[Infowarrior] - TSA Fail: Misses a .40 handgun in carryon

(c/o RSK) TSA misses enormous, loaded .40 calibre handgun in carry-on bag http://www.boingboing.net/2010/12/17/tsa-misses-enormous.html ___ Infowarrior mailing list Infowarrior@attrition.org https://attrition.org/mailman/listinfo/infowarrior

[Infowarrior] - White House Issues Long-Delayed Science Guidelines

December 17, 2010 White House Issues Long-Delayed Science Guidelines http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/18/science/18research.html?_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=print By KENNETH CHANG The Obama administration issued long-awaited, long-delayed guidelines on Friday to insulate government scientific research fr

[Infowarrior] - Early Tests for Alzheimer’s Po se Diagnosis Dilemma

December 17, 2010 Early Tests for Alzheimer’s Pose Diagnosis Dilemma http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/18/health/18moral.html By GINA KOLATA Marjie Popkin thought she had chemo brain, that fuzzy-headed forgetful state that she figured was a result of her treatment for ovarian cancer. She was not

[Infowarrior] - OT: Tron Jeremy [Video]

Some weekend humour ... yes, it's SFW! In Tron: Jeremy, Ron Jeremy, the almighty and immortal god of adult entertainment, enters the world of TRON. Oh, and for those who are afraid that this might not be safe for work, fear not, unless you consider Mr. Jeremy’s face to be NSFW in itself. http

[Infowarrior] - Congress passes DADT repeal

Senate votes to overturn military gay ban http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/18/AR2010121800600.html?hpid=topnews By ANNE FLAHERTY The Associated Press Saturday, December 18, 2010; 3:32 PM WASHINGTON -- In a landmark for gay rights, the Senate on Saturday voted to let

[Infowarrior] - US Bullies Spain into Proposed Website Blocking Law

December 17th, 2010 Not-So-Gentle Persuasion: US Bullies Spain into Proposed Website Blocking Law Call To Action by Gwen Hinze https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/12/not-so-gentle-persuasion-us-bullies-spain-proposed It’s no secret that the US government has used its annual Special 301 Rep

[Infowarrior] - State Department Spending Millions To 'Train' Foreign Judges About 'Intellectual Property'

State Department Spending Millions To 'Train' Foreign Judges About 'Intellectual Property' from the who-writes-the-curriculum dept http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101217/14003712324/state-department-spending-millions-to-train-foreign-judges-about-intellectual-property.shtml The State Departm

[Infowarrior] - Influence: Orwell-v-Huxley

A few Orwell-v-Huxley graphics that are pretty interesting, especially for those in (or interested in) the influence business. Once again, does literature reflect life? --- rick What we learn from Wikileaks - Huxley was right. http://www.snapbuzz.com/image/21371/what-we-learn-from-wikileaks-

[Infowarrior] - WaPo Report: "Monitoring America"

Monitoring America Monday, December 20, 2010; 1:40 AM http://projects.washingtonpost.com/top-secret-america/articles/monitoring-america/print/ Nine years after the terrorist attacks of 2001, the United States is assembling a vast domestic intelligence apparatus to collect information about Amer

[Infowarrior] - Idiotic USG solution to WL 'pollution'

Feds Seek Computer Firewall to Block WikiLeaks 'Pollution' Dec 20, 2010 – 3:22 PM http://www.aolnews.com/2010/12/20/feds-seek-computer-firewall-to-block-wikileaks-pollution/ Sharon Weinberger Contributor Among the more striking aspects of the still unfolding WikiLeaks controversy are government

[Infowarrior] - Schneier Reviews Clarke's 'Cyberwar'

Book Review: Cyber War Cyber War: The Next Threat to National Security and What to do About It by Richard Clarke and Robert Knake, HarperCollins, 2010. http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2010/12/book_review_cyb.html Cyber War is a fast and enjoyable read. This means you could give the book t

[Infowarrior] - Auditors question TSA's use of and spending on technology

Auditors question TSA's use of and spending on technology By Dana Hedgpeth Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, December 21, 2010; 12:55 AM http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/20/AR2010122005599_pf.html Before there were full-body scanners, there were puffers. The Trans

[Infowarrior] - Berkman Report: Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks

