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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* Muslim Medical Students Boycott Darwin Lectures
* How Does a Self-Taught Computer Geek Get Hired?
* Does Open Source Software Cost Jobs?
* Next Apple iPhone To Have a 4 Inch Display?
* More On Why It Stinks To Work At Zynga
* New Jersey DMV Employees Caught Selling Identities
* Earthscraper Takes Sustainable Design Underground
* Will NASA Ever Recover Apollo 13's Plutonium From the Ocean
* Making a Privacy Monitor From an Old LCD
* Terahertz Wireless Chip Will Bring 30Gbps Networks
* Free Software Activists Take On Google Search
* <em>Battlefield 3</em> Banned In Iran
* EU Targets Facebook's Ad System
* Australian ISP's To Crack Down On Piracy
* Apache Flaw Allows Internal Network Access
* UK ISP Disconnecting Filesharers
* Internet Monitoring: Who Watches the Watchers?
* Merck Threatens Merck With Legal Action Over Facebook URL
* Twitter Buys Moxie Marlinspike's Crypto Startup
* Book Review: Responsive Web Design
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| Muslim Medical Students Boycott Darwin Lectures
| from the designer-animals dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday November 28, @01:53 (Medicine)
| with 1194 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/0050228/muslim-medical-students-boycott-darwin-lectures?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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First time submitter [0]Readycharged writes "The Daily Mail reports on a
piece from The Sunday Times revealing that University College London have
seen an increasing number of Muslim students [1]boycotting lectures on
Evolution due to clashes with the Koran. Steve Jones, Emeritus Professor
of Human Genetics, says, 'I've had one or two slightly frisky discussions
with kids who belonged to fundamentalist Christian churches, now it's
Islamic overwhelmingly.' He adds, 'What they object to ��� and I don't
really understand it, I am not religious ��� they object to the idea that
there is a random process out there which is not directed by God.' The
article also reveals that Evolutionary Biologist and former Oxford
Professor Richard Dawkins also experienced Muslims walking out of such
lectures."
Discuss this story at:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/0050228/muslim-medical-students-boycott-darwin-lectures?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.readycharged.co.uk/
1. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2066795/Muslim-students-walking-lectures-Darwinism-clashes-Koran.html
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| How Does a Self-Taught Computer Geek Get Hired?
| from the self-made-man dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday November 28, @08:05 (Businesses)
| with 475 comments
| https://ask.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/0423238/how-does-a-self-taught-computer-geek-get-hired?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "I'm essentially a self-taught computer geek
who started learning BASIC at age 12, but decided NOT to do the
traditional computer-nerd thing (comp sci or physics, computer degree,
etc.). I've essentially kept up with computers as a hobby, teaching
myself web-design, Linux/LAMP, Javascript, and now Drupal. I've worked
for a short time at a web dev shop but mostly have just done freelance
projects and here-and-there stuff for websites or projects, many of which
have gone under or are no longer accessible. I'm creative, have
Photoshop/GIMP skills, I'm personable and self-motivated...and I'd like
to get a 'real' job now but I don't really look like much on paper ��� how
can I (specifically with Drupal) make myself look good on a CV and/or
establish solid credentials that will make people more willing to take a
chance and hire me? Will Drupalcon 2012 help me make inroads? Are there
other ways to 'prove' myself to be a capable web admin/developer?"
Discuss this story at:
https://ask.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/0423238/how-does-a-self-taught-computer-geek-get-hired?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
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| Does Open Source Software Cost Jobs?
| from the call-it-liberating-corporate-servants dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday November 28, @16:28 (Businesses)
| with 384 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/2043257/does-open-source-software-cost-jobs?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]jfruhlinger writes "John Spencer, a British blogger and tech educator,
is convinced that free and open source software, which he's promoted for
years, is [1]costing IT jobs, as UK schools cut support staff no longer
needed. But does the argument really hold up? It turns out that the
services he's focused on are actually cloud services that are [2]reducing
the need for schools to provide their own tech infrastructure. Of couse,
it's also true that many of those cloud services are themselves based on
open source tech."
