Was this more important than I thought?
http://www.pogowasright.org/article.php?story=20080228123613113
Germany's New Right to Online Privacy
Thursday, February 28 2008 @ 12:36 PM EST Contributed by: PrivacyNews News Section: Non-U.S. News
A ruling against government surveillance of personal computers, delivered this week by a German court, has set a precedent: Computer users have the right to trust their IT equipment. What sounds wonkish could affect many aspects of life in the 21st century.
Source - Spiegel Online
Tools & Techniques: I thought I was cool using only a number 2 pencil, but a paperclip is cooler... (No doubt the government will stop anyone at the boarder who tries to bring such dangerous technology into the US!)
http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/02/28/2018228&from=rss
Researchers Expose New Credit Card Fraud Risk
Posted by kdawson on Thursday February 28, @04:01PM from the tamper-proof-isn't dept. Security
An anonymous reader writes
"Researchers from the University of Cambridge have discovered flaws in the card payment systems used by millions of customers worldwide. Ross Anderson, Saar Drimer, and Steven Murdoch demonstrated how a simple paper clip can be used to capture account numbers and PINs from so-called 'tamper-proof' equipment. In their paper (PDF), they warn how with a little technical skill and off-the-shelf electronics, fraudsters could empty customers' accounts. British television featured a demonstration of the attack on BBC Newsnight."
Think of it as the camera lens looking back at you... Since this is part of the metadata on digital photos, will it become illegal to remove this feature?
http://www.photographybay.com/2008/02/09/canon-iris-registration-watermark/
Canon’s Iris Registration Mode - Biological Copyright Metadata
Posted on February 9, 2008
Canon is using Iris watermarking to take photographer’s copyright protection to the next level.
The following articles seem to point out a trend. Are the 'digital age” kids starting to react to 'analog age' thinking?
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/02/29/0120224&from=rss
University of San Francisco Law Clinic Joins Fight Against RIAA
Posted by Soulskill on Friday February 29, @05:22AM from the bay-area-reinforcements dept. The Courts
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes
"The RIAA's litigation campaign has met resistance from the academic community before, but now it's been taken to a whole new level: the defense of RIAA victims who are not part of the college community. First the University of Oregon lashed out on behalf of its students, then it was the University of Maine's Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic on behalf of its undergrads. Now, the University of San Francisco School of Law has taken the fight a giant step further. Its Intellectual Property Law Clinic's attorneys-in-training, working under the supervision of law professors, are going to bat against the RIAA by helping outside lawyers to defend their clients, pro bono. They reached out 3000 miles to get involved in Elektra v. Torres and Maverick v. Chowdhury, two cases going on in Brooklyn, NY, against non-college defendants. Two of the law students in the USF's legal program assisted in the research and preparation of briefs in these cases, opposing the RIAA's motion to dismiss the defendants' counterclaims. Thousands of honor students throughout United States law schools, most of them digital natives who actually understand the legal fallacies and technological missteps the RIAA is taking, and who can't wait to expose them, make a pretty good resource for the poor and middle class people trying to defend these cases."
...and the 'beneficiaries?'
http://techdirt.com/articles/20080228/125620382.shtml
Musicians Wondering Why They're Not Seeing A Cut Of RIAA Settlements
from the hey,-wait,-isn't-that-our-money? dept
The RIAA and its associated organizations certainly have a rather long history of not sharing the windfall from various lawsuits and settlements with the artists the RIAA likes to claim it represents -- and now those musicians are getting angry. Torrent Freak points us to the news that various managers and lawyers representing some big name musicians are discussing filing a lawsuit against the record labels for keeping all of that money. The record labels claim either that they are distributing some amount (if required to contractually) or that they're still trying to figure out how to "split" the money. Of course, they're also giving the usual story about how "after legal fees" there really isn't that much left to give out. Remember, though, when it comes to talk to the press or politicians, they'll swear up and down that these lawsuits are all for the musicians.
The lash-back continues here too
http://techdirt.com/articles/20080228/124631381.shtml
Julius Baer Defends Wikileaks Shut Down; Digs A Deeper Hole
from the backed-into-a-corner... dept
The "Wikileaks" shutdown situation continues. The Associated Press covered the story late yesterday, noting how Julius Baer's lawyers were apparently unfamiliar with the concept of the Streisand Effect, and how the attempt to get Wikileaks taken offline would only get it -- and the content the company was trying to hide -- a lot more attention. Today, Julius Baer has finally made a statement on the matter, claiming a variety of contradictory things. It says that it didn't want the entire site taken offline, but hasn't asked the court to reverse its order shutting down the site. As Slashdot points out, the bank also seems to be claiming that the controversial documents in question need to be taken offline both because they're forged and also because they reveal confidential info. While it is possible that a forged document would also have some legitimate confidential info, it does seem like a strange defense to bring up both of these things. At the very least, it certainly seems like the bank keeps digging itself a deeper and deeper hole. If it really was afraid that having this content out there would make things worse in its ongoing legal battles, things seem a lot worse now as many more people are aware of the documents.
I've tried to get my wife to start a site like this for years. (It'll probably make the owners billionaires...)
http://www.killerstartups.com/Web20/dUkEsPoStcom---Craigslist-for-Pets/
dUkEsPoSt.com - Craigslist for Pets
Do you want to find a site with information on pets and pet supplies? dUkEsPoSt.com is a Craigslist for pets. You can search for pet information in your city by choosing your state just like in Craigslist. dUkEsPoSt.com features many categories: adoption, “stuff” for sale, services, community, education, and discussion forums. Within these categories you can find all you need to know about pets.
Ah! Perhaps my web site class is now obsolete?
Google Unveils Tools to Set Up Web Sites
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer Feb 28, 9:16 AM EST
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google, already the world's most popular spot for finding Web sites, is aiming to become the go-to place for creating Web sites too.
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