2010 Report on Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks Published December 20, 2010 Authored by Ethan Zuckerman, Hal Roberts, Ryan McGrady, Jillian York, John Palfrey Introduction Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) is an increasingly common Internet phenomenon capable of silencing Inte

[Infowarrior] - CIA launches task force to assess impact of U.S. cables' exposure by WikiLeaks

CIA launches task force to assess impact of U.S. cables' exposure by WikiLeaks By Greg Miller Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, December 21, 2010; 5:24 PM http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/21/AR2010122104599_pf.html The CIA has launched a task force to assess the i

[Infowarrior] - Wall St. Computers Read the News, and Trade on It

December 21, 2010 Wall St. Computers Read the News, and Trade on It By GRAHAM BOWLEY http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/22/technology/22trading.html The number-crunchers on Wall Street are starting to crunch something else: the news. Math-loving traders are using powerful computers to speed-read

[Infowarrior] - BAC Prepares to Get WikiLeaked by Buying Up Negative Domain Names

Bank of America Prepares to Get WikiLeaked by Buying Up Negative Domain Names • 12/22/10 at 08:55 AM http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2010/12/wikileaks_newest_ally_gorbache.html Bank of America isn't waiting around for the media to confirm whether or not it's the target of WikiLeaks's next

[Infowarrior] - JFK On Secrecy And Censorship

JFK On Secrecy And Censorship from the blast-from-the-past dept http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101206/01134912143/jfk-secrecy-censorship.shtml Glyn Moody points us to a blog post that has a video/audio clip of a John F. Kennedy speech to the press about secrecy and censorship, which is gett

[Infowarrior] - Happy Holidays

Just a short note to wish all list readers, lurkers, and contributers the very best for a safe, happy, and relaxing holiday season. May the best of your 2010 be but the worst of your 2011!-- Rick And as traditional, I repost below the holiday scene from of my favourite BBC shows from the

[Infowarrior] - Good Grief, BYTE is Coming Back!

(Speaking of nostalgia, anyone have fond memories of Enter Magazine or the programmer-centric Nibble? -- rick) Good Grief, BYTE is Coming Back! By Harry McCracken | Posted at 10:25 pm on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 http://technologizer.com/2010/12/22/good-grief-byte-is-coming-back/ What’s

[Infowarrior] - Economic Comment by Bill Gross: Welcome to Allentown

Investment Outlook William H. Gross | December 2010 Allentown http://www.pimco.com/Pages/AllentownDecember2010.aspx Well we’re living here in Allentown And they’re closing all the factories down Out in Bethlehem they’re killing time Filling out forms Standing in line And we’re living here in Al

[Infowarrior] - OpEd: Wikileaks and the First Amendment

Of Secrets and Mad Dogs Wikileaks and the First Amendment By RALPH NADER http://www.counterpunch.org/nader12212010.html Thomas Blanton, the esteemed director of the National Security Archive at George Washington University described Washington's hyper-reaction to Wikileaks' transmission of in

[Infowarrior] - DHS intimidating / retaliating against whistleblowing pilot?

Sacramento-area pilot punished for YouTube video George Warren Last updated 10 hrs agoPosted: 12/22/2010 http://www.news10.net/news/article.aspx?storyid=113529 SACRAMENTO, CA - An airline pilot is being disciplined by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for posting video o

[Infowarrior] - WL Shows That ACTA Secrecy Is Way Beyond Normal

Leaked Cable Shows That ACTA Secrecy Is Way Beyond Normal from the didn't-we-say-that? dept http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101222/10033012382/leaked-cable-shows-that-acta-secrecy-is-way-beyond-normal.shtml As more and more attention was paid to the ridiculous level of secrecy concerning the

[Infowarrior] - You’ve Got to Have (150) F riends

You’ve Got to Have (150) Friends By ROBIN DUNBAR Published: December 25, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/26/opinion/26dunbar.html MORE than anything since the invention of the postal service, Facebook has revolutionized how we relate to one another. But the revolution hasn’t come in quite

[Infowarrior] - Cambridge's Ross Anderson rocks

Cambridge university refuses to censor student's thesis on chip-and-PIN vulnerabilities Cory Doctorow at 8:33 AM Saturday, Dec 25, 2010 After the UK banking trade association wrote to Cambridge university to have a student's master's thesis censored because it documented a well-known flaw in

