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Submission + - Is Your Printer Spying on You?

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gnujoshua writes: "In 2005, the EFF alerted the world to how laser printers are spying their users by providing tracking information in the form of a unique smattering of barely detectable yellow dots that appear on every printout. Revitalizing this issue, the Computing Counter Culture Group at the MIT Media Labs has launched Seeing Yellow. They provide instructions to see the tracking dots, as well as provide you with a list of clever questions, and appropriate contact information so that you can confront your laser printer manufacturer. Let's act before this issue slips through the cracks again and send the message that manufacturers' must respect our privacy and our right to anonymous free speech."
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Net Radio Wins Partial Reprieve 96

Posted by Zonk from the axe-is-still-pretty-close dept.
Joren writes "Just a few hours after our last discussion on this topic, Wired News is reporting that Internet radio broadcasters have won a temporary reprieve from the new rates. Apparently the details are still being worked out. 'A coalition of webcasters have worked out a deal with the recording industry that could temporarily stave off a portion of crippling net radio royalties set to take effect Sunday, according to people familiar with the negotiations ... For now, the parties involved in what's described as ongoing negotiations have agreed to waive at least temporarily the minimum charge of $6,000 per channel required under a scheme created by the Copyright Royalty Board, or CRB. The deal, brokered late Thursday, is not final and could change. One person involved in the talks described the situation as a reprieve, and said that internet radio won't be saved until a workable royalty rate is set.'"

Comment Re:difference between "not private" and "announced (Score 1) 426

by windows (#16050199) Attached to: Facebook Changes Provoke Uproar Among Users
I don't really care what people see about me on Facebook. I'm well aware of the privacy issues.

However, I can see some reasons why people would be concerned.

My biggest concern is that there are plenty of things on Facebook that I can choose to opt out of. I can choose who can see my photos, who can see my online status, who can see my wall, and plenty of other options. I don't see any option to hide or opt out of the log of my events being posted on my profile page. I am very capable of manually deleting events, but in order to fit the privacy scheme of the rest of the site, I should have the ability to opt out altogether if I so choose.

I certainly don't care that someone can see that I insulted the Saint Louis Cardinals on some girl's wall or that I joined a group for Royals fans. But I do believe that the privacy options on this feature are inconsistent with the options available for other features around the site.
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