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+ - Google beats Australian regulator in landmark court case->

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An anonymous reader writes "Google will not have to verify the content of sponsored ads on its website after winning a High Court appeal against Australian regulators. It is a massive win for Google, as it lost an earlier hearing, and it would have had major global implications for the global search industry had they lost today."
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Microsoft

+ - Microsoft Surface Pro Review->

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zacharye writes "I first laid eyes on Microsoft’s Surface tablet just about four months ago. It was a rainy Monday morning in Redmond, Washington and we were barely into the first 20 minutes of a full day of meetings when I knew the Surface was a huge, huge deal. Microsoft — the world’s largest software company, responsible for the operating system that powers roughly 92% of all personal computers on the planet — was now a hardware vendor. Microsoft's first effort was a dud but the Surface Pro is better in every way. Is it enough?..."
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Python

+ - Python Gets a Big Data Boost from DARPA->

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itwbennett writes "According to an ITworld report, 'DARPA (the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) has awarded $3 million to software provider Continuum Analytics to help fund the development of Python's data processing and visualization capabilities for big data jobs. The money will go toward developing new techniques for data analysis and for visually portraying large, multi-dimensional data sets.'"
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Nintendo

+ - Nintendo Release 3DS XL and New Mario Today in the USA

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Croakyvoice writes "Nintendo has today released the 3DS XL in the U.S.A. The console comes with features such as screens which are 90% bigger in size than the original 3DS, a much needed improvement in battery life and also the 3D effect on the console has noticeably improved. The 3DS XL is Nintendo's attempt at even moreso dominating the handheld console market over the PSVita but also bringing back the gamers lost to the likes of Android and iOS Devices. The other major 3DS news of the day is the release of New Super Mario Bros 2 a continuation of the DS game released in 2006. In Japan the game has sold over 800,000 copies since game launch and Nintendo will be hopeful to replicate that success in the U.S.A."

Comment: Re:certainly much simpler than (Score 3, Interesting) 161

by FunkDup (#40955951) Attached to: In Brazil, All Vehicles Must Have Radio IDs By 2014

a lot of people live in slums next to the rich people's fenced mansions

Sounds a little bit like South Africa, or to some extent the USA.

This article says:

There is no agreed upon definition about what all these nations have in common apart from having a significant population of European descent.

The Internet

+ - EU Parliament Debates their own DMCA 2

Submitted by bs0d3
bs0d3 writes "Right now, what is lacking across Europe, is a standard law to handle notice-and-take down's of illegal sites like the US' DMCA. Right now illegal content across Europe is subject to non-standard take down letters, some of which include no mention of what was allegedly infringed, nor in which jurisdiction in Europe it's infringed, or who to contact in your jurisdiction to challenge the claim, or even which company it is that is being represented by the law firm that gets in touch with he project. They need a system so that the notices would have to include information that makes them verifiable as correct. EU is holding a public consultation discussing notice-and-take down laws, which can be found here."
Privacy

+ - How to avoid being tracked online-> 1

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Barence writes "With governments around the world increasingly snooping on the internet activity of their citizens, PC Pro has a feature outlining how to (legally) avoid being tracked online. The feature covers techniques such as end-to-end encryption, onion networks, VPNs and proxies, and how to cover your tracks on social networks."
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Networking

+ - Power Pwn: This DARPA-Funded Power Strip Will Hack Your Network

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An anonymous reader writes "The Power Pwn may look like a power strip, but it's actually a DARPA-funded hacking tool for launching remotely-activated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Ethernet attacks. If you see one around the office, make a point to ask if it's supposed to be there. Pwnie Express, which developed the $1,295 tool, says it's "a fully-integrated enterprise-class penetration testing platform." That's great, but the company also notes its "ingenious form-factor" (again, look at the above picture) and "highly-integrated/modular hardware design," which to me makes it look like the perfect gizmo for nefarious purposes."
Security

+ - Open Source Smart Meter Hacking Framework Released->

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wiredmikey writes "A researcher specializing in smart grids has released an open-source tool designed to assess the security of smart meters. Dubbed “Termineter”, the framework would allow users, such as grid operators and administrators, to test smart meters for vulnerabilities.

Termineter uses the serial port connection that interacts with the meter's optical infrared interface to give the user access to the smart meter's inner workings. The user interface is much like the interface used by the Metasploit penetration testing framework. It relies on modules to extend its testing capabilities.

Spencer McIntyre, a member of SecureState's Research and Innovation Team, is scheduled to demonstrate Termineter in a session "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Smart Meter," at Security B-Sides Vegas on July 25. The Termineter Framework can be downloaded here."
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