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Censorship

Submission + - How Burma cyber-dissidents crack censorship

s-orbital writes: "According to a BBC News article, "Images of saffron-robed monks leading throngs of people along the streets of Rangoon have been seeping out of a country famed for its totalitarian regime and repressive control of information. The pictures, sometimes grainy and the video footage shaky, are captured at great personal risk on mobile phones — but each represents a powerful statement of political dissent."

This article continues to tell the stories of how Burma's bloggers use proxy servers, free hosting services, and other technologies to overcome Burma's "pervasive" filtering of internet access and media exchange between the outside and inside worlds. Also, bloggers report numerous attempt of the Burmese government using the same channels to attempt to disseminate false information."
Education

Submission + - Taxpayer funded creationism

J ROC writes: According to this news story Senator David Vitter has earmarked $100,000 of federal money to the Louisiana Family Forum "to develop a plan to promote better science education" (text of the appropriations bill is here. Scroll to page 238). The Louisiana Family Forum has a history of promoting creationism in public schools, as some bloggers have noted.
Editorial

Submission + - Shouldn't copyrights last forever?

proxima writes: Mark Helprin, author and fellow at the Claremont Institute, writes an op-ed piece in today's New York Times. He responds to the argument about expiration being for the public good by saying, "it might also be for the public good were Congress to allow the enslavement of foreign captives and their descendants (this was tried);" He argues that Congress should extend the length of copyright again, "as far as it can throw". This is certainly a striking position compared to many on Slashdot and fellow guest columnist Lawrence Lessig (access to archives required).
Technology (Apple)

Submission + - MacBook Displays: Class-action against Apple

l3mr writes: Another class-action suit has been filed against Apple. Allegedly, MacBook- and MacBook Pro displays are only capable of displaying 18 bits of color information instead of the usual 24 bits. This would invalidate the claim that they show millions of colors. Customer complaints about the quality of the displays have been heard since the release of Intel-based MacBooks, and the suit states that Apple has deleted threads regaring this matter on their forums.
Security

Submission + - Researcher creates Bluetooth crack tool

iam2bz writes: "This piece showcases a bluetooth hack for any device that use wireless technology. Consequently, security issues come into play when using mobile phones, laptops or any other device that support this method of communication."

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