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Submission + - UK ID cards could use chip and PIN (itpro.co.uk)

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nk497

on Tuesday April 07, 2009 @09:56AM

nk497 writes: "The UK's identity card has been designed in such a way that there are no 'technical reasons' not to use it in Chip and PIN devices, such as bank machines. The head of the identity and passport service said that the government is in talks with financial institutions to do just that. James Hall said: "One of the reasons for the format of the card is we have the opportunity to put it in to card readers and potentially use it in existing networks such as the ATM network... if [banks] come forward with a compelling view of the rationale for chip and pin for them, that's definitely something we'll take extremely seriously." Anyone want their entire government identity tied to their bank statements?"

Submission + - Google as in "Massive Copyright Infringement&# (kaplak.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 07, 2009 @09:45AM

An anonymous reader writes: A great article about Google actually infringing copyright, and thereby helping the web expand..

Submission + - RFCs turn 40 (ietf.org)

Submitted by dkleinsc on Tuesday April 07, 2009 @09:33AM

dkleinsc writes: It was 40 years ago today when Steven Crocker sent out RFC 1. The NYTimes also has a retrospective by Steven Crocker about the birth of the RFC.

Submission + - UK Home Office Site Links to Porn 1

Submitted by Azaril on Tuesday April 07, 2009 @08:44AM

Azaril writes: The British home office had an embarrassing incident this morning, when it was discovered that a link to the new legistlation on data retention actually linked to a Japanese porn site. Apparently, the home office forgot to renew the domain name, and didn't change the link when it was bought by a japanese company. This of course comes after the news that the home secretary claimed pornographic films on her expense account.

Submission + - Happy 40th Birthday Internet R.F.C.s

Submitted by WayHomer on Tuesday April 07, 2009 @08:34AM

WayHomer writes: Stephen Crocker in the New York Times writes, "TODAY is an important date in the history of the Internet: the 40th anniversary of what is known as the Request for Comments (RFC)." "RFC1 — Host Software" was published 40 years ago today, establishing a framework for documenting how networking technolgies and the Internet itself work. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Submission + - Cross platform sync and store goes Open Source (ostatic.com)

Submitted by ruphus13 on Tuesday April 07, 2009 @04:11AM

ruphus13 writes: iFolders, the cross-platform file storage, sync and collaboration tool got an upgrade and went Open Source. iFolders is similar to DropBox or JungleDisk in the manner that users are presented with a shared folder that can then be sync'd with other machines on the network. From the post, "iFolder already has some nifty collaborative benefits for users and administrators. iFolder files sync automatically, in the background, without any user intervention. The new version features improved merge and version control capabilities, and makes it easy to grant users various levels of file access. The updated iFolder server is scalable, integrates with LDAP, and allows administrators to set disk quotas and limit the number of iFolders users may have." The project, sponsored by Novell, was released as Open Source.

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