[Infowarrior] - Cables Portray Expanded Reach of Drug Agency

December 25, 2010 Cables Portray Expanded Reach of Drug Agency http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/26/world/26wikidrugs.html?pagewanted=print By GINGER THOMPSON and SCOTT SHANE WASHINGTON — The Drug Enforcement Administration has been transformed into a global intelligence organization with a reach t

[Infowarrior] - Howard Schmidt: Cyber Threat ‘Exaggerated’

(I agree 110% with Howard on this --- I've said the same thing for years myself. -- rick) Howard Schmidt: Cyber Threat ‘Exaggerated’ http://www.thenewnewinternet.com/2010/12/22/howard-schmidt-cyber-threat-exaggerated/ Howard A. Schmidt, White House You can barely turn a page in a newspaper–or o

[Infowarrior] - Putin orders switch to Linux

Nice! -- rick Putin ordered the transfer of power on Linux (translated) http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://open.cnews.ru/news/top/index.shtml%3F2010/12/27/421556 Plan timeline (translated): http://translate.google.com/transl

[Infowarrior] - The Man Who Took on Big Sis

Chris Liu: I am the YouTube airline pilot George Warren Last updated 12 hrs agoPosted: 12/27/2010 http://www.news10.net/news/story.aspx?storyid=114138&catid=2 COLFAX, CA - WORLD EXCLUSIVE: The airline pilot who lost his federally-issued gun and badge for posting video on YouTube critic

[Infowarrior] - The Military’s Worst Tweeters

ttp://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/12/general-fail-the-militarys-worst-tweeters/ General FAIL: The Military’s Worst Tweeters By Spencer Ackerman December 28, 2010 | 1:47 pm | Categories: Info War Generals and admirals are powerful people. Their decisions determine the course of thousands o

[Infowarrior] - Playstation 3 Code Signing Cracked For Good

http://psgroove.com/content.php?581-Sony-s-PS3-Security-is-Epic-Fail-Videos-Within This morning was the big unveil at the Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin, and it did not disappoint. Here is a brief synopsis for those that missed it. The first few minutes of the conference were spent expla

[Infowarrior] - Simplest Phones Open to ‘SMS o f Death’

Simplest Phones Open to ‘SMS of Death’ • By John Borland • December 28, 2010 | • 2:20 pm | • Categories: Chaos Computer Club http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/12/simplest-phones-open-to-%E2%80%9Csms-of-death%E2%80%9D/ BERLIN — It’s a scene from a

[Infowarrior] - Ford Focus and Parental Controls

Paging Mrs LovejoyFord Motor on Line 2 --- rick Ford MyKey adds radio censorship to further control teen driving habits http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/30/ford-mykey-adds-radio-censorship-to-further-control-teen-driving/ Daddy doesn't have to take the T-Bird away, he can just take all

[Infowarrior] - Amazon: USG one of its biggest cloud customers

Just Weeks After Cutting Off Wikileaks, Amazon Brags About How US Federal Gov't Is One Of Its Biggest AWS Customers? from the must-be-a-coincidence,-huh? dept http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101229/11182612453/just-weeks-after-cutting-off-wikileaks-amazon-brags-about-how-us-federal-govt-is-on

[Infowarrior] - FCC Claims Broadcasters Give Up 1st Amendment Rights

Janet Jackson's Wardrobe Malfunction Leads To FCC Malfunction: Claims Broadcasters Give Up 1st Amendment Rights from the fcc-malfunction dept http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101229/03441112448/janet-jacksons-wardrobe-malfunction-leads-to-fcc-malfunction-claims-broadcasters-give-up-1st-amendme

[Infowarrior] - Internet groups fear UN could threaten cyberspace

Internet groups fear UN could threaten cyberspace http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20101228/un-governments-future-of-the-internet-101230/20101230/?hub=TorontoNewHome Updated: Thu Dec. 30 2010 7:13:09 AM Ian Munroe, CTV.ca News Officials from 18 countries held an impromptu, late-ni

[Infowarrior] - State Dept: Epic Fail in Infosec

Finally something useful appears in the MSM about the Wikileaks situationnow if only the Powers That Be will learn from it. -- rick WikiLeaks cable dump reveals flaws of State Department's information-sharing tool By Joby Warrick Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, December 30, 2010;

