Topic: SECURITY - on January 28, 2012 at 10:53:00 PM CET
DARPA-Funded Hacker's Tiny $50 Spy Computer Hides In Offices, Drops From Drones
Even more embarrassing than a student discovering your GPS tracking device on his car, as the FBI found out last year, is having to ask him to give the expensive piece of equipment back.
So security researcher Brendan O’Connor is trying a different approach to spy hardware: building a sensor-equipped surveillance-capable computer that’s so cheap it can be sacrificed after one use, with off-the-shelf parts that anyone can buy and assemble for less than fifty dollars.
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Topic: Davos - on January 28, 2012 at 10:50:00 PM CET
Insight from Davos: How Global Thought Leaders Talk About Innovation
The Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, or Davos, rounds out its last full day of sessions today in Davos, Switzerland. For the last three days, 2,500 of the world’s leaders convened to discuss global poverty, political upheaval, climate change and whatever else keeps them up at night.
Advancement is the unspoken focus of this group, which is “committed to improving the state of the world.” The word “innovation” actually appears 35 times in the 100-page agenda. Compare that to 14 mentions of “governance,” 24 mentions of “war,” and five mentions of “poverty.” ”Innovation” even beats out “political,” appearing 33 times. (These all pale in comparison to the 76 mentions of “economic,” but who’s counting?)
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Topic: POLITIK - on January 27, 2012 at 11:12:00 PM CET
EU citizens: █████ █ ████ everything ███ █████ is█████ ████ ████ fine ████ ███ ██████ trust ███ ██████ ███ your █████ ████ government.
Acta is a global inflection point for democracy: europe, japan, us, etc signed it. The ugly face of facism can wear various masks
Polish minister: "We are partners, not a subordinate parliament of Congress or the Obama administration"
By the way. #ACTA can NOT be considered made fully public, unless the documentation of the negotiations are released.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on January 27, 2012 at 11:04:00 PM CET
EU Commission propaganda on ACTA
The European Commission published a document in defense of ACTA, “10 Myths about ACTA“. It is pure propaganda. The document is widely distributed by polish authorities.
Let’s take a look.
Myth 1: ACTA is a secret agreement. Negotiations were not transparent and conducted “behind closed doors”. The European Parliament was not fully informed.
Commission: “The text of ACTA is publicly available to all.”
The final text is indeed available.
Commission: “The negotiations for ACTA were not different from negotiations on any other international agreement.”
That is not true. WTO and WIPO have much more transparency and input from NGOs.
Commission: “It is a fact that such agreements are not negotiated in public, but with the Lisbon Agreement and the revised Framework Agreement there are clear rules on how the EP should be informed of such trade negotiations. And these have been scrupulously followed.”
Still, the Parliament could not discuss the text openly. No feedback from experts possible. And earlier versions are still secret, while they may be important for interpertation in conflict resolution.
Commission: “Commissioner De Gucht has participated in three plenary debates, replied to several dozens of written and oral questions, as well to two Resolutions and one Declaration of the EP, whilst Commission services have provided several dedicated briefings to MEPs during the negotiations.” </p>
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on January 27, 2012 at 10:51:00 PM CET
US Embassy calls Polish Parliament, complains of lack of discipline on #ACTA vote
An employee of the U.S. embassy in Warsaw to the Polish Sejm phoned and questioned about party discipline during the vote on the desideratum to the Prime Minister ws. ACTA. - It's outrageous, not subject to the administration of President Obama - politicians embarrassed comment.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on January 27, 2012 at 10:48:00 PM CET
So sieht Protest gegen #ACTA in Polen aus
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Topic: POLITIK - on January 27, 2012 at 5:28:00 PM CET
Pentagon drafts today’s kids to build tomorrow’s aerial killers
In a world where warfare is fast becoming fielded by remote controlled and autonomous robots, innovation is the key to victory. The most technologically advanced superpower can see more, plan better, and attack from further away than its inferior adversaries. What better to revolutionize the drone and robotics industry but the brilliant minds of our children? That’s what the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Defense Department’s research and development arm, thinks too.
