Report: U.S. Fears Public Scrutiny Would Scuttle ACTA
wired.com — The proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement has been shrouded in secrecy, and the Bush and the Obama administrations have declared it unsuitable for public debate because divulging its contents could harm America’s “national security.” (Submitted by angel.wardriver) More…
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My Favorite Hackers
news.discovery.com — As a self-proclaimed hacker, who means you no harm, I stand on the shoulders of giants. The following people have set the standard for hacking and have given all of us newbies something to the strive for. These are some of the Great Ones, the ones we admire, emulate. These are my favs. (Submitted by EMFK) More…
Website invading your privacy? Bookmark it (alert the FTC)
arstechnica.com — As part of a new privacy campaign from the Center for Democracy and Technology, a new browser bookmarklet will let you flag privacy problems with a click, then have the reports forwarded to the Federal Trade Commission. (Submitted by LtGenPanda) More…
Pirate Bay Founders Granted Appeal Against Operating Ban
torrentfreak.com — In October the Stockholm District Court banned two of The Pirate Bay’s founders from operating the site. If they continue to work on The Pirate Bay, both will have to pay fines of $71,000. The two founders immediately decided to challenge the verdict and the Appeal Court has now announced that it will grant the appeal. (Submitted by mklopez) More…
H1N1 Malware Epidemic Is More Contagious Than Real Deal
arstechnica.com — Malware authors are impersonating the CDC in a new scheme to propagate a trojan horse. Fraudulent e-mails sent by a botnet claim that the recipient must register for a fake state vaccination program but really link to a malware-infested phishing website. (Submitted by angel.wardriver) More…
Biometric Timeclock Seen by Some as Intrusive and 'Creepy'
articles.latimes.com — Employees at a growing number of businesses are starting and ending their days by pressing a hand or finger to a scanner that logs the precise time of their arrival & departure - information that is reflected in payroll records. The new systems have raised complaints, however, from workers who see the efforts to track their movements as excessive. (Submitted by LaurenElder) More…
Sprint fed customer GPS data to cops over 8 million times
arstechnica.com — A blogger has released audio of Sprint's Electronic Surveillance Manager describing the carrier's cooperation with law enforcement. Among the revelations are that Sprint has so far filled over 8 million requests from LEOs for customer GPS data. (Submitted by louiebaur) More…
Bit.ly Partners with Security Firms to Block Spammers
wired.com — Bit.ly, the service Twitter uses to shorten URLs to keep them under the service’s 140-character limit, announced partnerships on Monday with Verisign, Websense and Sophos that are designed to keep spam and malicious software off of the network. (Submitted by mwtapp) More…
Blogger gets hacked. Interviews the 17yr old who did it.
thenextweb.com — At first I shrugged it off and was ready to forget about the whole thing but then I decided to email the hacker and ask for an interview. I was wondering why he picked my blog, what his goals were and why he used that turkish text and flag. I didn’t expect any answer but within a few hours the hacker replied and agreed to an interview via MSN. (Submitted by TalSiach) More…
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