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Submission + - We don't want your Coffee (ponyfoo.com) 1

Submitted by bevacqua
bevacqua writes: It isn't JavaScript, it just compiles down to it. Stop trying to subjugate people on StackOverflow by answering their JavaScript questions with CoffeeScript code. Stop trying to get JavaScript help posting Coffee code we don't understand.

Submission + - Triple Booting Tablet With Ubuntu Touch (reuters.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: PengPod, the company who brought the first commercial dual booting tablet has done it again with the PengPod1040. The PengPod1040 can now TRIPLE boot. This powerful 9.7" ultra high resolution tablet can run Android, GNU/Linux and now UBUNTU TOUCH. Ubuntu touch is made so one can have the same friendly Ubuntu experience, but is touch friendly which has the ability to navigate the Ubuntu desktop without having to use a mouse and keyboard.

This unique product will transform the PC and Tablet world by merging both elegantly together to fit any lifestyle. Use the high-powered quad-core processor to play a favorite Android game or watch a favorite movie on PengPod's brilliant Hi-Def screen. After playing the game and wanting to get back to work, just switch over to Linaro OS (Ubuntu arm) or Ubuntu Touch. Now the capability to do anything work-related that would need a PC is right on the tablet like creating excel sheets, presentations, etc. The consumer can now have the best of both worlds thanks to the PengPod.

Submission + - Did NIST cripple SHA-3? (cdt.org)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: In the process of standardizing the SHA-3 competition winning algorithm Keccak, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) may have lowered the bar for attacks, which might be useful for or even initiated by NSA. "NIST is proposing a huge reduction in the internal strength of Keccak below what went into final SHA-3 comp", writes cryptographer Marsh Ray on Twitter. In August, John Kelsey working at NIST, described (slides 44-48) the changes to the algorithm, including reduction of the bit length from 224, 256, 384 and 512-bit modes down to 128 and 256-bit modes.

Submission + - Justice Department Slaps IBM Over H-1B Hiring Practices 1

Submitted by Dawn Kawamoto
Dawn Kawamoto writes: IBM reached a settlement with the Justice Department over allegations it posted discriminatory online job openings, allegedly stating a preference for H-1B and foreign student visa holders for its software and apps developer positions. The job openings were for IT positions that would eventually require the applicant to relocate overseas. IBM agreed to pay $44,400 in civil penalties to the U.S., as well take certain actions in the way it hires within the U.S. The settlement, announced Friday, comes at a time with tech companies are calling for the U.S. to allow more H-1B workers into the country.

Submission + - Compromised Japanese Media Sites Serving IE Zero Day Exploits (threatpost.com)

Submitted by msm1267
msm1267 writes: Attackers exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser have compromised several popular local Japanese media outlets and have infected systems belonging to government, high tech and manufacturing organizations in Japan. The attacks appear to be a large-scale intelligence gathering operation and are dropping a knock-off of the McRAT remote access malware to exfiltrate data from compromised computers.

Submission + - Microsoft Takes Another Stab at Tablets, Unveils Surface 2, Surface 2 Pro

Submitted by Dputiger
Dputiger writes: Microsoft has unveiled both the Surface 2 and Surface 2 Pro, updating the former with a Tegra 4 processor and the latter with a new Haswell chip. Among the additional improvements are a more comfortable kickstand with two height settings, 1080p displays for both devices, USB 3.0 support, better battery life, and a higher resolution camera. Pricing for the 32GB Surface without a Touch or Type Cover is set at $449

Submission + - France Advocates EU Consider Imposing Tax On Data Taken Out Of EU (thelocal.fr)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: France has proposed the European Union study taxing companies for transferring personal data outside of the bloc ... The proposal is part of a series France has made ahead of an EU summit next month ... Both transfers of data inside companies, such as sending information on employees from a European subsidiary to a non-EU parent, and between companies are affected. Transfer of personal data often happens when companies outsource certain tasks such as customer sales and help lines to offshore call centres.

