Submission + - Viruses stole City College of S.F. data for years (sfgate.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Viruses have been sending data overseas since 1999
Submission + - Firefox devs mull dumping Java to stop BEAST attac (theregister.co.uk)
rastos1 writes: In a demonstration last Friday, it took less than two minutes for researchers Thai Duong and Juliano Rizzo to wield the exploit to recover an encrypted authentication cookie used to access a PayPal user account. The researchers settled on a Java applet as their means to bypass SOP, leading Firefox developers to discuss blocking the framework in a future version of the browser.
“I recommend that we blocklist all versions of the Java Plugin,” Firefox developer Brian Smith wrote on Tuesday in a discussion on Mozilla's online bug forum. “My understanding is that Oracle may or may not be aware of the details of the same-origin exploit. As of now, we have no ETA for a fix for the Java plugin.”
“I recommend that we blocklist all versions of the Java Plugin,” Firefox developer Brian Smith wrote on Tuesday in a discussion on Mozilla's online bug forum. “My understanding is that Oracle may or may not be aware of the details of the same-origin exploit. As of now, we have no ETA for a fix for the Java plugin.”
Submission + - 6.6 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Japan (tekgoblin.com)
tekgoblin writes: " Japan was hit with yet another Earthquake today at Magnitude 6.6 about 90 miles off shore. Initially Japan had warned citizens of a possible Tsunami but has since cancelled it. The nuclear plants that were damaged from the March quake were left unaffected."
Submission + - TOS Violations No Longer A Crime (On Their Own) (forbes.com)
nonprofiteer writes: The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act previously made "unauthorized access to a computer system" a crime — meant to apply to hackers, it also criminalized violations of a website's TOS or of a workplace's computer policies. The law is being changed to make the crime a felony rather than a misdemeanor. Senators Franken and Grassley added an amendment to exempt violations of TOS and employer policies from the lists of felony activity. w00t for common sense.
Submission + - The Guardian and the Wikileaks encryption key. (schneier.com)
rtfa-troll writes: Bruce Schneier has a good article explaining how the Guardian released the encryption key for the Wikileaks cables and destroyed the main protection against release of informer's personal information. The comments in Schneier's blog fill in details of how exactly Wikileaks secondary file security protections were also bypassed. Now the Guardian has an article that Assange risks arrest by Australia over the latest leaks which include information about an Australian intelligence officer. they even say "We deplore the decision of WikiLeaks to publish the unredacted state department cables, which may put sources at risk," and go on to state that "The decision to publish by Julian Assange was his, and his alone.", something which seems clearly debunked in the analysis on Schneier's blog.
Submission + - Google Explores +1 Button To Influence Search (tekgoblin.com)
tekgoblin writes: "Google has proposed using data from its +1 button to help re-order search results and fight web spam. This move would take the entire search engine into the social arena.
“Google will study the clicks on +1 buttons as a signal that influences the ranking and appearance of websites in search results,” a spokesman wrote. “The purpose of any ranking signal is to improve overall search quality. For +1’s and other social ranking signals, as with any new ranking signal, we’ll be starting carefully and learning how those signals are related to quality.”"
“Google will study the clicks on +1 buttons as a signal that influences the ranking and appearance of websites in search results,” a spokesman wrote. “The purpose of any ranking signal is to improve overall search quality. For +1’s and other social ranking signals, as with any new ranking signal, we’ll be starting carefully and learning how those signals are related to quality.”"
Submission + - New Video Brings Portal to Life (tekgoblin.com)
NaklsonofNakkl writes: "The Portal series was an amazing blend of gameplay, storytelling and puzzles, which left players wishing there was a portal gun they could use in real life. A recent YouTube video bring a cinematic view on what it would be like to see a portal gun in real life."
Submission + - Verizon Makes It Easy To Go Over Your Data Cap (itworld.com) 1
jfruhlinger writes: "Verizon Wireless has revamped its video service; many Android phones can now stream a full episodes from a number of current TV shows. You can even choose to just buy access for a day if you don't see yourself using the service often. Sounds great, right? Well, except for the part where all of Verizon's current smartphone plans have data caps — and the new service makes it awfully easy to go over them and incur overage charges."
Submission + - Does Religion Influence Epidemics? (sciencemag.org) 1
sciencehabit writes: Whether they believe in God, evolutionary biologists may need to pay closer mind to religion. That's because religious beliefs can shape key behaviors in ways that evolutionary theory would not predict, particularly when it comes to dealing with disease. According to a new study, some of today's major religions emerged at the same time as widespread infectious diseases, and the two may have helped shape one another. The same dynamics may be reflected today in how people in Malawi deal with the AIDS epidemic.
Submission + - Judge Nixes Warrantless Cell Phone Loc Data (arstechnica.com)
poena.dare writes: The government sought warrantless access to 113 days of location data for a Verizon Wireless customer. On Monday, a judge refused the request, ruling that cell phone users have an expectation of privacy in location information. "There is no meaningful Fourth Amendment distinction between content and other forms of information, the disclosure of which to the Government would be equally intrusive and reveal information society values as private," said Judge Nicholas Garaufis. Privacy advocates in DC will be cheering as soon as they climb out from under their desks!
Comment No Support (Score 0) 1
if HP put WebOS on hibernation then what would be the point in owning one?
Comment Meh (Score 0) 3
it seems like there isn't much benefit to doing this other than just "keeping up with the web" as they say. I am completely alright with how they used to do things, but that's just my personal view. Not going to change my opinion on using Firefox or not, it just seems silly to switch to a style when there wasn't anything wrong with how they were doing things before.
Comment whoa (Score 0) 160
Man, that is insane, i am going to move up to Fiber soon enough but i don't know, i am interested in testing this 100GBps out, i don't doubt it, but i would like to see it myself in action. And maybe to that to my network.
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