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Windows Home Directory Encryption? 121

Posted by timothy from the we-see-you-anonymous-reader dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Home directory encryption has been available on Linux for a while now, and it is definitely a smart, useful feature as it is not usually necessary to encrypt the entire drive, just the private documents and software profiles in the home directory. Windows is getting better about keeping everything that needs to be private in the user's home folder. Is there a similar solution for Windows to securely, and preferably transparently, encrypt the home directory only? (Preferably open source so that the code is available for peer review)."

Comment Good game! (Score 1) 121

by genw3st (#27260821) Attached to: Review: <em>Resident Evil 5</em>
Like some have already commented, I find it hilarious that people are offended by fact that there are AFRICANS in AFRICA!

It is definitely apparent that people in today's society do not have enough to do - so they spend their energies on useless crusades such as these.

If the game involved black-killing-whites, or hispanic-killing-blacks, or black-killing-hispanics ... nobody would care! It would not have been blown out of proportion by the media. Another funny little tidbit is the fact that the female isn't actually caucasian at all... but, well, nobody cares about that of course. I laugh at the obvious insecurities of people because it really goes to show you how tiny they feel.
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Finnish Guy Gets Prosthetic USB Finger Storage 113

Posted by samzenpus from the I'd-still-choose-a-shotgun-leg dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Jerry had a motorcycle accident last May and lost a finger. When the doctor working on the artificial finger heard he is a hacker, the immediate suggestion was to embed a USB 'finger drive' to the design. Now he carries a Billix Linux distribution as part of his hand."
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Researchers Warn of Possible BitTorrent Meltdown 294

Posted by kdawson from the domino-effect dept.
secmartin writes "Researchers at Delft University warn that large parts of the BitTorrent network might collapse if The Pirate Bay is forced to shut down. A large part of the available torrents use The Pirate Bay as tracker, and other available trackers will probably be overloaded if all traffic is shifted there. TPB is currently using eight servers for their trackers. According to the researchers, even trackerless torrents using the DHT protocol will face problems: 'One bug in a DHT sorting routine ensures that it can only "stumble upon success", meaning torrent downloads will not start in seconds or minutes if Pirate Bay goes down in flames.'"

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