Discuss this story at:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/2043257/does-open-source-software-cost-jobs?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://jfruh.com/
1. http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/spannermans-edublog/2011/11/does-free-software-cost-jobs/index.htm
2. http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/228371/why-free-software-not-job-killer
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| Next Apple iPhone To Have a 4 Inch Display?
| from the more-screen dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Sunday November 27, @20:00 (Handhelds)
| with 317 comments
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/11/27/2233215/next-apple-iphone-to-have-a-4-inch-display?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]dkd903 writes "According to reports from Macotakara, Hitachi Displays
Ltd and Sony Mobile Display Corporation has started shipping the screens
for the iPad 3 and [1]a 4-inch LCD screen for an unnamed iOS device. It
would be fairly safe to assume that the 4-inch display will be for the
next iPhone ��� the iPhone 5."
Discuss this story at:
https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/11/27/2233215/next-apple-iphone-to-have-a-4-inch-display?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://gadgetizor.com/
1. http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/26/hitachsony_working_with_apple_on_4_inch_ios_device_ipad_4_to_see_new_display_technology.html
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| More On Why It Stinks To Work At Zynga
| from the all-fun-and-games-until-somebody-loses-options dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday November 28, @14:56 (Businesses)
| with 251 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/1931246/more-on-why-it-stinks-to-work-at-zynga?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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bdking writes "If a recent internal survey and reviews [0]left on
glassdoor.com are to be believed, [1]working at social games company
Zynga isn't much fun. Zynga's competitive, metrics-driven culture may be
scaring away potential acquisitions and [2]forcing out employees seeking
better work-life balance and less stress."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/1931246/more-on-why-it-stinks-to-work-at-zynga?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Zynga-Company-Reviews-E243552_P2.htm
1. http://www.itworld.com/software/228383/more-why-it-sucks-work-zynga
2. http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/zyngas-tough-culture-risks-a-talent-drain/
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| New Jersey DMV Employees Caught Selling Identities
| from the how-about-some-new-id dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday November 28, @12:44 (Privacy)
| with 249 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/1646237/new-jersey-dmv-employees-caught-selling-identities?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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phaedrus5001 writes "Ars has an article about two New Jersey DMV
employees who have been accused of [0]selling personal information they
routinely had access to. [1]The NJ prosecutor's office claims (PDF) their
investigation 'uncovered that two employees of the New Jersey Motor
Vehicle Commission were providing the names, addresses, dates of birth
and social security numbers of unsuspecting residents that they obtained
through their employment. They were charging as little as $200 per
identity.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/1646237/new-jersey-dmv-employees-caught-selling-identities?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/11/government-employees-accused-of-selling-identities-for-200-a-pop.ars
1. http://www.mercercountyprosecutor.com/press/Motor%20Vehicle.pdf
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| Earthscraper Takes Sustainable Design Underground
| from the moving-on-down dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday November 28, @10:18 (Earth)
| with 244 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/1420259/earthscraper-takes-sustainable-design-underground?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]Hugh Pickens writes"The 'Earthscraper,' a [1]65-story,
82,000-square-foot inverted pyramid beneath Mexico City takes a new
approach to escalating megacity problems like population growth, urban
sprawl, preserving open space, and conserving energy and water, promising
to turn the modern high-rise, quite literally, on its head. The proposed
building will be [2]located at the Zocalo, Mexico City's major public
plaza one of the few sizable open spaces left in the city of 9 million.
'It's a massive empty plot, which makes it the ideal site for our
program,' says architect Esteban Suarez. The Earthscraper concept begins
with a glass roof replacing the opaque stone surface of the Zocalo
preserving the open space and civic uses of the Zocalo, while [3]allowing
natural lighting to flow downward into all floors of the tapering
structure through clear or translucent core walls. The first 10 stories
would hold a museum dedicated to the city's history and its artifacts.
'We'd almost certainly find plenty of interesting relics during the dig ���
dating right back to the Aztecs who built their own pyramids here,' says
Suarez adding that the design incorporates a [4]system of gardens
occurring roughly every 10 stories, to help generate fresh air. One thing
working in Earthscraper's favor is there are strict laws that prevent
building upwards in this part of Mexico City, but no laws for building
down. 'They will have to develop new laws to stop this from happening,'
says Chief Design Officer Emilio Barja. 'I hope they don't [find the]
time to do that.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/1420259/earthscraper-takes-sustainable-design-underground?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://hughpickens.com/
1. http://www.ecomagination.com/earthscraper-concept-takes-sustainable-design-underground
2. http://www.archdaily.com/156357/the-earthscraper-bnkr-arquitectura/
3. http://thetechnologyreview.net/earth-scraper-idea-take-urban-designing-under-ground.html#axzz1amrOh1nz
4. http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/27/tech/innovation/earthscraper-mexico-fantasy-reality/index.html
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| Will NASA Ever Recover Apollo 13's Plutonium From the Ocean
| from the clean-up-your-mess dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday November 28, @11:55 (NASA)
| with 220 comments
| https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/1637231/will-nasa-ever-recover-apollo-13s-plutonium-from-the-ocean?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "'Houston, we've had a problem,' said
astronaut Jack Swigert on April 13, 1970. But the problem wasn't as
simple as three astronauts potentially trapped in the void of space,
200,000 miles from Earth. The catastrophic risk came from the SNAP-27
radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG), a small nuclear reactor that
was going to be placed on the moon to power experiments, carrying
Plutonium 238 in Apollo 13's lunar module. As luck would have it, NASA
had experience losing RTGs ��� a navigation satellite failed to reach orbit
in 1964 and [0]scattered small amounts of plutonium over the Indian Ocean.
