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Comment Misleading Summary (Score 2) 68

The summary states that there 93,000 login attempts and that a small number of the attempts were successful. This is false. There was an undisclosed number of attempts, and 93,000 accounts were successfully compromised. From Sony's own statement:

There were approximately 93,000 accounts globally (PSN/SEN: approximately 60,000 accounts; SOE: approximately 33,000) where the attempts succeeded in verifying those accounts’ valid sign-in IDs and passwords, and we have temporarily locked these accounts.

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Apple Says Samsung 3G Patents Violate RAND Requirements 282

judgecorp writes "The patent dispute between Samsung and Apple has finally boiled down to clear understandable terms. Samsung says Apple has not been paying it royalties for use of patented 3G technology. Apple says Samsung smuggled that technology into the 3G standards, disclosing its IP demands later. The Dutch court will rule on 14 October." The issue at hand now seems to be whether Apple already has a license to the patents under the 3G "Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory" requirements for patented technology used in the standard. If Samsung really believes Apple needs a separate license, when can we expect them to sue everyone else?

Comment Re:Is Sony now in the banking business? (Score 1) 276

You're not even liable for $50 if your credit card number is stolen. That number is the maximum liability if your physical card is stolen (and you report it such). You cannot be held liable for anything if the card remains in your possession. This is regulated in federal law (FCBA) and not subject to bank policies.

So no, it isn't that important for you to protect. That is a problem between the vendor and the bank.

Comment Re:duh, no kidding you IDIOT. (Score 1) 236

The only criteria for what WikiLeaks will and will not release is their politics. Uncovering injustices certainly is not a criteria -- they have released thousands of documents that do no such thing. Should have been freely available in the first place? You could argue that many of the Government documents should have been freely available (while I wouldn't necessarily agree). How do you justify the release of personal, hacked e-mail dumps of people they don't like?

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