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BBC's use of Windows DRM criticized-> 0

Submitted by Commander YaYa on Friday June 22 2007, @01:57PM

Commander YaYa writes "The BBC's soon-to-launch iPlayer will initially make use of Microsoft DRM, but an open-source group is challenging the plan. More here"
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BBC Iplayer - Petition for Linux Version 0

Submitted by mormop on Friday June 22 2007, @01:11PM

mormop writes "Following the news that the BBC's online content will only be available in DRM'd form and not at all on Linux, a petition has been started on the UK Government's site.

At the moment, there are around 8000 signatures. Given how much noise you have to make to get anyone to listen in the UK nowadays it's going to take a lot more than that. If you care and you live in the UK or am an ex-pat, sign now. As much as anything, if you have a TV and paid your licence fee, you've already paid for the program's production and am currently paying for the development of software that will stop you viewing them."

IIS twice as likely to serve malware as Apache

Submitted by jcgam69 on Wednesday June 06 2007, @11:37AM

jcgam69 writes "A new study by Google's Anti-Malware Team seems to confirm what many people have believed for years: Web sites running Microsoft's IIS are twice as likely to host malware than those running Apache. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070606-goog le-iis-twice-as-likely-to-host-malware-as-apache.h tml"

McDonalds attempts to change dictionary->

Submitted by

templets

on Wednesday June 06 2007, @11:10AM

templets writes "It seems the folks at McDonald's believe that forcing dictionary publishers to print their definition of a word is the thing to do, even when it is the opposite of how the word is actually used. I'm taken back to Huxley's 1984, except here the corporations are rewriting history. Would have been nice if Time would have actually spelled the word correctly."
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Google Phone Will Be on Ship by The End of 2007

Submitted by

zack2007

on Friday April 20 2007, @07:49PM

zack2007 writes "HTC ( High Tech Computer ) will manufacture Google phone and commence shipments by the end of 2007. The makers also said the shipment volume will reach as high as one million units and will be available in global markets by start of 2008. http://zecharyw.com/270/google-phone-will-be-on-sh ip-by-the-end-of-2007/"

Bill Gates heckled in China

Submitted by

dominique_cimafranca

on Friday April 20 2007, @07:01PM

dominique_cimafranca writes "News flash: Bill Gates heckled in China. According to Local6, Gates had just finished a speech at Peking University and was handing out prizes to students when a Chinese man walked on stage and unveiled a banner with "free software, open source" written on it."

Safari zero-day exploit nets $10,000 prize->

From feed by registerfeed on Friday April 20 2007, @06:52PM

Pwn'd in 12 hours

A New York-based security researcher spent less than 12 hours to identify and exploit a zero-day vulnerability in Apple's Safari browser that allowed him to remotely gain full user rights to the hacked machine. The feat came during the second and final day of the CanSecWest "pwn-2-own" contest in which participants are able to walk away with a fully-patched MacBook Pro if they are first able to hack it.

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Researchers win $10000 in OS X Security Challenge

Submitted by crackman on Friday April 20 2007, @05:57PM

crackman writes "Today at the CanSecWest security conference, Shane Macaulay demonstrated a client side vulnerability and exploit developed overnight by Dino Dai Zovi of Matasano Security to win the PWN 2 0WN contest. The pair walks away with the recently raised bounty of $10000 as well as the MacBook used in the demonstration. Matasano has promised details of the vulnerability will be disclosed at a later date."

NetBrowserPro: Porn Browser Installs Malware

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 29 2007, @12:57PM

An anonymous reader writes "Spywareguide.com reports that a new web browser has been released, supposedly to help you "surf for porn safely". What the makers of the browser don't mention is the rootkit technology deployed alongside a fake media codec that is actually a Trojan. As for the porn it serves up, many of the galleries it links to redirect you to content that could be viewed as questionable with regards the age of some of the models. This isn't the first time a "rogue browser" has appeared — in the past 12 months, we've had Yapbrowser, Safety Browser and Browsezilla. Is it possible that the development of new web browsers will suffer a "chilling effect" if individuals continue to make browsers that take you to spyware, hijacks and illegal porn?"

Google to Viacom-The law is clear, and on our side

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 29 2007, @12:51PM

An anonymous reader writes "Google responded to the opinion piece in the Washington Post by a Viacom Lawyer with a letter to the editor titled "An End Run on Copyright Law." "Viacom is attempting to rewrite established copyright law through a baseless lawsuit. In February, after negotiations broke down, Viacom requested that YouTube take down more than 100,000 videos. We did so immediately, working through a weekend. Viacom later withdrew some of those requests, apparently realizing that those videos were not infringing, after all. Though Viacom seems unable to determine what constitutes infringing content, its lawyers believe that we should have the responsibility and ability to do it for them. Fortunately, the law is clear, and on our side.""