The SNAP-27 had been engineered to make it back to Earth intact in such
an incident. The plutonium, like the astronauts, apparently survived
reentry and came to rest with what remained of the lunar module in the
Tonga Trench south of Fiji, approximately 6-9 kilometers underwater (its
exact location is unknown). Extensive monitoring of the atmosphere in the
area showed that no radiation escaped."
Discuss this story at:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/1637231/will-nasa-ever-recover-apollo-13s-plutonium-from-the-ocean?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.txchnologist.com/2011/will-nasa-ever-recover-apollo-13s-plutonium-from-the-sea
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| Making a Privacy Monitor From an Old LCD
| from the wandering-eyes dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday November 28, @09:30 (Technology)
| with 174 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/1354210/making-a-privacy-monitor-from-an-old-lcd?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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ryzvonusef writes "Instructables Member 'Dimovi' utilized a spare LCD
monitor and [0]converted it into a 'privacy' monitor. He took apart the
monitor's plastic frame, [1]cutting out the polarized film with a utility
knife and removed the film adhesive from the glass panel before
reassembling the monitor, which now shines a bright white regardless of
what is actually being displayed on the screen. He then removed the
lenses from a pair of theater 3D glasses, and replaced it with the
polarized film he had just removed from the monitor. Now, he is the only
one who can see what he is doing on his computer."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/1354210/making-a-privacy-monitor-from-an-old-lcd?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://hackaday.com/2011/11/25/making-a-privacy-monitor-from-an-old-lcd/
1. http://www.instructables.com/id/Privacy-monitor-made-from-an-old-LCD-Monitor/
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| Terahertz Wireless Chip Will Bring 30Gbps Networks
| from the we-can-build-it-faster dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday November 28, @11:07 (Network)
| with 151 comments
| https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/1539250/terahertz-wireless-chip-will-bring-30gbps-networks?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]MrSeb writes "Rohm, a Japanese semiconductor company, has created a
silicon chip and antenna that's currently capable of transmitting
1.5Gbps, with the potential to [1]scale up to 30Gbps in the future. While
this is a lot faster than anything currently on the market, the
significant advance here is the reception and transmission of terahertz
waves (300GHz to 3THz) using a chip and antenna that's just two
centimeters long. Rohm says it will only cost $5 when it comes to market
in a few years ��� a stark comparison to current terahertz gear that's both
large and expensive. The problem with terahertz transmissions, though, is
that it's highly directional ��� with a submillimeter wavelength, it's more
like a laser than a signal. Terahertz waves might enable awesome
device-to-device networks, but it isn't going to bring 30Gbps internet to
a whole city block. More interestingly, submillimeter terahertz radiation
is the next step up from the gigahertz radiation used in full-body
millimeter wave scanners. Terahertz waves can not only see through
clothing, but can also penetrate a few millimeters of skin."
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Links:
0. http://mrseb.co.uk/
1. http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/106771-terahertz-wireless-chip-brings-30gbps-networks-subcutaneous-scanning
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| Free Software Activists Take On Google Search
| from the just-hope-the-spammers-don't-download-it dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday November 28, @18:05 (Google)
| with 149 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/224251/free-software-activists-take-on-google-search?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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alphadogg writes "Free software activists have [0]released a peer-to-peer
search engine to take on Google, Yahoo, Bing and others. The free,
distributed search engine, [1]YaCy, takes a new approach to search.
