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dracodraconisCanadian hacking scam cracked - This story, found on Slashdot, discusses a bust in which 16 people from around Qubec were arrested for hacking as many as 1 million computers around the world, using them to generate fake websites that netted the ring as much as $45 million(Can) before they were caught.
Netscape is no more - Those of you who, like me, are old enough to have watched the internet grow from inception will remember the first release of Netscape more than 14 years ago. AOL, the browser's owner, has announced that upgrades and support will end with version 9.0.0.6 after which the application will be orphaned. Found on Slashdot.
The government is still watching you.. for now - It was announced last week that, despite the wiretapping bill being rejected by the House of Representatives, telecommunications companies have agreed to cooperate with spy agencies and allow wiretaps without warrants. The proposed bill was intended to shield these companies from lawsuits involving their participation in wiretapping. Found on Slashdot.
Solar energy results in trees being cut down - A couple in California were ordered to cut down their redwood trees because they blocked the sunlight to their neighbours' recently-installed solar panels. The order came because the couple suddenly found themselves in violation of California's Solar Shade Control Act that requires homeowners to ensure that their trees do not block more than 10% of the sunlight going to a neighbour's solar panels between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Pentagon investigates putting voices in your head - A recently-released declassified document describes experiments funded by the pentagon that include using short pulses of RF energy to generate what is referred to as "microwave hearing". The pulses cause thermoelastic expansion which manifests as sounds that appear to originate within the person's head. Experiments demonstrated that is was possible to generate "speech modulated microwave transmissions" that could be used to communicate with people or to cause "psychologically devastating" effects according to the report. The full report can be found here (PDF).
Conspiracy theories about the cable cuts - are even coming from the UN who have not closed the door on the possibility that at least some of the cables may have been cut as a result of opportunistic sabotage. The cause of only one of the five broken cables has been discovered to be a sea anchor.
The buck stops here - Techdirt reports that musicians are asking the RIAA why they have seen none of the millions of dollars they have collected ostensibly on their behalf. The response thus far has been that either they haven't figured out how, or that there is nothing left after all the legal fees have been paid.
Netscape is no more - Those of you who, like me, are old enough to have watched the internet grow from inception will remember the first release of Netscape more than 14 years ago. AOL, the browser's owner, has announced that upgrades and support will end with version 9.0.0.6 after which the application will be orphaned. Found on Slashdot.
The government is still watching you.. for now - It was announced last week that, despite the wiretapping bill being rejected by the House of Representatives, telecommunications companies have agreed to cooperate with spy agencies and allow wiretaps without warrants. The proposed bill was intended to shield these companies from lawsuits involving their participation in wiretapping. Found on Slashdot.
Solar energy results in trees being cut down - A couple in California were ordered to cut down their redwood trees because they blocked the sunlight to their neighbours' recently-installed solar panels. The order came because the couple suddenly found themselves in violation of California's Solar Shade Control Act that requires homeowners to ensure that their trees do not block more than 10% of the sunlight going to a neighbour's solar panels between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Pentagon investigates putting voices in your head - A recently-released declassified document describes experiments funded by the pentagon that include using short pulses of RF energy to generate what is referred to as "microwave hearing". The pulses cause thermoelastic expansion which manifests as sounds that appear to originate within the person's head. Experiments demonstrated that is was possible to generate "speech modulated microwave transmissions" that could be used to communicate with people or to cause "psychologically devastating" effects according to the report. The full report can be found here (PDF).
Conspiracy theories about the cable cuts - are even coming from the UN who have not closed the door on the possibility that at least some of the cables may have been cut as a result of opportunistic sabotage. The cause of only one of the five broken cables has been discovered to be a sea anchor.
The buck stops here - Techdirt reports that musicians are asking the RIAA why they have seen none of the millions of dollars they have collected ostensibly on their behalf. The response thus far has been that either they haven't figured out how, or that there is nothing left after all the legal fees have been paid.
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