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Feds at DefCon Alarmed After RFIDs Scanned-> 0

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FourthAge

on Thursday August 06 2009, @05:38AM

FourthAge writes "Federal agents at the Defcon 17 conference were shocked to discover that they had been caught in the sights of an RFID reader connected to a web camera. The reader sniffed data from RFID-enabled ID cards and other documents carried by attendees in pockets and backpacks. The "security enhancing" RFID chips are now found in passports, official documents and ID cards. "For $30 to $50, the common, average person can put [a portable RFID-reading kit] together," said security expert Brian Marcus, one of the people behind the RFID webcam project. "This is why we're so adamant about making people aware this is very dangerous.""
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Comment: Lock me up (Score 1) 2

by wilpig on Sunday August 02 2009, @06:27AM (#28915527) Attached to: Hotline launched to combat child porn

Does this come with a disclaimer that you will be prosecuted for your submission as well?

SUSE Studio 1.0 Released-> 0

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apokryphos

on Sunday August 02 2009, @03:01AM

apokryphos writes "Novell have just announced the release of SUSE studio 1.0 — a user-friendly web service that allows you to create your customised Linux distribution as a live CD, USB, Xen or VMware image. Users have control over adding any repositories, packages and files to the distribution; full creation and customisation of the software appliance from a new user takes roughly ten minutes. It also includes a flash-based "testdrive" service which allows you to try out your appliance in a web browser before downloading it."
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Hotline launched to combat child porn 2

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Norsefire

on Saturday August 01 2009, @11:15PM

Norsefire writes "The New Zealand Government has assisted in the creation of an internet hotline where internet users can report websites containing child pornography via a browser plugin, available for Internet Explorer and Firefox. The hotline was launched by the NZ Department of Internal Affairs in association with End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography, Child Sex Tourism and Trafficking in Children (ECPAT). Ecpat director, Alan Bell, said 'with an ... increase in the number of clicks to inappropriate websites, the need for such a tool is paramount in protecting the innocence of our children ... If a suspect website is viewed, the computer user simply clicks on the Child Alert icon and the screen will disappear ...'"

FCC Probing Apple, AT&T Rejection of Google Vo-> 4

Submitted by suraj.sun on Friday July 31 2009, @07:36PM

suraj.sun writes "FCC Probing Apple, AT&T Rejection of Google Voice App

Already having raised the ire of some developers and customers, the decision to disallow the Google Voice application on Apple's App Store has also attracted the attention of the FCC.

According to a Dow Jones Newswire report, on Friday afternoon the FCC sent letters to Apple, AT&T, and Google. The FCC inquiry asks Apple why the Google Voice application was rejected from its App Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and why it removed third-party applications built on the Google app that had been previously approved.

The FCC also asks whether AT&T was allowed to weigh in on the application before it was rejected, and seeks a description of the application from its creator, Google, according to the report.

CNET News : http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10301259-37.html"
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Futurama cast signs up for 0

Submitted by Lev13than on Friday July 31 2009, @03:36PM

Lev13than writes "It looks like the recent threats to replace the voice cast of Futurama were just that, as news comes that the cast has just signed a new contract with Fox after weeks of intense salary negotiations. The compromise agreement, with the studio paying more and the actors accepting less, comes after the announcement of a 26-episode pick-up by Comedy Central. Hooray for Zoidberg!"