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Bad BitDefender update clobbers Windows PCs

nob...@dizum.com (Nomen Nescio) — Mon, 22 maalis 2010 03:14:54 UT

Users of the BitDefender antivirus software started flooding the
company's support forums Saturday, apparently after a faulty
antivirus update caused 64-bit Windows machines to stop working.
The company acknowledged the issue in a note explaining the problem,
posted Saturday. "Due to a recent update it is possible that

Re: MIT Cybersecurity System Can Keep Servers Functioning Even During Attack

stray_...@alt.anonymous.messages (Stray Cat) — Sun, 21 maalis 2010 21:50:35 UT

On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:05:06 +0100 (CET), Nomen Nescio
To bad they couldn't keep their remailers, nym server, and m2n gateway
running.

MIT Cybersecurity System Can Keep Servers Functioning Even During Attack

nob...@dizum.com (Nomen Nescio) — Sun, 21 maalis 2010 21:05:06 UT

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Lawmakers want to limit text messages and e-mails

nob...@dizum.com (Nomen Nescio) — Sun, 21 maalis 2010 19:53:11 UT

Open government in the heart of Silicon Valley is starting to mean
turn off, tune out, power down.
[link]

Loud sex is a reason for cops to search your home, rules court

greego...@gmail.com (Greegor) — Sun, 21 maalis 2010 19:23:06 UT

[link]
Loud sex is a reason for cops to search your home, rules court
Mark Frauenfelder at 10:21 AM March 18, 2010
Brian McGacken of Farmingdale, New Jersey was sentenced to ten years
in prison because police discovered he was growing marijuana while on

'Credit card theft? There's an app for that'

nob...@dizum.com (Nomen Nescio) — Sun, 21 maalis 2010 19:20:08 UT

"INTERESTED in credit card theft? There's an app for that." So says
Gunter Ollmann, a security researcher at Damballa, a company based in
Atlanta, Georgia. He and others are warning of a burgeoning cybercrime
service industry, one which lets people with next to no programming
skills steal a fortune in cash or get hold of sensitive government

Spy in the sky that sees round corners

nob...@dizum.com (Nomen Nescio) — Sun, 21 maalis 2010 17:55:49 UT

The US military is developing an remote-controlled airborne detection
system that bounces radar off buildings to follow vehicles though a
city.
[link]

Mexico's drug war takes growing toll on Americans

nob...@dizum.com (Nomen Nescio) — Sun, 21 maalis 2010 17:45:17 UT

The number of U.S. citizens killed in Mexico has more than doubled
to 79 in 2009 from 35 in 2007, according to the U.S. State
Department's annual count. No figures were available for the first
two months of 2010.
[link]

Stunnel was updated 2010-02-03

nob...@dizum.com (Nomen Nescio) — Sun, 21 maalis 2010 14:47:57 UT

I just discovered that stunnel was recently updated.
2010-02-03: Stunnel-4.31 released - Fix some regressions from 4.30,
reopen logs on SIGUSR1
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Court Slaps Prosecutor Who Threatened Child-Porn Charges Over ‘Sexting’

nob...@dizum.com (Nomen Nescio) — Sun, 21 maalis 2010 04:58:48 UT

When one parent asked Skumanick how his daughter, who appeared in a
picture wearing a bathing suit, could be charged with child porn,
Skumanick responded that she was posing “provocatively,” according
to court documents.
[link]

Re: 10 ways you might be breaking the law with your computer

nob...@dizum.com (Nomen Nescio) — Sun, 21 maalis 2010 01:30:37 UT

Several good reason everyone should always make themselves as
anonymous as possible. I live in Texas and was using an open wifi
connection that was somewhere near my home. I thought I had read
that open, unsecured connections were OK to use everywhere. It was
not until after I went to cable that I found out that I had been

10 ways you might be breaking the law with your computer

nob...@dizum.com (Nomen Nescio) — Sat, 20 maalis 2010 22:35:07 UT

Legislation that affects the use of Internet-connected computers
continues to grow in its reach and its complexity. To help you
avoid any infractions, we’ve revised this list to include new and
pending laws and recent rulings.
[link]

Telepathic computer can read your mind

Sat, 20 maalis 2010 20:08:10 UT

[link]
Telepathic computer can read your mind
Telepathic computer can read your mind
Telepathy has taken a step closer to reality after British scientists
developed a computer that can read your thoughts.
By Richard Alleyne, Science Correspondent

POLICE STATE 2010: Homeland Security Unveils Mobile Mind Screening Checkpoints

newstober...@usa.com (NewsToBeRead) — Sat, 20 maalis 2010 19:14:22 UT

POLICE STATE 2010: Homeland Security Unveils Mobile Mind Screening
Checkpoints
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Re: Tampa man jailed on charge of wearing illegal mask

k...@poki.com (pokpk) — Sat, 20 maalis 2010 16:33:10 UT

They looked suspicious, and the cops followed them. Why were they walking
behind office buildings ?
Running from the cops doesn't necessarily mean you're guilty, but if you're
not, it's a stupid thing to do.
That was his real mistake.
And well well, look what he did a week later
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