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Comment Re:They can track whatever they want ... (Score 1, Offtopic) 237

That's the absolute worst mindset to have. Whenever you talk to a "non-technical person" (it's their words, not mine) about issues such as the recent FBI v Apple case, you'll generally find a response similar to "The government can look at my stuff, I have nothing to hide". It's these people who side with the "but terrorism" argument, and end up screwing all of us. We don't need backdoors, we don't need invasions of privacy, we don't need tracking, we need strong encryption and security.

Submission + - Mars Rover Code Used for Cyber-Espionage Malware 1

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Two open-source libraries used in the Mars Rover software have been integrated in the source code of a malware family (nicknamed Rover) used as part of a cyber-espionage campaign against the Indian government (Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan). The two libraries are OpenCV and OpenAL, two libraries for processing image and audio information. As such, the Rover malware can take screenshots, record video and audio.

Submission + - Paris Data Center Not Too Noisy, After All (datacenterdynamics.com)

Submitted by judgecorp
judgecorp writes: A Paris court has ruled that a suburban data center can continue to operate, reversing an earlier decision to close it down after protests from residents. The data center's owner, Interxion, cited noise impact studies form 2014 which showed the site was operating within authorized limits, and also within the levels it predicted in its planning application

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