[Infowarrior] - As frustration grows, airports consider ditching TSA

As frustration grows, airports consider ditching TSA By Derek Kravitz Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, December 30, 2010; 10:04 PM http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/30/AR2010123005225_pf.html Every spring, private security officers at San Francisco International A

[Infowarrior] - EU Approves Universal Smartphone Charger Standard

EU Approves Universal Smartphone Charger Standard News by Bryan Chaffin | 3:35 PM, Dec. 30th, 2010 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/eu_approves_universal_smartphone_charger_standard/ The European Union’s regulatory authorities at the European Commission announced Thursday the approval of

[Infowarrior] - OT: Lake Superior State University 2011 List of Banished Words

Amusing how many of these are Palinisms.or "tea partyisms" ;) --- rick Lake Superior State University 2011 List of Banished Words http://www.lssu.edu/banished/current.php ___ Infowarrior mailing list Infowarrior@attrition.org ht

[Infowarrior] - 1 Decade, 10 Technologies that Changed Our Lives

1 Decade, 10 Technologies that Changed Our Lives 12:30 PM - December 30, 2010 by Wolfgang Gruener - source: Tom's Hardware US http://www.tomshardware.com/news/10-technologies-that-changed-our-lives,11866.html#xtor=RSS-181 Here is our selection of technologies of the past 10 years that have made

[Infowarrior] - 'Rosie the Riveter' from WWII poster dies

'Rosie the Riveter' from WWII poster dies Posted 35m ago | Comment| Recommend E-mail | Save | Print | http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/manufacturing/2010-12-31-rosie-the-riveter_N.htm LANSING, Mich. (AP) — When a photographer snapped Geraldine Doyle's picture in an A

[Infowarrior] - FBI in hunt for pro-WikiLeaks hackers: report

FBI in hunt for pro-WikiLeaks hackers: report (AFP) – 45 minutes ago http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jvBh43hRP1Fc-fmZYMbMWdvDHXBA WASHINGTON — The FBI has joined the hunt for hackers who took down websites like PayPal, after they stopped processing payments to whistle-blowing w

[Infowarrior] - 2011: Investing in a Structurally Unbalanced World

Investing in a Structurally Unbalanced World http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/12/investing-in-a-structurally-unbalanced-world/ Peter T Treadway, PhD Historical Analytics LLC www.thedismaloptimist.com pttreadway-at-hotmail.com MACRO/INVESTMENT THEMES FOR 2011

[Infowarrior] - Giving Alzheimer’s Patients Th eir Way, Even Chocolate

December 31, 2010 Giving Alzheimer’s Patients Their Way, Even Chocolate By PAM BELLUCK http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/01/health/01care.html PHOENIX — Margaret Nance was, to put it mildly, a difficult case. Agitated, combative, often reluctant to eat, she would hit staff members and fellow resi

[Infowarrior] - Ankit Fadia - "Unofficial Guide to Ethical Hacking" 32% Plagiarized

Ankit Fadia - "Unofficial Guide to Ethical Hacking" 32% Plagiarized Sat Jan 1 01:08:44 CST 2011 http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/ankit_fadia/unofficial.html Ankit Fadia's career is built on the cornerstone of him writing a 'hacking' book when he was 14, which he used as a means of establis

[Infowarrior] - Ultimate Patent Troll Patent: Get Sued When You File A Patent

The Ultimate Patent Troll Patent: Get Sued When You File A Patent Wolfgang Gruener in Business on December 31 http://www.conceivablytech.com/4823/business/the-ultimate-patent-troll-patent-get-sued-when-you-file-a-patent/ It may be somewhat ironic that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office publish

[Infowarrior] - Dave Barry’s 2010 Year in Revi ew

Posted on Sat, Jan. 01, 2011 Dave Barry’s 2010 Year in Review By Dave Barry Let’s put things into perspective: 2010 was not the worst year ever. There have been MUCH worse years. For example, toward the end of the Cretaceous Period, the Earth was struck by an asteroid that wiped out 75 percent

[Infowarrior] - Report says Facebook nets $500 million investment

Report says Facebook nets $500 million investment By The Associated Press The Associated Press Monday, January 3, 2011; 2:33 AM http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/03/AR2011010300341_pf.html -- Social networking behemoth Facebook has raised $500 million from Goldman S

