p2pnet World Headlines: Aug 31, 2010
Google and Skype could be hit by India data curbs BBC
India has toughened its scrutiny of telecoms firms with a directive demanding “access to everything”. An Indian Home Ministry official told the BBC that “any company with a telecoms network should be accessible”. “It could be Google or Skype, but anyone operating in India will have to provide data,” he said. The move follows high-profile talks with Blackberry maker Research in Motion about ways to allow Indian security forces to monitor data. The government is also likely to target virtual private networks, which give secure access to company networks for employees working away from their offices.
Warner Bros., Disney Take New Tack On Piracy MediaPost
Hollywood studios have often argued in court that Web sites hosing pirated clips infringe on copyright, but this week Warner Bros. and Disney tried a more unusual approach: They sued a company for allegedly enabling infringement by placing ads on sites with infringing clips. The company, Scottsdale, Ariz.- based Triton Media, allegedly “materially contributed” to potentially unlawful sites by advising them about how to increase ad revenue and by providing ad referrals, according to the lawsuit. That business is unrelated to Triton Digital Media LLC in Sherman Oaks, Calif. The complaint, which was filed this week in federal district court in Los Angeles, alleges that Triton of Scottsdale “has owned, operated, provided advertising consulting and referrals for, and/or provided other material assistance,” to eight sites: www.free-tv-video-online.info, supernovatube.com, donogo.com, watch-movies.net, watch-movies-online.tv , watch-movies-links.net, havenvideo.com and thepiratecity.org.
Julian Assange applies for Swedish residency The Local
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has applied for a permit to work and reside in the country, a spokesperson for the Swedish Migration Board confirmed on Tuesday. “He has applied for permission to work and stay in Sweden and (the request) came in on August 18,” Haakan Gestrin told AFP. He added it was not possible to give more details about the 39-year-old Australian’s application because it had not yet been processed. Another migration board spokesperson, Gunilla Wikström, told Swedish news agency TT that the application was on hold since some information was missing, but did not provide further details. Assange’s application was submitted shortly before rape and molestation allegations against him by two Swedish women were made public.
New QuickTime Flaw Bypasses ASLR, DEP Slashdot
A Spanish security researcher has discovered a new vulnerability in Apple’s QuickTime software that can be used to bypass both ASLR and DEP on current versions of Windows and give an attacker control of a remote PC. The flaw apparently results from a parameter from an older version of QuickTime that was left in the code by mistake. It was discovered by Ruben Santamarta of Wintercore, who said the vulnerability can be exploited remotely via a malicious Web site. On a machine running Internet Explorer on Windows 7, Vista or XP with QuickTime 7.x or 6.x installed, the problem can be exploited by using a heap-spraying technique. In his explanation of the details of the vulnerability and the exploit for it, Santamarta said he believes the parameter at the heart of the problem simply was not cleared out of older versions of the QuickTime code. ‘The QuickTime plugin is widely installed and exploitable through IE; ASLR and DEP are not effective in this case and we will likely see this in the wild,’ said HD Moore, founder of the Metasploit Project.
Little black dress that’s also a phone Telegraph
A little black dress that doubles up as a mobile phone is to be launched in Britain. The garment, branded the M-Dress, lets wearers make and receive calls by slipping their sim card under the label, allowing them to keep their usual numbers. Gesture recognition software allows users to pick up a call by raising their hand to their ear and end a conversation by letting it fall to their side.
Advances Offer Path to Shrink Computer Chips Again New York Times
Scientists at Rice University and Hewlett-Packard are reporting this week that they can overcome a fundamental barrier to the continued rapid miniaturization of computer memory that has been the basis for the consumer electronics revolution. In recent years the limits of physics and finance faced by chip makers had loomed so large that experts feared a slowdown in the pace of miniaturization that would act like a brake on the ability to pack ever more power into ever smaller devices like laptops, smartphones and digital cameras. But the new announcements, along with competing technologies being pursued by companies like IBM and Intel, offer hope that the brake will not be applied any time soon. In one of the two new developments, Rice researchers are reporting in Nano Letters, a journal of the American Chemical Society, that they have succeeded in building reliable small digital switches — an essential part of computer memory — that could shrink to a significantly smaller scale than is possible using conventional methods.
