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Submission + - Ditch Your Passwords -- US Gov To Issue Secure Online IDs

Submitted by Hugh Pickens DOT Com
Hugh Pickens DOT Com writes: Tom Groenfeldt reports in Forbes that the US Postal Service has awarded a contract to SecureKey to implement the Federal Cloud Credential Exchange (FCXX) designed to enable individuals to securely access online services at multiple federal agencies —such as health benefits, student loan information, and retirement benefit information—without the need to use a different password or other digital identification for each service. SecureKey already operates a trusted identity service in Canada using identification keys provided by one of five participating Canadian banks, that allows Canadians to connect with 120 government programs online with no additional user names or passwords for everything from benefits queries to fishing licenses. “This system marks a significant milestone in the evolution of cloud computing, leading the way in demonstrating how identities will be utilized and managed in the online world for years to come, and we are thrilled to have been selected by the USPS for this critical national initiative,” says Andre Boysen, chief marketing officer for SecureKey. The SecureKey program is designed to connect identity providers—such as banks, governments, healthcare organizations, and others—with consumers’ favorite online services though a cloud-based broker service. The platform allows identity providers and online services to integrate once, reducing the integration and business complexity otherwise incurred in establishing many-to-many relationships.

Comment Glorified printer with paint software (Score 2) 74

by jjp9999 (#44408399) Attached to: Robot Produces Paintings With That 'Imperfect' Human Look

Interesting, but it's still not that much different from a printer with an algorithm to imitate a painterly look. There is software (like Corel Painter) that can transform photos to look like they were painted using different mediums. I could load a photo, use an automated feature in Painter, and print it, and it would basically do the same thing as this robot.

Submission + - Wall Street to Hold Cyberattack Drill, Quantum Dawn 2 (theepochtimes.com)

Submitted by BioTitan
BioTitan writes: "It will be determined whether Wall Street could withstand a coordinated, large-scale cyberattack during the Quantum Dawn 2 exercise on July 18. Top firms will work together and with the government to find weak points in their systems. The exercise is a major shift from the first Quantum Dawn in November 2011, which simulated a physical terrorist attack on Wall Street (there was no physical exercise, it was all behind computers), and had firms try to prevent a mock stock market from crashing."

Submission + - World's First Tizen Tablet? (linuxgizmos.com)

Submitted by __aajbyc7391
__aajbyc7391 writes: Japanese firm Systena Corp. has announced what appers to be the world's first Tizen-based tablet, which may be the first Tizen product of any kind. The unnamed Systena Tizen tablet offers high-end features including a 1.4GHz, quad-core Cortex-A9 system-on-chip, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of flash, a 10.1-inch 1920 x 1200-pixel display, 2-megapixel rear-facing and 0.3-megapixel front-facing cameras, and a microSD slot — specs that approach those of the most powerful Android tablets currently on the market. Japanese carrier and major Tizen backer NTT DoCoMo will sell the device, according to a report by TizenExperts. Last month at the Tizen Developers Conference, NTT DoCoMo and Orange promised Tizen smartphone launches in 2013, presumably using upcoming Samsung Tizen phones, but mentioned nothing about tablets.

Submission + - Intergalactic Payment System Unveiled by PayPal (theepochtimes.com)

Submitted by jjp9999
jjp9999 writes: Anticipating the rise of a viable space economy ahead of the launch of Virgin Galactic and the construction of a space hotel by 2016, PayPal is unveiling the development of a new payment system, PayPal Galaxy, designed to function as an intergalactic currency. PayPal President David Marcus told Epoch Times, “If you want space tourism to thrive, you need commerce."

Submission + - NYC Tech Sector Growing Faster Than City Can Keep Up (theepochtimes.com) 1

Submitted by BioTitan
BioTitan writes: New York City's plans to build it's tech sector have turned out like a party gone wrong—someone inviting 100 people expecting 10 to show up, but finding that not only did everyone come, but they also brought their friends. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to build NYC into the second Silicon Valley. Dedicated spaces complete with 3-D printers, workshops, and computers with design software are being built—with the Brooklyn Navy Yard leading the way—yet there is far from enough space to meet demand. Tucker Reed, president of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, said "Despite the presence of a considerable number of commercial buildings in downtown Brooklyn, longer term leases have tied up much of the current space over the next five years."

Submission + - Aaron's Law would revamp computer fraud penalties (networkworld.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Two U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill that would prevent the Department of Justice from prosecuting people for violating terms of service for Web-based products, website notices or employment agreements under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). On Thursday, Representative Zoe Lofgren, a California Democrat, and Senator Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, introduced Aaron's Law, a bill aimed at removing some types of prosecutions under the CFAA. The bill is named after Internet activist Aaron Swartz, who committed suicide in January while facing federal prosecution for allegedly hacking into a Massachusetts Institute of Technology network and downloading millions of scholarly articles from the JSTOR subscription service.

Submission + - Lawmakers Try To Block Black Box Technology in Cars, DVR Tracking (computerworld.com)

Submitted by Lucas123
Lucas123 writes: Lawmakers this week filed bipartisan legislation that would give car owners control over data collected in black box-style recorders that may be required in all models as soon as next year. The move follows a separate proposal made earlier this month that would limit telecommunications companies in tracking viewer activity with new digital video recorders (DVR) technology. The "Black Box Privacy Protection Act" would give vehicle owners more control over the information collected through a car or motorcycle event data recorders, which the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proposed be required in all new cars as of 2014. "For me, this is a basic issue of privacy," said Rep. Mike Capuano (D-MA). "Many consumers aren't even aware that this technology is already in most vehicles." The second, more colorfully titled piece of legislation, is the "We Are Watching You Act". The bill was filed in response to reports that national telecommunications companies are exploring technology for DVRs that would record the personal activities of people as they watch television at home in order to target them for marketing and advertising. If implemented, among other things, when the recording device is in use, the words "WE ARE WATCHING YOU" would appear on the television screen. "This may sound preposterous, but it is neither a joke nor an exaggeration," Capuano said. "These DVRs would essentially observe consumers as they watch television as a way to super-target ads. It is an incredible invasion of privacy."

Submission + - Fascinating physics - Trapped in an Underwater Air Bubble for Three Days (slate.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Simply amazing. From Slate: "Being buried alive is usually near the top of any worst-ways-to-die list. But how about being buried alive 100 feet below the ocean surface in a tiny pocket of air? For Harrison Okene, ... this nightmare scenario became a reality for nearly three grueling days. ... May 26 at about 4:30 a.m., when Okene got up to use the restroom. His ... tugboat ... swayed in the choppy Atlantic waters ... What caused the tugboat to capsize remains a mystery, ... Okene was thrown from the crew restroom as the ship turned over. Water streamed in and swept him through the vessel’s bowels until he found himself in the toilet of an officer’s cabin. ... For the next 60 hours, Okene—who was without food, water, or light—listened to the sounds of ocean creatures scavenging through the ship on his dead crewmates... When Maxim Umansky, a physicist at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, read about Okene’s miraculous rescue, his interest was piqued. “For a physics question, it’s an interesting problem,” said Umansky. “Of course, I’m also glad the man survived and happy with the ending of his story.” Umansky began conducting his own calculations to quantify the factors responsible for Okene’s survival. He also posed a question to a physics Web forum: How large does a bubble have to be to sustain a person with breathable air? "

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