[Infowarrior] - Secrecy and Classification — T wo Diverging Domains

Secrecy and Classification — Two Diverging Domains January 3rd, 2011 by Steven Aftergood http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2011/01/diverging_domains.html One aspect of the current crisis in classification policy is the growing discrepancy between what is secret and what is classified. All too of

[Infowarrior] - Intel Chip caters to Hollywood

Intel Chip Design Gives Hollywood Studios Security for Movie Downloads By Ian King - Jan 3, 2011 9:47 AM ET Mon Jan 03 14:47:42 GMT 2011 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-03/intel-chip-design-gives-hollywood-studios-security-for-movie-downloads.html Intel Corp., aiming to alleviate Hollywood

[Infowarrior] - Europe starts confiscating private pension funds

BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL Politics from the Nation's Capital Europe starts confiscating private pension funds http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2011/01/europe-starts-confiscating-private-pension-funds t By: Mark Hemingway 01/03/11 2:22 PM The U.S. isn't the only place that's

[Infowarrior] - Paper: "Piracy is the Future of Television"

January 4, 2011 "Piracy is the Future of Television," whitepaper from the Convergence Culture Consortium by Abigail De Kosnik (UC Berkeley) Consulting Researcher for the Convergence Culture Consortium http://cms.mit.edu/news/2011/01/piracy_is_the_future_of_televi.php Download the executive sum

[Infowarrior] - STRATFOR: Separating Terror from Terrorism

Begin forwarded message: > From: Jonathan Abolins > > Good analysis & insight by Stratfor's Scott Stewart on terrorism and > the the psychological dynamics of terror: > > http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20101229-separating-terror-terrorism > --- > On Dec. 15, the FBI and the Department of Home

[Infowarrior] - AF SAP Policy Limits Congressional Contacts

Air Force SAP Policy Limits Congressional Contacts January 4th, 2011 by Steven Aftergood http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2011/01/usaf_sap.html The Air Force issued updated guidance (pdf) last week concerning its highly classified special access programs, including new language prohibiting unau

[Infowarrior] - WH Directive on “Post-WikiLeak s” Security

Tightening Security in the “Post-WikiLeaks” Era January 4th, 2011 by Steven Aftergood http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2011/01/tightening_security.html The Obama Administration is moving to increase the security of classified information in response to the massive leaks of classified documents t

[Infowarrior] - Volunteer Cyber Army Emerges In Estonia

Volunteer Cyber Army Emerges In Estonia by Tom Gjelten January 4, 2011 http://www.npr.org/2011/01/04/132634099/in-estonia-volunteer-cyber-army-defends-nation In April 2007, the Baltic republic of Estonia became the first country in the world to experience cyberwar. Government, financial and m

[Infowarrior] - DHS "Risk Lexicon"

"Risk Lexicon" US Department of Homeland Security http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/dhs-risk-lexicon-2010.pdf This is the second edition of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Risk Lexicon and represents an update of the version published in September 2008. More than seventy terms and d

[Infowarrior] - Nader: Tweeting Away the Time

A Society of Buyers Tweeting Away the Time By RALPH NADER http://www.counterpunch.org/nader01042011.html The start of the New Year is a good time to talk about Time. About this, we can all agree—there are only twenty four hours in a day. Zillions of companies and persons want a piece of that

[Infowarrior] - Calling Out the NYT

Source: Graphics Ability Is the New Goal for Chip Makers http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/04/technology/04chip.html?_r=1&hpw In describing the new Intel Sandy Bridge chips, Ashlee Vance of the NYT writes: "Other features in the new Intel chips are aimed at helping movie studios deliver high-def

[Infowarrior] - MPAA hires first technology policy officer

Anyone care to offer alternate job titles? 'Chief DRM Proponent' or 'Chief Defender of Failing Industry Models' or 'Chief Gas Lamp Lighter' would be more accurate, don'tcha think? --- rick Paul Brigner Hired as MPAA's First Chief Technology Policy Officer 1:36 PM 1/5/2011 by Alex Ben Block

[Infowarrior] - More info on Goldman-Facebook offering

(GS making out like a bandit on the fees here. Wonder how many takers they have. -- rick) Bloomberg Goldman Sachs May Sell or Hedge Facebook Stake Without Warning January 05, 2011, 8:12 PM EST By Max Abelson and Christine Harper http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-01-05/goldman-sachs-may-s

