_of_columbia_adopts_osdv_technology
1. http://www.bradblog.com/?p=8106
2. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/debonis/2010/10/hacker_infiltration_ends_dc_on.html
3. http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/10/dc-voting-system-hacked/
4. http://www.monkey.org/~timothy/
5. http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/jhalderm/hacking-dc-internet-voting-pilot
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