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Submission + - Google avoids fine in UK but will change its privacy policies (v3.co.uk)

Submitted by DW100
DW100 writes: Google has avoided a fine from UK data regulators for its privacy policies that were introduced in 2012. While French and Spanish regulators issued fines of €150,000 and €900,000 respectively, the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) appears happy to simply ask Google to change the wording of its policies and make them clearer to users so that they can understand more clearly how their data is being gathered and used by the search giant.

Comment The key to this system being used is, ...... (Score 1) 220

by Selur (#48927453) Attached to: Anonymous No More: Your Coding Style Can Give You Away

"The key to this system being used is, of course, first obtaining the code stylometries for a wide range of developers. The authors didn't address how, say, a database of programmers’ styles would be compiled. Also, to identify the author of a piece code would require access to the source code, and not just executables, though the authors mention there is some evidence that style is preserved in binaries."
-> so once you post to github and similar 'they' can link every code you ever write to you,....

Submission + - Doomsday Clock is now 3 minutes to midnight! (thebulletin.org) 1

Submitted by Lasrick
Lasrick writes: Founded in 1945 by University of Chicago scientists who had helped develop the first atomic weapons in the Manhattan Project, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists created the Doomsday Clock two years later, using the imagery of apocalypse (midnight) and the contemporary idiom of nuclear explosion (countdown to zero) to convey threats to humanity and the planet. The decision to move (or to leave in place) the minute hand of the Doomsday Clock is made every year by the Bulletin's Science and Security Board in consultation with its Board of Sponsors, which includes 17 Nobel laureates. The Clock has become a universally recognized indicator of the world's vulnerability to catastrophe from nuclear weapons, climate change, and new technologies emerging in other domains. Today, the Clock was moved up 2 minutes; it is now 3 minutes to midnight. Here is the Board's statement on the move.

Submission + - Democrats' Bill Would Ban Paid Prioritization By ISPs (itworld.com)

Submitted by jfruh
jfruh writes: In the opening days of the new U.S. Congress, a bill has been introduced in both the House and Senate enforcing Net neutrality, making it illegal for ISPs to accept payment to prioritize some traffic packets over others. But the sponsors are all Democrats, and with Republicans now in charge of both house of Congress, the chances of it passing seem slim.

Comment Re:Universal Translators? (Score 1) 578

by Selur (#48728923) Attached to: What Language Will the World Speak In 2115?

And faulty.

Sure if the translation or pronunciation isn't good enough the whole thing will not be useful at all. No argument there.

but having to listen for a translation in between every exchange will be annoying

Sure it might be annoying, but have you ever tried to speak for example Chinese as a non-native speaker with a native speaker?
There is a back and forth between the two parties to make sure the other understood it right. (pronunciation is a pain)
This even happens when two native speakers from different regions run into another.
Grabbing a cab in Shanghai is easy, making sure the cab driver understood where you want to go another thing. ;)
-> The delay might be annoying, but personally I don't think it will really be such big of an issue.

Submission + - Slashdot's own ads take the site down! (slashdot.org)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Ads on slashdot cause chromium based browsers to crash! Many of you may not have noticed (expect most Slashdot browsers use adblock). I do not. After adding the following domains to my hosts file I managed to stop the crashing:

127.0.0.1 tpc.googlesyndication.com
127.0.0.1 ad.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1 googleads.g.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1 cm.g.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1 pubads.g.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1 bid.g.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1 c.casalemedia.com
127.0.0.1 l.betrad.com
127.0.0.1 c.betrad.com

My bet is that betrad.com is the culprit.

Submission + - Tor: This Onion Smells (qntra.net)

Submitted by MrBingoBoingo
MrBingoBoingo writes: After the backlash to Yasha Levine's original report on the monetary connection between Tor developers and the United States Government is it time for privacy activists to consider depreciating the frequent recommendation that the privacy conscious should use Tor? Between Darkmarket busts and and the Tor project's history perhaps it is time to consider the Tor network as controlled by the United States law enforcement and intelligence communities.

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