Topic: Terror - on September 19, 2007 at 4:28:00 PM CEST
Schäublone auf dem Auto - Thomas im Visier der bayerischen Polizei
Bis vor zwei Wochen war Thomas K. ein unbescholtener Bürger. Dann wird der 22-jährige Informatikstudent aus München bei einer Polizeikontrolle in Schwabing angehalten, sein Auto durchsucht. An der Innenseite eines Fensters prangt das Konterfei von Innenminister Wolfgang Schäuble im Stil einer Graffitischablone – mit der Aufschrift „Stasi 2.0“. Diese so genannte „Schäublone“ ist ein Werk des Berliner Informatikers Dirk Adler, der so auf die Datenschutzproblematik aufmerksam machen will, die mit den Plänen des Innenministers zur Onlinedurchsuchung von Computern und E-Mail-Überwachung einhergeht.
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Topic: e-bay - on September 19, 2007 at 11:12:00 AM CEST
Someone tries to sell Belgium on eBay
Hidden among the porcelain fox hounds and Burberry tablecloths on sale at eBay.be this week was an unusual item: "For Sale: Belgium, a Kingdom in three parts ... free premium: the king and his court (costs not included)."
The odd ad was posted by one disgruntled Belgian in protest at his country's political crisis which reached a 100-day landmark Tuesday with no end in sight to the squabbling between Flemish and Walloon politicians.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on September 19, 2007 at 10:55:00 AM CEST
Cybercrime Now Worth $105 Billion, Bypasses Drug Trade
Citing recent highly publicized corporate data breaches that have beset major companies like Ameritrade, Citigroup, and Bank of America, McAfee CEO David DeWalt, said that cyber-crime has become a US$105 billion business that now surpasses the value of the illegal drug trade worldwide. Despite the increase in government compliance requirements and the proliferation of security tools, companies continue to underestimate the threat from phishing, data loss, and other cyber vulnerabilities, DeWalt said.
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Topic: PHOTO - on September 19, 2007 at 10:53:00 AM CEST
Does it hurt your eyes to look at this image?
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Topic: NATURE - on September 19, 2007 at 10:46:00 AM CEST
Tungurahua Erupts
Volcano Tungurahua erupted spectacularly last year. Pictured above, molten rock so hot it glows visibly pours down the sides of the 5,000-meter high Tungurahua, while a cloud of dark ash is seen being ejected toward the left.
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Topic: PHOTO - on September 19, 2007 at 10:44:00 AM CEST
Love the woods
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on September 19, 2007 at 10:42:00 AM CEST
BitTorrent-busters busted by BitTorrent
MediaDefender vows to protect the big-name movie studios and record labels from attack by P2P file sharers. But it seems to have trouble protecting itself.
Over the weekend, what looks like nine months of internal MediaDefender email messages turned up on BitTorrent sites across the net, in an apparent expose of the company's internal operations. The messages would seem to prove that the company uses particularly nasty tactics in its ongoing efforts to bring down file-sharers everywhere - which is news to no one.
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