Comment: Bought it Thursday (Score 1) 142
My son still doesn't know on what platform to download, he never saw it coming
More important: he now knows that it's fairly reasonable to pay for things one enjoys.
Comment: Re:We Need More Legal Avenues (Score 1) 354
It would kill a distribution channel. That's an industry that's worth a lot. "Let's distribute all content digitally!" You'll find several angry truckers and their managers on your doorstep.
European eID announced->
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gbjbaanb writes "On Wednesday, the European Commission published a strategy document aimed at setting up systems to protect children online. In the document — but not in the accompanying press release nor the citizens' summary — the Commission mentioned that it will soon propose a "pan-European framework for electronic authentication", full details will be announced on 30th May.
The launch of the strategy follows a push to strengthen internet security in the EU. It also outlined legal measures to make it easier for people to use a single e-ID for online services across borders, which would underpin a move toward a pan-European framework for electronic identification, authentication and signature (Pefias) framework."
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The launch of the strategy follows a push to strengthen internet security in the EU. It also outlined legal measures to make it easier for people to use a single e-ID for online services across borders, which would underpin a move toward a pan-European framework for electronic identification, authentication and signature (Pefias) framework."
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Comment: Re:Well, I just disabled my Java plugin (Score 1) 322
Sophos works well enough. Free and enough configuration options imho. ClamXav is there as well but only there for when something suspicious is going on AND sophos unexpectedly stops working.
Comment: Re:Two easy workarounds. (Score 1) 706
>Carry a flask of liquor, and if stopped, pretend to take a drink before the cop reaches the door.
Is it legal to have an open container of an alcoholic liquid in the drivers' compartment?
Comment: Re:"among" the best?? (Score 1) 186
http://www.speedtest.net/result/1750410854.png Paying like 70 us-dollars a month for this (never discovered a cap) including a pretty smart tv and phone triple-play. I love Canada but this research is plain wrong.
Comment: IP is protected, our children are not. (Score 1) 1
http://www.rnw.nl/english/bulletin/paedophile-club-not-be-charged
"An organisation that advocates the acceptance of paedophilia cannot be prosecuted, preliminary investigations by the Rotterdam Public Prosecutor suggest.
The organisation, called Martijn, wants sexual relationships between adults and children legalised.
Investigators have failed to find evidence that links offences committed by current or former members to the organisation or its website."
The end of dutch uncensored internet marks a black-> 1
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xonen writes "Two dutch internet providers are summoned by the court to block DNS entries and IP addresses of the pirate bay.
This list is allowed to be updated by a private organization, 'BREIN', which represent the media industries.
Despite several errors, false assumptions and other inconsistensies in the ruling, those 2 ISP's are ordered to disallow access within 2 weeks. Other ISP's are expected to follow soon (or not, depending whom you ask). It is likely that the two ISP's involved will seek a higher court ruling.
The part of the ruling that causes most pain, is not as much as that a site gets blocked — which is bad enough by itself — but that a private organisation is granted full control on the list of dns entries and IP's that is to be blocked — opening the door to arbitrary censorship."
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This list is allowed to be updated by a private organization, 'BREIN', which represent the media industries.
Despite several errors, false assumptions and other inconsistensies in the ruling, those 2 ISP's are ordered to disallow access within 2 weeks. Other ISP's are expected to follow soon (or not, depending whom you ask). It is likely that the two ISP's involved will seek a higher court ruling.
The part of the ruling that causes most pain, is not as much as that a site gets blocked — which is bad enough by itself — but that a private organisation is granted full control on the list of dns entries and IP's that is to be blocked — opening the door to arbitrary censorship."
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NYT: IBM PC Division Sold to Advance China's Goals
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theodp writes "Back in 2005, Wharton's Michael Useem speculated that IBM's sale of its PC Division to Lenovo was more about ingratiating Big Blue with the Chinese government than getting top dollar for the assets. 'Government relationships are key in China,' Useem explained. Now, a NY Times article on outgoing IBM CEO Samuel J. Palmisano seems to confirm that Useem's analysis was spot-on. From the NYT article: 'In 2004, I.B.M. sold its PC business to Lenovo of China. Mr. Palmisano says he deflected overtures from Dell and private equity firms, preferring the sale to a company in China for strategic reasons: the Chinese government wants its corporations to expand globally, and by aiding that national goal, I.B.M. enhanced its stature in the lucrative Chinese market, where the government still steers business.'"
Hacker on Steroids:Disgraced Athlete Sentenced for->
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McGruber writes "Floyd Landis (wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Landis) won the 2006 Tour de France, but was later stripped of his title after testing "positive for an unusually high ratio of the hormone testosterone to the hormone epitestosterone (T/E ratio)".
In February 2010, Slashdot covered the news (http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/16/0230255/tour-de-france-champion-accused-of-hacking) that Landis had been accused of hacking into the laboratory that detected the unusually high T/E ratio. Since then, Landis was "convicted in absentia by a French court 'for his role in hacking into the computers of a French doping lab'" according to National Public Radio. (http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/11/10/142211319/french-court-convicts-cyclist-floyd-landis-in-hacking-of-doping-lab)
Landis and his former coach Arnie Baker both received 12-month suspended sentences, according to USA Today. (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/cycling/story/2011-11-10/floyd-landis-convicted/51152204/1)"
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In February 2010, Slashdot covered the news (http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/16/0230255/tour-de-france-champion-accused-of-hacking) that Landis had been accused of hacking into the laboratory that detected the unusually high T/E ratio. Since then, Landis was "convicted in absentia by a French court 'for his role in hacking into the computers of a French doping lab'" according to National Public Radio. (http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/11/10/142211319/french-court-convicts-cyclist-floyd-landis-in-hacking-of-doping-lab)
Landis and his former coach Arnie Baker both received 12-month suspended sentences, according to USA Today. (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/cycling/story/2011-11-10/floyd-landis-convicted/51152204/1)"
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