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Comment Re:Canna make up their minds? (Score 2) 90

In Spanish media and common talk "Goverment" is just the executive branch ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Spain ) . The Judiciary is part of the state and the administration but not of the goverment. This might lead to misleading translations on the international media.

Of course it is much more complicated but, in principal, the judiciary is an independent branch of the state. You gain access by passing an examination of your knowledge of the countries law and then the judiciary has its own separate internal elections in which they promote judges internally.

I am saying it is much more complex, because, for example, there are some positions inside the judiciary goverment in which the parliment and the senate has designating power. There is a branch of the judiciary that makes sure the law is being defended ( ministry of prosecution) and the chief of this is goverment appointed, although in theory must conduct himself independent of the political shenanigans sometimes it is not so.

Of course it is not perfect. In some ways is similar to the designation of Supreme Justices by the senate in the USA.

However, in principle, the judiciary is not part of what the spanish media and spanish speakers call the goverment.

Comment Re:Canna make up their minds? (Score 2) 90

Actually, the request comes from the "Audiencia Nacional" , a branch of the judicial that investigates major crimes against the state ( terrorism, drug dealing, etc) and acts as last appeal on cases against the state( Similar to the Supreme Court in USA)

The order comes from a judge since they are investigating the organization for terrorism ( Which i think is a bit overreaching) but the thing is this is technically not the Goverment ( executive branch) but a judiciary order

Seems the closure of the github site is an injuction ("Medida cautelar" in spanish) as part of an ongoing investigation.
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Microsoft Kills Windows Gadgets Via Security Update 161

benfrog writes "Microsoft has taken the unusual step of killing the Windows Gadgets feature completely via a security update. According to an advisory issued Tuesday, an attacker could take over a user's system if they are logged in as admin and they install a vulnerable gadget. Microsoft has pulled the plug on its official Gadgets Gallery and is offering a Fix-it that completely disables the Windows Sidebar and Gadgets. Researchers Mickey Shkatov and Toby Kohlenberg are scheduled to give a presentation on the vulnerability at the upcoming Black Hat conference called We Have You By the Gadgets."

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