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Trust Linux!A team of researchers has implemented support for 'trusted computing' in a commercially available version of the open source operating system Linux, breaking new ground in the global drive toward more secure computing environments. The latest release of openSUSE, a Linux version sponsored by ...
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BREAKING: Leaked UK government plan to create "Pirate Finder General" with power to appoint militias, create laws - Boing BoingA source close to the British Labour Government has just given me reliable information about the most radical copyright proposal I've ever seen. Secretary of State Peter Mandelson is planning to introduce changes to the Digital Economy Bill now under debate in Parliament. These changes will ...
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UK: Millions of customer records soldRogue employees at a major mobile phone company illegally sold millions of customer records to rival firms, Britain's information watchdog said Tuesday. Christopher Graham, the information commissioner, said the case was a serious breach of data privacy, and he called for harsher punishments ...
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CIPP Guide » Cookies: Tracking your Internet experienceInternet cookies are an inherent part of Internet use. Many sites cannot function without them. Cookies are confusing, particularly because many myths surround their use. While cookies are not the source of viruses or spam, they do present potential privacy issues in their ability to track a ...
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Cryptographic voting debutsLast week, in Takoma Park, Md., a new cryptographic voting system that could ensure accurate vote counts was used for the first time in a real election. MIT’s Ron Rivest, the Viterbi Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, helped develop the system and says he’s quite pleased ...
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1IEEE Spectrum: British Government: We Want Access to Your Every Phone Call, Email and Web SearchIt didn't happen in Britain in 1984; but 2084 may have seen it long since implemented.JDP added 9 days ago
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1Bernanke personal bank account struck by ID theft - Yahoo! NewsAnother great (lack of) customer service brought to us by our financial institutions (lack of security). There WERE AND ARE all sorts of security mechanisms that could have been put into place without requiring a drop of blood from users (actual or monetary). But that might have hurt profits!JDP added 2 months ago
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1Microsoft to ship emergency IE, Visual Studio patches | Zero Day | ZDNet.comMicrosoft = micro-security, many small bug steps (back and forth) at a time.JDP added 3 months ago
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1Tele Atlas Uses Data From Drivers to Map Faster by PC World: Yahoo! TechThe New Big Brother, Rule 1 - No digital device will go unmonitored and unused by its makers (and the government). It's just part of the EULA!JDP added 4 months ago
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1EETimes.com - Researchers ready personal energy monitoring devicesEnabling a "personal carbon tax"!? Cell phone as big brother.JDP added 4 months ago
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