Do you know if giving music, not fixed in a tangible medium (like a CD), is legal? These tracks are licensed, not sold. So are you just complaining that Apple's actions make it less convenient for you to perform a possibly illegal act?
In countries like Germany this is perfectly legal (unless you break a copy protection scheme). There, Apple's behavior might even be a violation of privacy laws.
The problems don't come from having NAT or a stateful firewall, but from using poorly designed protocols. There is hardly a justification for using more than one TCP or UDP port, or dynamically assigned destination ports.
For example, compare IPSec with OpenVPN: the former requires various UDP ports plus a completely new IP protocol, while the latter runs over a single UDP port. Now guess which one is much easier to get through a firewall.
I have only encountered two really useful extensions so far, the rest usually being too bloated or insecure to install them.
The first is the PrefBar, which allows to quickly change browser options. For example, enable or disable Cookies, Java(Script) with a single click. Or choose from different proxies, which is very useful in combination with Tor.
For web developers, LiveHTTPHeaders is a must. It allows you to track redirects, view Cookies or view and manipulate POST requests.
So the court likened this to wiretapping the phone or using secret microphones to listen to conversations in the suspect's home ("Großer Lauschangriff"), which both need a warrant.
The court clearly said that the wiretapping laws were not applicable as well since they only permit access to live communication but not to e-mail archives from years ago.
The original article points out that keeping logs is incompatible with existing German law. But the law will soon be changed, because Germany will have to comply with an EU directive mandating that logs be kept for at least 6 months.
jpeg compression is nontrivial. The guy(s) that came up with it should be able to make a living off their hard work.
Except that Forgent did not participate in the JPEG standardization process and those who did wanted the format to be free from patent licenses. Oh, and the USPTO declared most of Forgent's claims invalid earlier this year.
Actually, NetHack isn't as cruel as pointed out in the article. Instadeaths are extremely rare and almost all can be prevented by following the advice from this spoiler. Cockatrices are pretty harmless once you know how to handle them. For example, soldier ants are much worse because they a) tend to come in groups and b) appear at dungeon depths where a character is usually not fully equipped.
As far as I understood the article, the shadowing effect is expected not due to absorption/inelastic scattering (where I could understand the shadow effect), but due to elastic scattering (the photons just change their direction).
The article is probably a bit misleading. The Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect seems to come from inelastic Compton scattering. This leads to a distortion of the original blackbody spectrum of the CMBR. The term "shadow" merely comes from the observation that at lower frequencies there are less photons being detected since they are shifted to higher frequencies.
Unfortunately the website lacks any details about how they want to protect their users from timing analysis attacks. Even Tor is affected by them and I somehow doubt that they found the holy grail of anonymous networking, yet they claim that "nobody can track your communication".
So as long as the Swedish government can prove beforehand that you will be convicted, then they'll hand over the data, otherwise it's no-go. And as for non-Swedish authorities, Relakks say they won't give them anything.
Except that Swedish authorities are known to violate the law if they like it.
So is it legal under Russian law at the moment, or isn't it? If it's legal, then it's the Russian gov't at fault, not the site at all.
Why is someone at fault if the service is legal? The problem the IFPI has is that AllofMP3 offers their service not only in Russia but thanks to the internet also to the rest of the world. Licenses to distribute music are given nationwide and obviously they don't have a license, say, for the US. AllofMP3 says they don't need a worldwide license since they operate only in Russia and it's seems that this view is in compliance with current Russian law.
If AllofMP3 goes down, eMusic will probably be next. eMusic offers DRM-free MP3s of artists that have signed with and indie label in the US but with a major label in Europe. eMusic does not have a license to offer these MP3s in Europe, so this as legal or illegal as what AllofMP3 does.
Considering that MS hasn't added anything since Office 95 (I still run '97, myself), I expect only business users on SA should ever get hit by this exploit.
Since Word up to the '97 version does not have reliable macro security, this point is pretty much irrelevant. Using these version to view Word documents is equivalent to starting an EXE file.
Anti-virus is not something you just decide something else will take care of.
People using anti-virus software try to prevent the execution of malicious code based on a blacklist (the virus definitions and heuristics). Software Restriction Policies do exactly the same except that they use a whitelist instead of a blacklist. Every security professional will acknowledge that this is a superior approach.
Don't rely on a virus scanner since they are usually bloated and there is no guarantee they catch the latest malware. Windows provides a mechanism called Software Restriction Policies that allows you to prevent the execution of unknown programs. Might be a bit difficult to configure but eliminates the possibility of running a virus or other malware.
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Do you know if giving music, not fixed in a tangible medium (like a CD), is legal? These tracks are licensed, not sold. So are you just complaining that Apple's actions make it less convenient for you to perform a possibly illegal act?
In countries like Germany this is perfectly legal (unless you break a copy protection scheme). There, Apple's behavior might even be a violation of privacy laws.
The problems don't come from having NAT or a stateful firewall, but from using poorly designed protocols. There is hardly a justification for using more than one TCP or UDP port, or dynamically assigned destination ports.
For example, compare IPSec with OpenVPN: the former requires various UDP ports plus a completely new IP protocol, while the latter runs over a single UDP port. Now guess which one is much easier to get through a firewall.
I have only encountered two really useful extensions so far, the rest usually being too bloated or insecure to install them.