It’s the Adaptive Vehicle Make project through a pilot program called Manufacturing Experimentation and Outreach, and it’s slated to reach a thousand schools in and out of the country, roping in the brightest minds to develop robotics and advance technology in new and interesting ways.
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Topic: Davos - on January 27, 2012 at 5:26:00 PM CET
Documented@Davos
Documented@Davos brings unprecedented access into the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. Gain an insider’s view as the world's most innovative thinkers take our stage to share their perspectives on the state of the world.
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Topic: Fake - on January 27, 2012 at 5:14:00 PM CET
Merkel tritt zurück
Berlin - Mit Blindheit per Definition geschlagen, dennoch nicht unsichtbar, präsentiere ich mich als unbeachtetes und ungeliebtes Stiefkind zeitgenössischer ...
Aufgrund einer technischen Panne bei der Einführung eines neuen Redaktionssystems hat Stuttgarter Zeitung Online wenige Minuten lang einen fiktiven Text mit der Überschrift "Merkel tritt zurück" verbreitet. Dieser Text entbehrt jeder sachlichen Grundlage. Wir bitten dieses Versehen zu entschuldigen.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on January 27, 2012 at 5:11:00 PM CET
Facebook: 18-Jähriger kündigt Revolution an - Der Schüler wurde von der Polizei festgenommen
Es war kurz vor 13 Uhr gestern, als die Beamten einen Schüler der Albrecht-Dürer-Schule festnahmen. Der 18-Jährige hatte, so die Polizei, über das soziale Netzwerk Facebook angekündigt, eine Revolution machen zu wollen. Ein Schüler bekam dies mit und wandte sich an seinen Klassenlehrer.
Die Schulleitung informierte daraufhin die Polizei, die mit mehreren Dutzend Einsatzkräften schließlich nach dem Schüler fahndeten. In der Nähe des Schulgeländes in der Lahnstraße griffen die Beamten den Jungen schließlich auf. Er wurde in Gewahrsam genommen und verhört.
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Topic: POLITIK - on January 27, 2012 at 5:10:00 PM CET
Union streitet über SOPA-Haltung
Die "US-amerikanische SOPA-Gesetzgebung weist in die richtige Richtung" - so heißt es in einer Pressemitteilung der CDU/CSU-Bundestagsfraktion. Doch in der Partei denken längst nicht alle so, erste Reaktionen fallen harsch aus.
Mit einem Plädoyer für zwei umstrittene US-Gesetzesvorhaben zum Urheberrecht hat die Bundestagsfraktion der CDU/CSU auch innerparteilich für Unmut gesorgt. Die SOPA-Gesetzgebung (Stop Online Piracy Act) weise in die richtige Richtung, hieß es in einer offiziellen Erklärung der Fraktion vom Mittwoch. "Die CDU/CSU-Fraktion steht auch im digitalen Zeitalter für einen starken Schutz des geistigen Eigentums", erklärten der stellvertretende Fraktionsvorsitzende Günter Krings und CDU-Urheberrechtsexperte Ansgar Heveling.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on January 27, 2012 at 2:54:00 PM CET
ACTA - EP's role
On 26 January representatives of 22 EU countries signed the ACTA Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement in Tokyo. However, the agreement cannot enter into force until approved by the European Parliament - so, what's next?
The aim of the ACTA agreement - between the EU, the US, Australia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea and Switzerland - is to strengthen the enforcement of intellectual property rights, including online, and to help combat counterfeiting and piracy of goods including luxury brand clothing, music and films.
The European Commission published its latest proposal on 24 June and the Trade Committee has been given responsibility for guiding the legislation through parliament. The Development, Civil Liberties, Legal Affairs and Industry committees will also have a say.
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