- Kindle allowing bypass of Chinese censoring firewall
Slashdot points to an interesting use for the otherwise not very freedom friendly device. Apparently, however the 3G service is provided locally in China, it isn’t being subjected to the same censorship as regular net access. I tend to agree with Professor Kwan’s interpretation, that those in charge of the firewall simply don’t realize the Kindle can be used for anything other than buying and reading books. - Adobe temporarily closes their Flex SDK
According to a conversation with the product manager initiated by The Register, the public source code repository and patch submission for Flex will be closed for a couple of releases. This stems from the fact that while the tool itself, used for creating Flash and AIR apps, is open, the platform is closed. In order to build against the un-released new versions of closed platform components, it is necessary to also close Flex. This demonstrates one considerable risk of working with a set of tools that isn’t all open. - Face detection with HTML5 and JavaScript
Klint Finley at ReadWriteWeb describes a new library that the developer sees as helping with automatically tagging photos online. Even if it doesn’t evolve from face detection to full on recognition, you could easily see how a distributed, in browser trick like this could be effectively coupled with crowd intelligence to allow web applications to offer almost as good identity based tags. I think it is far more interesting to consider how the library might open up compelling, novel interactions with web applications based on a user’s movements and orientation in space. That avenue of thought is less concerning from a privacy perspective, too. - Publisher sells DRM-free ebooks to libraries , BoingBoing
- OpenBSD 4.8 released, Slashdot
Tag: China
Quick Security Alerts for the Week Ending 10/3/2010
- Google warning Gmail users on spying from China, Slashdot
- Twitter hit by another worm, The Register
- Potentially crippling vulnerability identified in Zeus botnet, The Register
- More on Stuxnet infections at Iranian nuclear facilities, Ars Technica
- Stuxnet can re-infect PCs even after disinfection, The Register
- New clues about the origin of Stuxnet, Zero Day
- Attack on LinkedIn using fake contact requests, Slashdot
- Microsoft ships emergency patch for ASP.NET vulnerability, Zero Day
- Spamhaus debuts whitelist service, The Register
- Largest simulated cyber attack to date, Slashdot
- Critical security patches in PDF Reader, Zero Day
- Pirate Bay user database exploited by spammers, TorrentFreak
- Exploits propagated via social media increase, Slashdot
Following Up for the Week Ending 8/1/2010
- Australia censors most of web censorship plan
- Facebook may finally be allowing full deletion of user accounts
- Peter Sunde banned from operating The Pirate Bay
- Patent office ends Microsoft’s attempt to overturn i4i patent
- 2nd suit launched over student laptop webcam spying
- A peek inside the secret network neutrality meetings
- UK privacy watchdog clears Google WiFi slurp
- USPTO seeking interim new guidance on Bilski
- Google web search blocked for some in China
Following Up for the Week Ending 7/25/2010
- FCC’s third way plan isn’t bringing the two sides of net neutrality any closer together
- Next round starting against initially named defendants in USCG’s massive demand campaign
- US caves on anti-circumvention demands for ACTA
- Winamp gains WebM and VP-8 support
- Understanding geographic indications the EU desires be protected under ACTA
- China says Google agreed to obey censorship rules in exchange for license renewal
- US States’ top law enforcers question Google over WiFi data snafu
- RIAA appeals reduction of Tenenbaum damages
- GOP senators move to block FCC on net neutrality
- Sony now facing single class-action suit for removing PS3 other OS option
- Could the EU walk away from ACTA?
Following Up for the Week Ending 7/11/2010
- ACTA consensus on transparency breaking down
- WIPO worried at why countries felt ACTA needed to be handled outside of WIPO
- An update to the interactive ACTA timeline
- MP Angus calls out Moore, Clement over aspects of C-32
- Mediation in the Thomas-Rasset case fails
- USCG plaintiffs to get 28 IP addresses a month
- Another in-depth comparison of VP-8 and h.264
- SCO appeals
- Comcast settlment now final
- Germany challenging Facebook over privacy of non-users
Via Carey Lening - FCC broadband plan would put US in 2nd tier of countries
- Lawyers pressing NSA warrant-less wiretap cases demanding more then $2MM
- China renews Google’s license to operate
- Australia bows to public pressure, delays plans to filter the net
- Damage verdict in Tenenbaum case reduced ten fold
- Judge says damages in Tenenbaum case were unconstitutionally excessive
- Google found guilt of privacy breach in Australia
Following Up for the Week Ending 3/28/2010
- More thoughts on internet freedom from Ethan Zuckerman
- ACTA agenda leaks, still minimal time for transparency
- EU consultation on ACTA fails to advance the discussion
- Consolidated ACTA leak and first analysis on border searches
- Entertainment industry letter to Obama about ACTA
- Constitutional questions over ACTA
- How ACTA might replace WIPO
- Google officially ends censoring results in China
- Google’s own explanation of change to service in China
- MacKinnon on China’s response to Google
- China likely to revoke google.cn domain name
- Concerns over broadband plan
- Tech companies criticize Australian filtering plan
- DEB will include allowance for accused infringers to appeal
- How the DEB sets up a system like China’s censorship
- Next step in Google’s fiber experiment
- Piracy up in France despite three strikes rule
Following Up for the Week Ending 3/21/2010
- China warns Google partners as censored results leak through
- Appeal date set for TPB
- Judge approves massive award against FB in Beacon suit
- EU wants ACTA to include tertiary liability for aiding, abetting,inducing
- Official ACTA reponses
- The new institution ACTA may create
- Latest ACTA leak bodes ill for developing nations
- More on latest ACTA leak
- One vendor directly responds to EFF’s ebook checklist
- Amazon’s ebook battles continue
- Google ready to leave China by April 10
- EFF appeals dismissal of warrantless wiretapping case
Following Up for the Week Ending 2/28/2010
- EU privacy chief says ACTA violates the law
- MEPs opposition to ACTA grows
- Another critical ACTA leak
- UK petition for ACTA transparency
- EU says no to mandatory three strikes in ACTA
- Student caught by webcam spying falsely accused of drug activity
- Digital forensics of spying laptops issued in PA
Via Groklaw - Webcam spying school agrees to preserve evidence
- Vice principal denies using laptop to spy on student
- Bruce Perens on Jacobsen case
- EMI allows OK Go videos to be embedded thanks to odd sponsorship
- Google to resume talks with China
- Google still censoring in China
- New amendments to DEB
- Mandelson gets to decide duration of suspension under DEB
- DEB may kill open WiFi
- Wilmington, NC first to test white spaces
Security Alerts for the Week Ending 2/28/2010
- Chuck Norris botnet
- US inadvertently enable Chinese attack on Google, others
- Google to re-confirm opt-in details for Google buzz
- iPhone OS rootkit demonstrated
- Comcast launches first public DNSSEC trial
- Adobe fixes critical flaw in download manager
- Latest Twitter phishing scam
- GoDaddy wants your root password
- Microsoft uses legal means to stop botnet
- FB glitch sends private messages to wrong people
Following Up for the Week Ending 2/14/2010
- More details on the Chinese attack on Google
- Arguments about customer protection, unconstitutionality in Comcast merger hearing
- OGD dashboard
- Flip side of the iiNet ruling
- Royalty free codecs still needed despite h.264 reprieve
- Third trial coming for Thomas-Rasset
- DEB moves forward without most reform, compromise amendments
- House of Lords has concerns about DEB
- In memory kernel update now available as paid subscription service
- US government denies ACTA will mean three strikes
- Google stands firm on latest Books settlement
- Google co-founder about uncensored search in China