[ad] A while back we reported how US customs owns your data, now it’s getting even worse. 10 days ago the US appeals court gave them rights to COPY all your data without notice even if there are no suspicions. Anyone want to talk about dilution of intellectual property? Privacy? Or just basic human rights.. […]
Legal Issues
Russia Heavy Handed Registration for Wifi
[ad] It seems like Russia wants to keep a tight reign on things, anything with Wifi capability must be licenses! That includes your phone…imagine having to apply for a permit to have a wireless AP at home? Rather ridiculous no? Business travellers to Russia might want to keep their laptops and iPhones well-concealed – not […]
Microsoft Opens the Gates to Hack Their Web Services
[ad] It seems like Microsoft are starting to get serious about security, in a very progressive move they have said they are ok with ethical hackers finding security flaws in their online services. It’s been fairly ok so far to hack away at software installed on your own hardware, but hitting remotely hosted applications has […]
Australia to Follow the UK in Terminating Content Pirates
[ad] It seems like most countries are getting more serious about the illegal downloading and the protection of intellectual property, after the UK recently proposed disconnecting ‘pirates’ from the Internet – Australia is now considering following suit. I guess this is just the start, laws will become more heavy handed and draconian as most of […]
Teenage Bot Herder Admits to Infecting Military Computers
[ad] Hacking for money again? Well not really in this case, more like script kiddying for money – modifying an ‘off the shelf’ malware/bot package to evade detection and then cashing in on spamware affiliate fees. I guess they could have made much with a 400,000 bot network – by renting it out for DDoS […]