Rather than using a central server, its search results come from a
network of independent 'peers,' users who have downloaded the YaCy
software. The aim is that [2]no single entity gets to decide what gets
listed, or in which order results appear. 'Most of what we do on the
Internet involves search. It's the vital link between us and the
information we're looking for. For such an essential function, we cannot
rely on a few large companies and compromise our privacy in the process,'
said Michael Christen, YaCy's project leader."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/224251/free-software-activists-take-on-google-search?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/112811-free-software-activists-to-take-253488.html
1. http://yacy.net/en/index.html
2. http://yacy.net/en/Philosophy.html
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| <em>Battlefield 3</em> Banned In Iran
| from the par-for-the-course dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday November 28, @18:42 (Censorship)
| with 149 comments
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/2228202/battlefield-3-banned-in-iran?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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dotarray writes "Iranian gamers hoping to get their hands on Battlefield
3 will be sorely disappointed, as [0]the country has officially banned
EA's latest shooter. Why? The game features an American war force
[1]launching an assault on Iranian capital city Tehran."
Discuss this story at:
https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/2228202/battlefield-3-banned-in-iran?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jCwtm31oYnU70sTJKF8iltAfNHnA?docId=CNG.8af6b7bf5835350c0f276c56855993c1.201
1. http://www.gamepron.com/news/2011/11/28/battlefield-3-banned-in-iran/
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| EU Targets Facebook's Ad System
| from the subtract-those-ads dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday November 28, @14:12 (Facebook)
| with 143 comments
| https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/1824256/eu-targets-facebooks-ad-system?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]redletterdave writes "The European Commission plans to [1]put a stop
to the way Facebook gathers information about its users, including their
political opinions, religious beliefs, whereabouts and sexual
preferences, and how the social network sells that information for
commercial purposes. A new EC Directive [2]aims to ban targeted
advertising unless users specifically allow it, and to amend the current
European data protection laws to ensure consistency in how offending
sites are dealt with across the EU. If the European Commission has its
way, Facebook would suffer big losses in advertising dollars that fund
its site, which would further damage the company's plans to go public
next year. Facebook has defended itself, claiming its advertisers target
wide demographics like age and location, rather than specific
individuals. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company denies outright that it
misuses or mishandles user information."
Discuss this story at:
https://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/1824256/eu-targets-facebooks-ad-system?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. mailto:davesmith229@gmail.com
1. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/257204/20111128/facebook-privacy-eu-ec-directive-targeted-ad.htm
2. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/8917836/Facebook-faces-a-crackdown-on-selling-users-secrets-to-advertisers.html
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| Australian ISP's To Crack Down On Piracy
| from the no-torrents-for-you dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday November 28, @08:47 (Piracy)
| with 98 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/1240245/australian-isps-to-crack-down-on-piracy?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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xav_jones writes "The ABC is reporting that 'Australia's five major ISPs
have revealed their [0]plans to crack down on online piracy by sending
warning notices to suspected illegal downloaders while assisting rights
holders to pursue serial offenders through the courts.' The idea is that
'[d]uring an 18-month trial, rights holders would send copyright
infringement notices, including evidence of copyright infringement and
the IP address involved, to ISPs who would then send "educational
notices" to the internet users concerned.' Further action would entail
that '[u]sers who are suspected of further copyright breaches would then
receive up to three warning notices before rights holders are able to
pursue court action.' This seems a gentler approach than other countries.
Will it prove more effective and/or cost efficient?"
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https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/1240245/australian-isps-to-crack-down-on-piracy?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-28/internet-providers-unveil-piracy-crackdown-plan/3699168
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| Apache Flaw Allows Internal Network Access
| from the protect-ya-neck dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday November 28, @05:04 (Bug)
| with 92 comments
| https://apache.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/0335213/apache-flaw-allows-internal-network-access?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]angry tapir writes "A yet-to-be-patched flaw discovered in the Apache
HTTP server [1]allows attackers to access protected resources on the
internal network if some rewrite rules are not defined properly. The
[2]vulnerability affects Apache installations that operate in reverse
proxy mode, a type of configuration used for load balancing, caching and
other operations that involve the distribution of resources over multiple
servers."