[Infowarrior] - Five reasons why I'm not buying Facebook

(OK, to followup my previous comment, apparently Goldman got ton of investors and are closing the 'offering' a day earlier than planned. -- rick) Five reasons why I'm not buying Facebook Posted by Duff McDonald, Contributing Editor January 4, 2011 12:13 pm http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2011/

[Infowarrior] - Why the Mac App Store Sucks

Why the Mac App Store Sucks http://lifehacker.com/5726764/ Apple launched the Mac App Store today, allowing you to browse, search, read reviews, and buy Mac software of all kinds in one streamlined location. And it's terrible. Here's why. For a counterpoint, check out why you might really like

[Infowarrior] - Jon Stewart Weighs In On The Facebook Investment Frenzy

‘The Daily Show’ Weighs In On The Facebook Investment Frenzy [Video] John Stewart took a bite out of Facebook tonight on “The Daily Show,” specifically Goldman Sachs’ recent $450 million investment at a $50 billion valuation and what it means with regards to a possible Facebook IPO in 2012. Ste

[Infowarrior] - The problem of Bufferbloat

The criminal mastermind: bufferbloat! By gettys Each of these initial experiments were been designed to clearly demonstrate a now very common problem: excessive buffering in a network path. I call this “bufferbloat“. We all suffer from it end-to-end, and not just in our applications, operating

[Infowarrior] - Mass Market Encryption Software Export Eased

http://cryptome.org/0003/bis010711.htm SUMMARY: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is removing from the scope of items subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ``publicly available'' mass market encryption object code software with a symmetric key length greater than 64-b

[Infowarrior] - Internet Identity System Said Readied by Obama Administration

Internet Identity System Said Readied by Obama Administration January 07, 2011, 7:10 AM EST By James Sterngold http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-01-07/internet-identity-system-said-readied-by-obama-administration.html Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration plans to announce today pl

[Infowarrior] - Intel Claims DRM'd Chip Is Not DRM, It's Just Copy Protection

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110107/10153912573/intel-claims-drmd-chip-is-not-drm-its-just-copy-protection.shtml Intel Claims DRM'd Chip Is Not DRM, It's Just Copy Protection There's been a lot of talk this week about Intel building DRM into its Sandy Bridge chip. I had initially passed o

[Infowarrior] - Microsoft wants to patent 'fans'

Good luck with keeping that one, Redmond. --- rick Microsoft wants to patent 'fans' In a filing made public today, Microsoft is seeking a patent for something it calls "One-Way Public Relationships" in social networks and other online properties. Even though you've probably never heard or us

[Infowarrior] - US tells Twitter to hand over WikiLeaks supporter's messages

US tells Twitter to hand over WikiLeaks supporter's messages • Dominic Rushe in New York • The Guardian, Saturday 8 January 2011 http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jan/08/us-twitter-hand-icelandic-wikileaks-messages A member of parliament in Iceland who is also a former WikiLe

[Infowarrior] - US revamps science, technology standard-setting efforts

http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/us-revamps-science-technology-standard-settin US revamps science, technology standard-setting efforts NIST to bolster cloud computing, green building, emergency communications development. By Layer 8 on Fri, 01/07/11 - 11:57am. The National Institute

[Infowarrior] - AZ Congresswoman, 6 Others, Killed By Gunman

Congresswoman, 6 Others, Killed By Gunman January 8, 2011 http://www.npr.org/2011/01/08/132764367/congresswoman-shot-in-arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and six others died after a gunman opened fire at a public event on Saturday, member station KJZZ in Phoenix has confirmed. The Pima County, A

[Infowarrior] - Clarification -- AZ Congresswoman, 6 Others, Killed By Gunman

Reuters reporting Congresswoman sitll alive in surgery at 1437.More to follow once confirmed. -- rick On Jan 8, 2011, at 14:30 , Richard Forno wrote: > > Congresswoman, 6 Others, Killed By Gunman > January 8, 2011 > > http://www.npr.org/2011/01/08/132764367/congresswoman-

[Infowarrior] - Giffords was on Palin's infamous "target" map

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot in Arizona, was on Palin's infamous "target" map http://www.boingboing.net/2011/01/08/congresswoman-gabrie.html (Rick comment: Let's not forget the "We don't retreat, we reload" rhetoric (Palin) or Sharon Angle's "Second Amendment remedies" soundbytes.

