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Stories · 3

  1. Blurring Images Not So Secure

    It · Security · · posted by CmdrTaco · from the release-the-blue-dot dept. · 166 comments
    An anonymous reader writes "Dheera Venkatraman explains in a webpage how an attacker might be able to extract personal information such as check or credit card numbers, from images blurred with a mosaic effect, potentially exposing the data behind hundreds of images of blurred checks found online, and provides a ficticious example. While much needs to be developed to apply such an algorithm to real photographic images, he offers a simple, yet obvious solution: cover up the sensitive information, don't blur it."

  2. Second Amendment Questioned

    Yro · Usa · · posted by CowboyNeal · from the lock-and-load dept. · 1,471 comments
    dheera writes "Attorneys in Washington, DC question the scope of the Second Amendment in the first case in nearly 70 years, citing that the right to bear arms only applies to 'a well regulated militia.' 'We interpret the Second Amendment in military terms,' said Todd Kim, the District's solicitor general."

  3. A Giant DIY LED Display

    · posted by ryuzaki0 · from the cross-town-messaging-systems dept. · 69 comments
    smf28 writes "Dheera Venkatraman has created a giant DIY LED display featuring 36 blue Luxeons in a 6x6 array on the windows of Simmons Hall, an undergraduate dormitory at MIT famous (or infamous, if you wish) for its design. Recent uses included welcoming students in September, Pirate Day, and others."