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Killer Convicted, Using Dog DNA Database 97

Posted by timothy on Thursday March 18, 2010 @03:04PM from the what-about-concealed-dog-licenses? dept.

lee1 writes "It turns out that the UK has a DNA database — for dogs. And this database was recently used to apprehend a South London gang member who used his dog to catch a 16-year-old rival and hold him while he stabbed him to death. The dog was also accidentally stabbed, and left blood at the scene. The creation of human DNA databases has led to widespread debates on privacy; but what about the collation of DNA from dogs or other animals?"

PS3 Hacked? 296

Posted by Soulskill on Monday January 25, 2010 @07:35AM from the another-one-bites-the-dust dept.

Several readers have sent word that George Hotz (a.k.a. geohot), the hacker best known for unlocking Apple's iPhone, says he has now hacked the PlayStation 3. From his blog post: "I have read/write access to the entire system memory, and HV level access to the processor. In other words, I have hacked the PS3. The rest is just software. And reversing. I have a lot of reversing ahead of me, as I now have dumps of LV0 and LV1. I've also dumped the NAND without removing it or a modchip. 3 years, 2 months, 11 days...that's a pretty secure system. ... As far as the exploit goes, I'm not revealing it yet. The theory isn't really patchable, but they can make implementations much harder. Also, for obvious reasons I can't post dumps. I'm hoping to find the decryption keys and post them, but they may be embedded in hardware. Hopefully keys are setup like the iPhone's KBAG."

Comment Re:What about live traffic updates (Score 1) 300

by rlillard on Thursday January 21, 2010 @09:07PM (#30854956) Attached to: Nokia To Make GPS Navigation Free On Smartphones

My car is equipped with a Bluetooth device that interrupts the sound system when the phone is active. Talking on the phone for me is no different that talking with someone in the passenger seat.

My TomTom is like a backseat driver saying, "After 400 yards, turn right", etc... Even if a so called "smart phone" can manage the GPS functions while I am talking on the phone, the audio GPS directions would cause cut-outs in the conversation. That is not desirable.

Comment What about live traffic updates (Score 2, Interesting) 300

by rlillard on Thursday January 21, 2010 @07:59PM (#30854272) Attached to: Nokia To Make GPS Navigation Free On Smartphones

I recently drove from Portland OR to SF BayArea and was re-routed around traffic backups while in transit. This was with the TomTom Live system. Will phone based GPS apps do that and let me talk on the phone? I don't get this rush to put everything in a phone.

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