[Infowarrior] - Pentagon, industry swap cyber experts

Pentagon, industry swap cyber experts January 3, 2011 http://www.federalnewsradio.com/index.php?nid=150&sid=2220417 A new year and a new pilot program. The Pentagon and top industry are launching a program to swap cybersecurity experts. The idea is to beef up information sharing and cybersecur

[Infowarrior] - Work commences on $1B NSA 'spy' center

Work commences on $1B NSA 'spy' center Cyber intelligence data center reportedly will support the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative • By Henry Kenyon • Jan 07, 2011 http://defensesystems.com/articles/2011/01/07/nsa-spy-cyber-intelligence-data-center-utah.aspx?admga

[Infowarrior] - Germany Blasted with Cyber Attacks in 2010; Plans Cyber-Defense Cente

Germany Blasted with Cyber Attacks in 2010; Plans Cyber-Defense Center http://www.thenewnewinternet.com/2010/12/28/germany-blasted-with-cyber-attacks-in-2010-plans-cyber-defense-center/ Germany experienced a significance increase in cyber attacks in 2010, many originating in China, and plans to

[Infowarrior] - Julian Assange, Information Anarchist

Julian Assange, Information Anarchist 06 Dec 2010 L. Gordon Crovitz http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703989004575653113548361870.html Whatever else WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has accomplished, he's ended the era of innocent optimism about the Web. As wiki innovator Larry S

[Infowarrior] - Understanding Social Networking and National Security

Mastering the Art of Wiki: Understanding Social Networking and National Security By James Jay Carafano http://www.ndu.edu/press/social-networking-national-security.html Dr. James Jay Carafano is Deputy Director of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies and Direc

[Infowarrior] - A Commander's Strategy for Social Media

A Commander's Strategy for Social Media By Thomas D. Mayfield III http://www.ndu.edu/press/commanders-strategy-social-media.html Colonel Thomas D. Mayfield III, USA, is Chief, Plans Division (G3), Headquarters U.S. Army ___

[Infowarrior] - U.S. Subpoenas Twitter Over WikiLeaks Supporters

January 8, 2011 U.S. Subpoenas Twitter Over WikiLeaks Supporters By SCOTT SHANE and JOHN F. BURNS http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/world/09wiki.html?hp=&pagewanted=print WASHINGTON — Prosecutors investigating the disclosure of thousands of classified government documents by the anti-secrecy gr

[Infowarrior] - Renault Espionage Gained No Key Secrets, Official Says

January 8, 2011 Renault Espionage Gained No Key Secrets, Official Says By DAVID JOLLY http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/business/global/09renault.html PARIS — A top executive at Renault said over the weekend that “nothing critical” appeared to have been stolen from the automaker’s electric vehi

[Infowarrior] - OpEd: The "Lock and Load" Rhetoric of American Politics Isn't Just a Metaphor

The last paragraphi is particularly relevant, I think. rick The "Lock and Load" Rhetoric of American Politics Isn't Just a Metaphor Marty Kaplan http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marty-kaplan/gabrielle-giffords-shooting_b_806232.html I'm not saying that putting a bullseye on Arizona Democrat R

[Infowarrior] - Fallows: The Cloudy Logic of 'Political' Shootings

The Atlantic Home Sunday, January 9, 2011 http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/01/the-cloudy-logic-of-political-shootings/69147/ The Cloudy Logic of 'Political' Shootings By James Fallows Jan 8 2011, 7:36 PM ET After this horrible news from Tu

[Infowarrior] - Suspect charged in congresswoman's attack

Suspect charged in congresswoman's attack TUCSON, Ariz. — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was in critical condition Sunday as investigators filed five charges against the man suspected in the shooting rampage that killed six and injured 14. Jared Loughner is charged with one count of attempted assass

[Infowarrior] - Vodafone Customer Database Breached

Vodafone says security breach a 'one-off' Updated Sun Jan 9, 2011 6:21pm AEDT http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/09/3109168.htm Vodafone has confirmed it believes its secure customer database has been breached by an employee or dealer who has shared the access password, revealing the

[Infowarrior] - Iceland summons US envoy over WikiLeaks probe

Iceland summons US envoy over WikiLeaks probe January 9, 2011 By RAPHAEL G. SATTER , Associated Press http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-01-iceland-summons-envoy-wikileaks-probe.html (AP) -- The American ambassador to Reykjavik has been summoned to explain why U.S. investigators are trying to a