Three arrested over Pakistan cricket betting claims Guardian
Customs officials have arrested three people in connection with betting allegations against Pakistan cricket players, it emerged today. The development came as it was announced that the three Pakistan cricketers at the centre of the alleged betting scam that has thrown the sport into crisis will return to London tomorrow to meet team officials, while it appears increasingly likely they will be asked to withdraw from the remainder of the tour. The captain, Salman Butt, and bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif will travel to London on Wednesday to meet Pakistan officials after the allegations. The team manager, Yawar Saeed, made the announcement in the team hotel today, saying the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, Ijaz Butt, and the country’s high commissioner would attend the meeting. Saeed said the three players would then be expected to return to the squad. The News of the World reported on Sunday that Pakistan’s bowlers were paid to bowl no-balls deliberately on the opening day of the fourth Test against England at Lord’s. The three players and the wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal were spoken to by police after being implicated in the story. HM Revenue and Customs said today that two men and a woman, all from London, were arrested on Sunday and questioned as part of an investigation into money laundering before being released on bail. [Oh! The Horror!]
Prison Without Walls The Atlantic
Incarceration in America is a failure by almost any measure. But what if the prisons could be turned inside out, with convicts released into society under constant electronic surveillance? Radical though it may seem, early experiments suggest that such a science-fiction scenario might cut crime, reduce costs, and even prove more just.
Smoked cannabis for chronic neuropathic pain: a randomized controlled trial CMAJ
Smoked cannabis for chronic neuropathic pain: a randomized controlled trialCannabis smoked three times per day reduced the intensity of neuropathic pain, improved sleep and was well tolerated. In this randomized crossover trial of 23 patients, Ware and colleagues used three strengths of cannabis as well as placebo to test the effects of the drug. These findings are suggestive, but they need to be confirmed in larger long-term safety and efficacy studies, say the authors.
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August 31st, 2010 at 9:52 pm
Nude photos of judge contained in complaint
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2010/08/31/judge-manitoba-douglas.html
This made me chuckle.
September 1st, 2010 at 9:26 am
^ LOL, bit of BDSM’ OK No one will find out.
September 1st, 2010 at 11:23 am
What I find interesting about this judge thing is that some Dean of law more or less says this is scandalous because she or her husband posted nude photo’s on the internet locked behind a paywall pick-up sex site.
The situation of the husband who apparently hounded the other guy to have sex with his wife is one thing. The pic’s of her online, in my opinion, has nothing to do with anything.
I mean, sex pics and wanting to fulfill sexual fantasy/pleasure is human nature. This dean who is saying this is outrageous never wanted a blow-job before? Never had the guts to ask someone for it? Never used new technology to fulfill his pleasures? That’s his prudish problem.
In today’s world lets say you had a 15 year old kid who was sexting. In the states (some states) they want 15-year old kids who sext to be brought under charges. What if this happens in Canada in a couple of years?
Now, would you want this prunish Dean presiding over the case. A dean who can’t phantom sexual urges and fantasies? Or would you want this judge who knows the internet, and knows sexual urges and such can be let out?
I would chose this judge.
The Dean goes on to say the majority of the population doesn’t approve of this behavior. Well, is Manitoba the capital of prunes? Is Canada? I’m all for this judge letting out, and it’s private. What happens in her bedroom is her business alone. Do you think this is the only judge or lawyer looking for sex or wanting to fulfill sexual fantasies? Judges don’t have sex? No orgasms aloud? Only husband and wife sex, him on top?
I see this as a none issue. 3-somes, and so forth is fun and no ones business. Then again, I’m from Montreal where this may be tolerated more than the prune capitals of Ottawa and Manitoba.
I think someone like this (and i’m sure she isn’t alone or the only one) are needed in todays online society. Now this judge has first hand experience into the intrusiveness into ones privacy on the net among other things.
Non-issue and good for her.