Submission + - Bruce Schneier: NSA Spying Is Making Us Less Safe (technologyreview.com)

Submitted by mspohr
mspohr writes: An interview with Bruce Schneier in the MIT Technology Review offers some unique insight and hints at future revelations on the Snowden papers. Bruce points out "What these leaks reveal is how robust NSA surveillance is, how pervasive it is, and to what degree the NSA has commandeered the entire Internet and turned it into a surveillance platform."
In addition: "They’re not just spying on the bad guys, they’re deliberately weakening Internet security for everyone—including the good guys. It’s sheer folly to believe that only the NSA can exploit the vulnerabilities they create. Additionally, by eavesdropping on all Americans, they’re building the technical infrastructure for a police state."
He also has an interesting analogy for the way the NSA "asks" for backdoors: "The way it seems to go, it’s never an explicit request from the NSA. It’s more of a joking thing: “So, are you going to give us a back door?” If you act amenable, then the conversation progresses. If you don’t, it’s completely deniable. It’s like going out on a date. Sex might never be explicitly mentioned, but you know it’s on the table."
Finally, he disses his five tips for avoiding NSA surveillance: "My five tips suck. They are not things the average person can use. One of them is to use PGP [a data-encryption program]. But my mother can’t use PGP. Maybe some people who read your publication will use my tips, but most people won’t. Basically, the average user is screwed."
He hints at further revelations in articles he is preparing for The Guardian.

Submission + - Twelve Keynote Videos From LinuxCon 2013 (linuxgizmos.com)

Submitted by __aajbyc7391
__aajbyc7391 writes: The Linux Foundation held its LinuxCon North America conference in New Orleans this week, and has once again pubished keynote session videos. The videos feature Linux luminaries including Google's Chris DiBona, Valve's Gabe Newell, Raspberry Pi's Eben Upton, Intel's Dirk Hohndel, and a panel with Tejun Heo, Greg Kroah-Hartman, Sarah Sharp, and Linus Torvalds (do sparks fly?). Lots of interesting insights and dicussion!

Submission + - RSA warns developers not to use RSA products (cryptographyengineering.com)

Submitted by Weezul
Weezul writes: "RSA has recommended that developers desist from using the Dual_EC_DRBG random number generator — which happens to be the default in RSA's BSafe cryptographic toolkit." "Dual_EC_DRBG is the random number generator voted most likely to be backdoored by the NSA."

Submission + - Trans-Pacific cable plans mired in US-China geopolitical rivalry (zdnet.com) 1

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Attempts to build a new Telecommunications cable between the US, New Zealand and Australia have become a nexus for the growing rivalry between the US and China in the Pacific.

The US is reportedly creating a technology ring fence to match its military one and contain China's ambitions in the Pacific. US military could even help pay for any planned new cable to link its bases in American Samoa with its expanding military presence in Australia's Northern Territory.

It has been made "very clear" US authorities would not allow significant Chinese investment in one cable project and it followed that they would not tolerate the use of Chinese gear in its construction.

âoeIt was made very clear. These are cables connecting whole countries. These are very political things," one insider said.

Submission + - LinkedIn Accused of Hacking Customers' E-Mails to Get Contacts (businessweek.com) 1

Submitted by cold fjord
cold fjord writes: Business Week reports, "LinkedIn Corp. ... was sued by customers who claim the company appropriated their identities for marketing purposes by hacking into their external e-mail accounts and downloading contacts’ addresses. The customers, who aim to lead a group suit against LinkedIn, asked a federal judge in San Jose, California, to bar the company from repeating the alleged violations and to force it to return any revenue stemming from its use of their identities to promote the site ... “LinkedIn’s own website contains hundreds of complaints regarding this practice,” they said in the complaint filed Sept. 17, ... LinkedIn required the members to provide an external e-mail address as their username on its site, then used the information to access their external e-mail accounts when they were left open ... “LinkedIn pretends to be that user and downloads the e-mail addresses contained anywhere in that account to LinkedIn’s servers,” they said. “LinkedIn is able to download these addresses without requesting the password for the external e-mail accounts or obtaining users’ consent.” " — More at Bloomberg. — This puts an interesting twist on LinkedIn's recent call for transparency.

Submission + - Wired Deliberately Misleads Readers on Bitcoin: Shoddy Journalism (btcgeek.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Wired wrote a deliberately misleading article on homelessness and Bitcoin and refused to correct factual errors even after knowing about them. Although the article is greatly positive for Bitcoin, people who might try to replicate what was shown will be sadly very disappointed.

Submission + - Verizon enabling US Government spying 'disappointing': Cyber-rights group (smh.com.au)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: A Verizon executive's dismissal of attempts by US technology companies to reveal US government snooping is "disappointing" but not surprising given the telco's history, said Electronic Frontiers Australia. Verizon Enterprise Solutions president John Stratton told Fairfax Media the telco was not swayed by other technology companies' efforts to reveal the extent of US government snooping on their customers. Last week, Yahoo! chief executive Marissa Mayer and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg struck out at restrictions on their ability to tell customers when the US government had requested private information.

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