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Submission + - The Pirate Bay launches 'Pirate Browser' that evades ISP blockade (paritynews.com)

Submitted by hypnosec
hypnosec writes: The Pirate Bay, on its 10th anniversary, has released ‘Pirate Browser’ which it claims would allow people to access ‘The Pirate Bay’ and other such blocked sites. The ‘Pirate Browser’ is a fully functional browser that currently works with Windows. One of the most controversial sites on the web has claimed that the browser doesn't have any adware or toolbars bundled with it. According to the Pirate Browser website, the browser is basically a bundled package consisting of the Tor client and Firefox Portable browser. The package also includes some tools meant for evading censorship in countries like UK, Finland, Denmark, Iran among others.

Submission + - Microsoft's Latest Scroogled Attack Slams Gmail's Email-like Ads

Submitted by SmartAboutThings
SmartAboutThings writes: Gmail is used by millions of users around the world and most of them have become already used to the advertisements they get. And I’m sure that many of you didn’t even notice Google’s latest “invention” – ads disguised as promotional emails. In its latest attack at Google on its Scroogled website, Microsoft takes dig at what it calls “Gspam“, showing that Google reads every single email that you send and then "disguises" ads to look like emails. Is this enought to maek you switch to Outlook or you don't mind Google's advertising techniques?

Submission + - Poll: How long have you been on slashdot 5

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Less than or equal to 6 months
Greater than 6 months, less than or equal to 1 year
Greater than 1 year, less than or equal to 2 years
Greater than 2 years, less than or equal to 4 years
Greater than 4 years, less than or equal to 8 years
Greater than 8 years, less than or equal to 16 years
Greater than 16 years, for I am Lord CowboyNeal

Submission + - Here come the stop sign cameras (myfoxdc.com)

Submitted by schwit1
schwit1 writes: A stop sign camera has been spotted in Washington DC. The camera functions similarly to a red light camera – snapping photos of vehicles that fail to stop properly at the stop sign.

Here's what a single DC speed camera on New York Avenue accomplished in 23 months. Tickets issued: 116,734. Fines levied: $11.6 million....

Submission + - Ask Slashdot: Are Linux Users Groups (LUGs) still relevant?

Submitted by Oflameo
Oflameo writes: How relevant are Linux Users Groups in today's age? I tried going to my local LUG for a couple years but generally left me under stimulated, it was in a bad neighborhood of town, and most of the members were more interested in socializing than talking about the news, technology, or education.

I quit it about eight months ago due to gratuitous internal politics. Me and a friend were thinking about starting another one but we don't currently don't have the critical mass of 4 knowledgeable people in accordance to http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Linux_PR/newlug.html. I really didn't miss being in a LUG that much because I can do all the things I needed to do over the Internet and I socialize in the other clubs I'm in.

I don't understand how much Linux Users Groups actually influence Free Open Software and Free Culture in this day and age with the stability and the throughput of the Internet.

Do you think Linux Users Groups are still relevant? How relevant Do you think they are? Do you think I should try to start one even if I don't have critical mass?

Submission + - Linux based Hand of Thief banking trojan hits the streets (arstechnica.com)

Submitted by Billly Gates
Billly Gates writes: Arstechnica has a story on a new Linux based trojan that steals banking data. The catch is it does not run on Windows. Targeting Linux and MacOSX is new but some are beginning to target these platforms as most users refuse to run any AV software and feel they are immune and do not need it unlike Windows users who know better.

The malware kit is available for $2,000 which makes it much more expensive than most exploit kits sold on the blackmarket.

Submission + - Ask Slashdot: What if someone forked GTK2?

Submitted by Ben Dibell
Ben Dibell writes: GNOME's irrelevance has been in the news lately, and everywhere I turn on my Fedora desktop I see migration to GTK3. MATE has become excellent in many ways, but the uncertainty of GTK's future (and some features) kept me with XFCE 4.x, because at least I know they will be around for a long time, no matter what toolkit they use. I'm wondering, does anyone think that forking GTK2 under a new name would help the current situation? Does anyone speculate that the likes of XFCE 4 and MATE would adopt the new library, if it remained widely compatible with GTK2?

Submission + - NSA Still Funded to Spy On US Phone Records,Vote Fails 3

Submitted by turp182
turp182 writes: The Amash Amendment (#100) to HR 2397 (DOD appropriations bill) failed to pass the House of Representatives (this link will change tomorrow, it is the current day activity of the House) at 6:54PM EST today, meaning it will not be added to the appropriations bill. The amendment would have specifically defunded the bulk collection of American phone records.

Roll call may not be available until tomorrow.

Subjective: Let freedom be reigned.

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