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https://apache.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/0335213/apache-flaw-allows-internal-network-access?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.techworld.com.au/
1. http://www.techworld.com.au/article/408532/unpatched_apache_reverse_proxy_flaw_allows_access_internal_network
2. https://community.qualys.com/blogs/securitylabs/2011/11/23/apache-reverse-proxy-bypass-issue
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| UK ISP Disconnecting Filesharers
| from the no-torrent-for-you dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Sunday November 27, @22:59 (Censorship)
| with 91 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/0040249/uk-isp-disconnecting-filesharers?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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bs0d3 writes "A small VPN service, Koppla, has had its service
[0]terminated by its host, Santrex Hosting Solutions. Despite actively
advertising their services to be oriented toward file-sharing including
torrents and XDCC, even going so far as to put 'Seedbox Hosting | An
Effective Solution' in the title of their contact page, the UK based
Santrex will independently act to terminate users who are thought to be
distributing content that they don't own the copyright to. This is
regardless of whether the infringement is done by a third party, as is
the case with a VPN service such as Koppla."
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https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/0040249/uk-isp-disconnecting-filesharers?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://blog.greenpirate.org/koppla-vpn-banned-for-user-torrent-activity/
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| Internet Monitoring: Who Watches the Watchers?
| from the unseen-mechanized-eye dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday November 28, @13:27 (Censorship)
| with 71 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/1729240/internet-monitoring-who-watches-the-watchers?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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wiredmikey writes "Here's an interesting take on the IT security industry
and [0]tools being sold and used by to monitor internet users. It's no
secret that many states and nations are censoring and monitoring the
Internet. Many of these governments are considered authoritarian regimes,
often times with trade restrictions and other sanctions against them.
Most of these censorship systems are based on proprietary, enterprise
hardware and solutions. Unfortunately, those who decide where these tools
end up are often torn between conflicting interests. How many services
and devices are actually being used by people whom we prefer would not
have access to them? How long until they are used against us, even if
indirectly? At which point do we have to stop looking at Information
Security as a market, and begin viewing it as a matter of defense and
(inter)national security?"
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https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/1729240/internet-monitoring-who-watches-the-watchers?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.securityweek.com/who-watches-watchers
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| Merck Threatens Merck With Legal Action Over Facebook URL
| from the who-what-when-where dept.
| posted by Unknown Lamer on Monday November 28, @18:51 (Facebook)
| with 66 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/2320218/merck-threatens-merck-with-legal-action-over-facebook-url?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]angry tapir writes with an excerpt from a Techworld article:
"Germany's Merck KGaA has threatened legal action after it said it
[1]lost its Facebook page apparently to rival Merck & Co. in the U.S.,
though it has yet to identify defendants in the case. In a [2]filing
before the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Merck said it intends
to initiate an action based on the apparent takeover of its Facebook page
at [3]www.facebook.com/merck by its similarly-named but unrelated
competitor, Merck & Co."
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Links:
0. http://www.techworld.com.au/
1. http://www.techworld.com.au/article/408519/germany_merck_wants_facebook_page_back
2. http://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/iscroll/C_PDF?CatID=711057&CID=113215-2011&FName=0
3. http://www.facebook.com/merck
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| Twitter Buys Moxie Marlinspike's Crypto Startup
| from the break-out-the-140-character-one-time-pad dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Monday November 28, @15:43 (Encryption)
| with 46 comments
| https://it.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/2036202/twitter-buys-moxie-marlinspikes-crypto-startup?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Sparrowvsrevolution writes "Twitter has [0]confirmed that it's acquiring
Whisper Systems, the mobile encryption startup founded by hacker and
security researcher Moxie Marlinspike. Marlinspike has built some of the
most noteworthy tools in applied cryptography over the last few years,
including the encrypted calling app Redphone, the hardened Android OS
WhisperCore, and Convergence, a system for fixing the broken SSL
certificate authority system. Twitter won't yet say how it plans to
integrate Marlinspike or his products."
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| Book Review: Responsive Web Design
| from the read-all-about-it dept.
| posted by samzenpus on Monday November 28, @17:16 (Book Reviews)
| with 40 comments
| https://books.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/1745201/book-review-responsive-web-design?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]Michael J. Ross writes "With more people accessing the Internet using
mobile devices than computers, web designers and developers are
challenged to make sites that work well on both categories of hardware ���
or resign themselves to the greater costs and other disadvantages of
maintaining two versions of each web site (a mobile-ready version as well
as one for much larger screens). Fortunately, recent advances in web
technologies are making it easier to build web pages whose contents and
their positioning are automatically modified to match the available
screen space of the individual user. These techniques are explored in
detail in a recent book, Responsive Web Design, written by Ethan
Marcotte, a veteran web designer and developer." Keep reading for the
rest of Michael's review.
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https://books.slashdot.org/story/11/11/28/1745201/book-review-responsive-web-design?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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Links:
0. http://www.ross.ws/
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