[Infowarrior] - In WikiLeaks fight, U.S. journalists take a pass

Posted on Sunday, January 9, 2011 In WikiLeaks fight, U.S. journalists take a pass By Nancy A. Youssef | McClatchy Newspapers http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/01/09/106445/in-wikileaks-fight-us-journalists.html WASHINGTON — Not so long ago, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could count on America

[Infowarrior] - Court won't block suit vs. RIAA for digital price fixing

Court won't block suit vs. RIAA for digital price fixing updated 11:50 am EST, Mon January 10, 2011Supreme Court drops review of digital music suit http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/01/10/supreme.court.drops.review.of.digital.music.suit/ The US Supreme Court later on Monday declined to r

[Infowarrior] - Record Labels To Pay $45 Milli on for Pirating Artists’ Music

Record Labels To Pay $45 Million for Pirating Artists’ Music Written by Ernesto on January 10, 2011 http://torrentfreak.com/record-labels-to-pay-45-million-for-pirating-artists-music-110110/ The major record labels are known for their harsh stance on copyright infringements, which in an ironic

[Infowarrior] - `Band of Brothers' inspiration Winters dies at 92

`Band of Brothers' inspiration Winters dies at 92 By RON TODT, Associated Press Ron Todt, Associated Press 23 mins ago http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110110/ap_on_en_tv/us_obit_winters/print PHILADELPHIA – Even as Parkinson's disease began taking its toll on Dick Winters, who led his "Band of Bro

[Infowarrior] - DISA learns about DMZs. Better late than never, I guess

This is the funniest thing I've read in a long time. DISA creates DMZ to boost security on unclassified network http://gcn.com/Articles/2011/01/07/DISA-panel-DOD-DMZ.aspx?p=1 Apart from the fact this article reads like a DISA press release, are they really proud of the fact the agency is rollin

[Infowarrior] - AP: Meth flourishes despite tracking laws

AP IMPACT: Meth flourishes despite tracking laws By JIM SALTER, Associated Press Jim Salter, Associated Press – Mon Jan 10, 6:41 pm ET http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iHhoQ0Kc7zuwJDCYkdjkRCwB47Xg ST. LOUIS – Electronic systems that track sales of the cold medicine used to make

[Infowarrior] - Gov RFC: Defense-in-Depth a Smart Investment?

(The answer, I'm sure, will be "Yes, we need more 'stuff' to ensure protection. Can't have too much 'stuff' protecting us." -- rick) http://cryptome.org/0003/did-cybersec.htm Defense-in-Depth is a Smart Investment for Cyber Security There is a strong and often repeated call for research to pr

[Infowarrior] - Contest: Rename The DMZ!

One reader (Paul) responds: "DMZ is the "worst name possible" because it misrepresents what the feature does. The "M" stands for "militarized", which pretty much universally means offensive capabilities. This has been true since at least 1940, and probably before that. A firewall DMZ has no of

[Infowarrior] - The Sun Never Sets on the PATRIOT Act

The Sun Never Sets on the PATRIOT Act Posted by Julian Sanchez http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/the-sun-never-sets-on-the-patriot-act/ A year ago, the protracted wrangling in Congress over the re-authorization of several expiring provisions of the PATRIOT ACT made plenty of headlines. Most obser

[Infowarrior] - Pentagon Credit Union dataloss

Infected PC Compromises Pentagon Credit Union By Paul Roberts Created 01/12/2011 - 12:23pm https://threatpost.com/en_us/print/7999 The Pentagon Federal Credit Union (PenFed) issued a statement to the New Hampshire Attorney General that said data, including the names, addresses, Social Securit

[Infowarrior] - J.P. Morgan Chase to end services for diplomats; other banks ready to follow

J.P. Morgan Chase to end services for diplomats; other banks ready to follow By Colum Lynch Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, January 12, 2011; 11:58 PM http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/12/AR2011011205803_pf.html UNITED NATIONS - Dear foreign diplomats, U.S. ban

[Infowarrior] - Senators say military cyber ops not disclosed

Senators say military cyber ops not disclosed By LOLITA C. BALDOR The Associated Press Wednesday, January 12, 2011 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/12/AR2011011204042.html WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon failed to disclose clandestine cyber activities in a classified rep

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