rjdegraaf - Slashdot User

Comment network class != people acting (Score 0, Troll) 295

by rjdegraaf on Saturday February 17, 2007 @04:53PM (#18054114) Attached to: Chinese Hack Attacks on DoD Networks Coordinated

It may also be possible that people from other nations route their hack through China.

But I guess it suits the political agenda of the US better.

Submission + - Bitlocker 'no threat' to computer forensics?

Submitted by on Monday February 05, 2007 @11:37AM

An anonymous reader writes: The Register is having a story called 'Vista encryption 'no threat' to computer forensics'. What kind of measures does one need to take to make sure *no one but yourself* has access to your data? Is Bitlocker just good enough (keeping out your kid sister) or does it miss the whole purpose of the encryption entirely?

Submission + - Tax Takers Send in the Web Spiders

Submitted by

Juha-Matti Laurio

on Saturday January 27, 2007 @02:26PM

Juha-Matti Laurio writes: "A five-nation tax enforcement cartel has been quietly cracking down on suspected internet tax cheats, using a sophisticated web crawling program to monitor transactions on auction sites, and track operators of online shops, poker and porn sites. Countries including Austria, Denmark, Great Britain, Canada and The Netherlands have started the project 'Xenon' with the assistance of Amsterdam-based data mining company. Technology used since 2004 uses so-called slow search to prevent the crawler from creating excessive traffic on a website, or drawing attention in the sites' server logs, reports Wired News."

Submission + - ODSL:Desktop Linux 2006:The Year in Review

Submitted by

derrida

on Saturday January 27, 2007 @11:15AM

derrida writes: "The OSDL's Desktop Linux Working Group has published its first year-end report [www.desktoplinux.com]on the state of the overall desktop Linux ecosystem. The report provides insight into the year's key accomplishments in terms of functionality, standards, applications, distributions, market penetration, and more. Of great interest is the Market Growth part. Copying from there: "Most observers believe that much of the growth will take place outside of the United States.""

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