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Submission + - OpenSSH no longer has to depend on OpenSSL (gmane.org)

Submitted by ConstantineM
ConstantineM writes: What has been planned for a long time now, prior to the infamous heartbleed fiasco of OpenSSL (which does not affect SSH at all), is now officially a reality — with the help of some recently adopted crypto from DJ Bernstein, OpenSSH now finally has a compile-time option to no longer depend on OpenSSL — `make OPENSSL=no` has now been introduced for a reduced configuration OpenSSH to be built without OpenSSL, which would leave you with no legacy SSH-1 baggage at all, and on the SSH-2 front with only AES-CTR and chacha20+poly1305 ciphers, ECDH/curve25519 key exchange and Ed25519 public keys.

Submission + - Rent-a-cops delete photographer's memory card because of because we say so (youtube.com)

Submitted by sandbagger
sandbagger writes: Chicago-based photographer Benn Jordan that shows the scary situation he found himself in recently while trying to capture a time-lapse of South Chicago. Security guards who refused to identify themselves, asked him to move from the area between the sidewalk and private property they protect, then confiscated his memory cards and deleted days of work. The Acme Refining guards' reasons and legal authority to do so seem to be 'because we say so.'

Submission + - Samsung Can't Seek Patent Injunctions in European Courts for Five Years (eetimes.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: There are about 4,300 technology patents used in the mobile industry that are considered "essential" for any smartphone or tablet to work with GSM (2G) and UMTS (3G) networks. Those patents are the property of a handful of companies, among them Apple, Google, Samsung, Motorola, and Microsoft, and give their owners substantial power in the market. But, as Almunia pointed out, they "can be used abusively."

To address the Commission's concerns, Samsung has for a period of five years committed not to seek any injunctions in the European Economic Area (EEA) on the basis of any of its Standard-Essential-Patents (SEPs), present and future, that relate to technologies implemented in smartphones and tablets against any company that agrees to a particular framework for licensing the relevant SEPs.

Submission + - Researchers Find Easy to Exploit Bugs in Traffic Control Systems

Submitted by Trailrunner7
Trailrunner7 writes: It has been a running joke in the tech industry for years that the hacking scenes in movies are, well, a joke. Hackers in hoodies pushing a few keys and taking down the power grid or causing massive traffic pileups by turning all the stoplights green at once. While those scenes provide endless entertainment for security folks, it turns out some of those attacks aren’t so far-fetched.

Cesar Cerrudo, a researcher and CTO at IOActive, decided to take a look at the security of some of the devices that control traffic lights and electronic signs in many cites around the world, and found that not only were the devices vulnerable to a number of attacks, but they could be exploited quite easily and perhaps could be used to spread malware from device to device. Cerrudo said that the vulnerabilities he identified can be exploited from up to a mile or two away with the right equipment.

Feed Google News Sci Tech: SpaceX rocket blasts off for space station - USA TODAY (google.com)

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MELBOURNE, Fla. -- A SpaceX cargo capsule is on its way to an Easter Sunday rendezvous with the International Space Station after a Friday afternoon blastoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. SpaceX's 208-foot Falcon 9 roared from its pad at 3:25...
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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket carrying crucial cargo to ISSCNET
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Submission + - How Nest and FitBit Might Spy on You For Cash (forbes.com)

Submitted by Nerval's Lobster
Nerval's Lobster writes: Forbes offers up a comforting little story about how Nest and FitBit are planning on turning user data in a multi-billion-dollar business. "Smart-thermostat maker Nest Labs (which is being acquired by Google for $3.2 billion) has quietly built a side business managing the energy consumption of a slice of its customers on behalf of electric companies," reads the article. "In wearables, health tracker Fitbit is selling companies the tracking bracelets and analytics services to better manage their health care budgets, and its rival Jawbone may be preparing to do the same." As many a wit has said over the years: If you're not paying, you're the product. But if Forbes is right, wearable-electronics companies may have discovered a sweeter deal: paying customers on one side, and companies paying for those customers' data on the other. Will most consumers actually care, though?

