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Use of Encryption Foiled the Cops a Record 9 Times In 2013 115

Posted by timothy from the achievement-unlocked dept.
realized (2472730) writes "In nine cases in 2013, state police were unable to break the encryption used by criminal suspects they were investigating, according to an annual report on law enforcement eavesdropping released by the U.S. court system on Wednesday. That's more than twice as many cases as in 2012, when police said that they'd been stymied by crypto in four cases—and that was the first year they'd ever reported encryption preventing them from successfully surveilling a criminal suspect. Before then, the number stood at zero."

Comment Re:All-Streaming is a Great Idea (Score 1) 360

by claytor1 (#38292056) Attached to: Netflix CEO Comments On Recent Decisions

I agree this is a good thing, but until the infrastructure for internet connections are good enough to get the quality of video / audio you get out of blu-ray I still want the disc by mail option. The other part of this is that when you eliminate the disc by mail you also eliminate the commentary options along with other nice extras that the discs have which get removed for streaming. So I think that both services have good reasons to keep them.

Several of the blu-ray discs I've gotten from Netflix recently have had the extra features removed. I suppose the studios think that after having already seen the movie I'll rush right out to buy the disc just to see the making-of and deleted scenes.

Comment Thanks, Rob! (Score 1) 1521

by claytor1 (#37206698) Attached to: Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda Resigns From Slashdot
I've been reading the site almost daily since 1998 and it is still one of my favorites. The stories are interesting, but what keeps me coming back is the great commentary from the incredible Slashdot community. There is no other site like it, and I hope that the new stewards treat it with the same care that you have. Enjoy your time off and best of luck! And write that book!
Input Devices

The Gym Arcade 143

Posted by kdawson from the exertainment dept.
theodp writes "Cross Halo with an exercise bike, and you get Expresso Fitness' S3, which lets you blow away dragons by squeezing handlebar-mounted triggers as you pedal hard through the Chinese countryside. Portfolio notes that a new generation of Wii-like workouts is hitting gyms and homes, with companies like GameRunner incorporating treadmills into First Person Shooters and Kickstart offering mini steppers and cycles for popular game systems."

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