Topic: SECURITY - on February 23, 2008 at 11:03:00 AM CET
EU wants RFID tags turned off
RFID tags used in retail products will have to be deactivated at the point of sale to protect consumers’ privacy under draft guidelines drawn up by the European Commission (EC).
A public consultation has been launched that will run until 25 April 2008. The EC hopes its recommendations will be adopted by all 27 member states by the summer.
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Topic: POLITIK - on February 23, 2008 at 10:50:00 AM CET
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on February 23, 2008 at 10:48:00 AM CET
Robin Hood in Rimini
Er nahm es von den Reichen und gab es den Armen: Ein 37-jähriger Bankräuber hat an der italienischen Adriaküste seine Beute großzügig mit Passanten geteilt. Und damit nicht genug - er brachte sogar seine Tatwaffe unters Volk.
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Topic: DRUGS - on February 23, 2008 at 10:47:00 AM CET
Thailand PM targets drug dealers
Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej is planning to revive a controversial anti-drugs campaign which reportedly killed 2,500 people.
Mr Samak, elected in December polls, promised a decisive, and quite possibly bloody campaign against drug dealers.
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Topic: DRUGS - on February 23, 2008 at 10:45:00 AM CET
Polizei schnappt Opa mit Marihuana für eine Million Dollar
Ein hilfsbereiter Polizist wurde dem geschäftstüchtigen Senior zum Verhängnis: Im US-Bundesstaat Maryland hat die Polizei einen 72-Jährigen mit Marihuana im Wert von einer Million Dollar festgenommen - nach einer Fahrzeugkontrolle.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on February 23, 2008 at 10:43:00 AM CET
Euro MPs want criminal penalties for downloaders
The European Parliament has asked EU member states to press ahead with a plan to criminalise copyright infringement. The Parliament wants a proposal it agreed last year to be approved by ministers from each member state.
The proposed EU directive would create new rules on copyright protection, and would require each EU country to pass laws criminalising intellectual property infringement. It must be approved by the Council of Ministers before it takes effect.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on February 23, 2008 at 10:39:00 AM CET
ISPs could face piracy sanctions
Internet service providers must take concrete steps to curb illegal downloads or face legal sanctions, the government has said.
The proposal is aimed at tackling the estimated 6m UK broadband users who download files illegally every year.
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Topic: SECURITY - on February 23, 2008 at 10:28:00 AM CET
cDc automates Google Hacking
Infamous hacking group the Cult of the Dead Cow (cDc) has published a tool that searches for vulnerabilities and private data using carefully-selected Google search queries.
The process of so-called Google hacking is already well known, largely due to the efforts of Johnny "I Hack Stuff" Long, whose presentation on the subject have become a fixture of conferences such as Black Hat. cDc's Goolag Scan allows unskilled hackers or the simply curious to use the same techniques.
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