Submission + - MIT Grad Students Declare War On The Power Brick (itworld.com)

Submitted by jfruh
jfruh writes: In the world of petty tech annoyances, laptop power bricks are among the most annoying: they either take the form of something big and heavy that gets tangled up underfoot, or a huge plug that blocks other outlets. A group of MIT grad students think they've found a better way, a slimmer, lighter alternative that includes a USB port as well that so you can charge your laptop and phone at the same time. They're crowdfunding the project on Kickstarter.

Comment Re:H&R Block and Turbo Tax (Score 1) 386

by ChrisSlicks (#46758089) Attached to: Slashdot Asks: How Do You Pay Your Taxes?
I used them for a couple of years out of convenience and due to having a somewhat complex return (rental property, additional home business etc). They were fine, but the cost kept rising each year, and I didn't feel it was worth it for the rate at which they rushed through everything. I said enough after they charged me $444 for a return.

I use TurboTax now which works ok. I like that you can review all the forms in detail, but the step by step can be a little annoying when you don't want it or just quickly want to get back to a specific question (instead you have to re-navigate through all the questions in the series). It also bugs me that they sell the version with 5 free federal e-filings, but 0 state e-filings - that is an extra $25. So, out of spite, I print my state return and mail it in.

Submission + - Netflix Gets What It Pays For: Comcast Streaming Speeds Skyrocket (itworld.com)

Submitted by jfruh
jfruh writes: Back in Februrary, after a lengthy dispute, Netflix agreed to pay Comcast for network access after being dogged by complaints of slow speeds from Comcast subscribers. Two months later, it appears that Comcast has delivered on its promises, jumping up six places in Netflix's ISP speed rankings. The question of whether this is good news for anyone but Comcast is still open.

Submission + - Four In Five Americans Want Data-Sharing Restricted By Law (itworld.com)

Submitted by jfruh
jfruh writes: Some surveys from the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project have found, not suprisingly, that Americans are concerned about the privacy and safety of their personal data, worrying about everything from securtiy breaches to corporate misues of it. Perhaps the most striking data point from the survey: 79% of respondents want tighter government regulations that would restrict how their personal data is shared.

Submission + - Ask Slashdot: What do with Intellectual Property when team members disband? (startupweekend.org)

Submitted by cleanUp
cleanUp writes: I attended startup weekend at a nearby city to where I live, and after two grueling days, I managed to have my idea finish within the top 3. During those two days of constantly working, I began to realize that the idea of working with some of my teammates may not be in the best interest of my idea. While they are great people, I don't think they are neither as fully invested, nor as passionate.

The lead programmer and I (founder) want to continue the project. There are 4 other teammates. 2 of those teammates did not contribute to the source code, but rather did the business side. The other 2 contributed to the code, but were beginners in the programming language.

For the other team members that will be soon be removed from the company, what ownership do they have over the company, if the company becomes profitable? We do not plan to take anything over from startup weekend, but rather start from scratch.

Comment Re:Vice and Frodo 64 (Score 1) 165

by ChrisSlicks (#46750007) Attached to: Reviving a Commodore 64 Computer Using a Raspberry Pi
Vice is Linux compatible and written in straight C, so technically all this should take is a re-compile for ARM and you're up and running - barring any issues.

These guys seem determined to do it the hard way, and rather than have it run as an emulator under a host OS, they are running the emulator as the OS. Primary advantage is load time (much smaller kernel), performance improvement would be negligible.

Submission + - Google Buys Drone Maker Titan Aerospace (suasnews.com) 1

Submitted by garymortimer
garymortimer writes: Google has acquired drone maker Titan Aerospace, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Titan is a New Mexico-based company that makes high-flying solar powered drones.

There’s no word on the price Google paid, but Facebook had been in talks to acquire the company earlier this year for a reported $60 million. Presumably, Google paid more than that to keep it away from Facebook.

Submission + - New bill on illegal downloads in Canada let companies exchange personal info (nationalpost.com)

Submitted by grumpyman
grumpyman writes: New bill to crack down on illegal downloads in Canada allow private companies to exchange personal information with other companies if they believe there has been a breach of agreement, or a case of fraud. I copyright this message and therefore if you are reading it, you have broken the law. I demand that your ISP to provide me your name and address so I can launch a suit.

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