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Submission + - slashdot gonna hate

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Ayup, getting hit with the "you must wait" message again. No need to add insult to injury with the wasting of my time, you insensitive clods.

Submission + - Feds want to unmask internet commenters writing about the Silk Road trial judge (popehat.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: A grand jury subpoena, obtained by Ken White of the law blog Popehat, demands that libertarian news magazine Reason hand over "any and all identifying information" about certain commenters posting on an article published May 31st, "Silk Road Trial: Read Ross Ulbricht's Haunting Sentencing Letter to Judge."

The subpoena cites a law against "interstate threats" as the reason for demanding the information, which the Supreme Court very recently decided must include real intent.

As White points out, the comments — repugnant as they are — may very well not constitute a true threat, as they aren't directed at the judge and don't detail any real plans for violence. The kicker: although it's possible to fight the subpoena, precedent suggests the US Attorney's office may have the power to obtain the information anyway.

However the situation shakes out, this isn't nearly the first fight over commenter anonymity and the First Amendment, and certainly won't be the last.

Submission + - Google and Facebook cancel satellite plans

Submitted by schwit1
schwit1 writes: Facebook and Google have both cancelled their plans to build satellite systems to provide global internet access.

It appears Google pulled out earlier this year, while Facebook's decision was revealed today. Google however remains a partner in Skybox, a space imaging company, as well as O3b, which is trying to provide internet using satellites.

Submission + - Mozilla Responds To Firefox User Backlash Over Pocket Integration

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Last week, Mozilla updated Firefox with Pocket integration. Over the weekend, some Firefox users began to voice their displeasure over the move on public forums like Bugzilla, Google Groups, and Hacker News. The complaints center around the fact Pocket is a proprietary third-party service, already exists as an add-on, and is not a required component for a browser. Integrating Pocket directly into Firefox means it cannot be removed, only disabled. In response, Mozilla has released a statement saying that users like the integration and the integration code is open source.

Submission + - After Windows 2003 support ends? (microsoft.com)

Submitted by kooky45
kooky45 writes: On July 14th 2015 Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 2003. If your company is anything like mine then they're in a panic to update Windowns 2003 systems that have been ignored for years. But what will happen to Windows 2003 systems still in use after the cut-off date? Company Security warn us that the world will end, but they said the same thing when Microsoft stopped supporting Windows XP and yet we survived. Did you experience an increase in successful attacks against XP shortly after its support ended, or expect to see one against Windows 2003 this time round?

Submission + - IoT Is Full Of Gaping Security Holes, Says Shodan Creator

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: John Matherly's Shodan, a search engine that finds Internet-connected devices, can be used for many things: gauging the impact of policies and network security efforts, finding malware C&C servers, checking which devices our competitors are deploying (market research), and much more. For Matherly, Shodan is a means to measure things that couldn't be measured before. And with the advent of the Internet of Things, the available data set will keep growing day by day. Most users fail to realize that IoT devices — fridges, TVs, termostats, cameras, billboards, and so on — now come with computers inside them, which means they will have many of the problems "regular" computers have. They see the fact that they are connected to the Internet as a great functionality, and fail to realize the dangers it brings.

Submission + - HTTPS-Everywhere for Government (whitehouse.gov)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Today, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued the HTTPS-Only Standard directive, requiring that all publicly accessible Federal websites and web services only provide service through a secure HTTPS connection.

Submission + - Boeing's Mid-Air Charging Lets Drones Fly Forever (roboticstrends.com) 1

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: The patent describes a system that uses tether-equipped drones that can connect with ground-based power supplies to recharge the drones, which remain airborne. When the drone is completely charged, it continues on its merry way making room for another drone to use the recharging station. The tether can even be connected to moving vehicles, allowing the drone to charge while flying.

Submission + - NAND Flash Shrinks to 15/16nm Process, Further Driving Prices Down (computerworld.com)

Submitted by Lucas123
Lucas123 writes: Both Micron and Toshiba are producing NAND flash memory based on 15 and 16 nanometer process technology, which reduces die area over a 16GB MLC chip by 28% compared with previous die technology. Additionally, Micron announced its upcoming consumer USB flash drives and internal SSDs will also use triple-level cell NAND flash (a technology expected to soon dominate the market) storing three bits instead of two for the first time and further reducing production cost. The advancement in NAND flash density has been driving SSD pricing down dramatically over the past few years. In fact, over the last year, the average price for a 128GB and 256GB SSDs have dropped to $50 and $90, respectively for system manufacturers, according to DRAMeXchange. And prices for consumers have dropped to $91.55 for a 128GB SSD and $164.34 for a 256GB SSD.

Comment Re:What is wrong with "terrorist sympathies"? (Score 1) 308

Actually, no.

Hint - If you're deleting things because you know they are evidence of acts you committed or participated in, and you also know those acts are illegal, you are indeed destroying evidence and obstructing. Thankfully our system knows this to be true, even if you don't.

Submission + - Bell Media President says Canadians are 'stealing' US Netflix content (www.cbc.ca)

Submitted by iONiUM
iONiUM writes: Today the Bell Media president claimed that Canadians are 'stealing' US Netflix, saying the practice is “stealing just like stealing anything else.” She went on to say that it is socially unacceptable behaviour, and “It has to become socially unacceptable to admit to another human being that you are VPNing into U.S. Netflix. Like throwing garbage out of your car window, you just don’t do it. We have to get engaged and tell people they’re stealing." Of course, I'm sure the fact that Bell Media profits from Canadian content has nothing to do with these remarks...

Submission + - US lawmaker: Next, we stop the NSA from weakening encryption (zdnet.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Hot on the heels of President Barack Obama signing the Freedom Act into law Wednesday, a bipartisan congressional effort is now focusing their efforts on preventing the government from weakening encryption.

Submission + - MIT Algorithms Improve Collaboration of Delivery Drones (roboticstrends.com)

Submitted by stowie
stowie writes: MIT tested a new system on drones that had to cross paths and make “deliveries” without crashing. Here’s how it works. Before the drones fly, there’s a planning phase where each drone maps out its optimal path. Then the situation is broken down into two graphs by an algorithm. One generates a set of micro-actions and the other represents transitions between macro-actions. The planning algorithm runs through various starting states and assigns values to all the micro-actions. The result is a graph of the probability that each drone should perform a particular action at a particular time.

Submission + - PayPal responds to fury over robocalls, will now allow users to opt-out (bgr.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Earlier this week, PayPal was lambasted for its new user agreement which allowed the online payments company to robocall and autotext customers at will. What was particularly jarring about the user agreement — set to go into effect on July 1 — is that PayPal reserved the right to contact customers not just for account problems, but also for surveys and promotions. Even worse, PayPal brazenly advised users who weren’t on board with the new agreement that they should simply close their account and move it along.

Naturally, news of PayPal’s new TOS caused something of an uproar online. Thankfully, PayPal has since realized that forcing users to accept automated texts and phone calls wasn’t the wisest of business decisions.

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