The first is the PrefBar, which allows to quickly change browser options.
For example, enable or disable Cookies, Java(Script) with a single click. Or choose from different proxies, which is very useful in combination with Tor.
For web developers, LiveHTTPHeaders is a must. It allows you to track redirects, view Cookies or view and manipulate POST requests.
So the court likened this to wiretapping the phone or using secret microphones to listen to conversations in the suspect's home ("Großer Lauschangriff"), which both need a warrant.
The court clearly said that the wiretapping laws were not applicable as well since they only permit access to live communication but not to e-mail archives from years ago.
Time to quote a usenet classic:
Last year, out in California, at a PC users group, there was a demo of
smart speech recognition software.
Before the demonstrator could begin his demo, a voice called out from the
audience:
"Format c, return."
"Yes, return."
Damned short demo, it was.
It would be cool to see it actually happen, since previous entanglement experiments have never put the particles outside of each other's light cone
Huh? Zeilinger's group did just that some years ago.
Now I'm using IE7 as my main browser (quiet!) and don't anticipate any problems with it, either.
Except if you access a site that exploits the current 0day vulnerability.
Do you want in the door at Fortune 500 companies?
Um, no. At least not if it endangers fundamental values of the free software movement.
The original article points out that keeping logs is incompatible with existing German law. But the law will soon be changed, because Germany will have to comply with an EU directive mandating that logs be kept for at least 6 months.
It wouldn't be the first time that the highest German court nullifies the implementation of a EU directive.
jpeg compression is nontrivial. The guy(s) that came up with it should be able to make a living off their hard work.
Except that Forgent did not participate in the JPEG standardization process and those who did wanted the format to be free from patent licenses. Oh, and the USPTO declared most of Forgent's claims invalid earlier this year.
Actually, NetHack isn't as cruel as pointed out in the article. Instadeaths are extremely rare and almost all can be prevented by following the advice from this spoiler. Cockatrices are pretty harmless once you know how to handle them. For example, soldier ants are much worse because they a) tend to come in groups and b) appear at dungeon depths where a character is usually not fully equipped.
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Ascensions: ABKPSVW
The Swedish election authority currently lists them at 0.64%, with about half of the districts being processed.
As far as I understood the article, the shadowing effect is expected not due to absorption/inelastic scattering (where I could understand the shadow effect), but due to elastic scattering (the photons just change their direction).
The article is probably a bit misleading. The Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect seems to come from inelastic Compton scattering. This leads to a distortion of the original blackbody spectrum of the CMBR. The term "shadow" merely comes from the observation that at lower frequencies there are less photons being detected since they are shifted to higher frequencies.
You're absolutely right. From Yahoo News:
I don't want DRM even if it's free-as-in-beer, but I'd happily pay for non-DRM music even if it costs more than $0.99.
Without a personal firewall, users have a huge issue with inbound traffic when it comes to security, especially in the Windows "territories."
Inbound traffic can be filtered using the OS-supplied firewall (yes, even under Windows). No need to buy questionable TCP/IP stack replacements.
If they had a non XBOX 360 version of this, one for the computer, in other words, then I would definitely get in on it online.
apt-get install pioneers-*
Unfortunately the website lacks any details about how they want to protect their users from timing analysis attacks. Even Tor is affected by them and I somehow doubt that they found the holy grail of anonymous networking, yet they claim that "nobody can track your communication".
So as long as the Swedish government can prove beforehand that you will be convicted, then they'll hand over the data, otherwise it's no-go. And as for non-Swedish authorities, Relakks say they won't give them anything.
Except that Swedish authorities are known to violate the law if they like it.
So is it legal under Russian law at the moment, or isn't it? If it's legal, then it's the Russian gov't at fault, not the site at all.
Why is someone at fault if the service is legal? The problem the IFPI has is that AllofMP3 offers their service not only in Russia but thanks to the internet also to the rest of the world. Licenses to distribute music are given nationwide and obviously they don't have a license, say, for the US. AllofMP3 says they don't need a worldwide license since they operate only in Russia and it's seems that this view is in compliance with current Russian law.
If AllofMP3 goes down, eMusic will probably be next. eMusic offers DRM-free MP3s of artists that have signed with and indie label in the US but with a major label in Europe. eMusic does not have a license to offer these MP3s in Europe, so this as legal or illegal as what AllofMP3 does.
Now drug smugglers and other criminals finally have the possibility to find out in advance where the cameras are located and avoid being seen.
"We have one party [with] two right wings, one called Democratic, one called Republican." - Gore Vidal
Considering that MS hasn't added anything since Office 95 (I still run '97, myself), I expect only business users on SA should ever get hit by this exploit.
Since Word up to the '97 version does not have reliable macro security, this point is pretty much irrelevant. Using these version to view Word documents is equivalent to starting an EXE file.
Anti-virus is not something you just decide something else will take care of.
People using anti-virus software try to prevent the execution of malicious code based on a blacklist (the virus definitions and heuristics). Software Restriction Policies do exactly the same except that they use a whitelist instead of a blacklist. Every security professional will acknowledge that this is a superior approach.
Don't rely on a virus scanner since they are usually bloated and there is no guarantee they catch the latest malware. Windows provides a mechanism called Software Restriction Policies that allows you to prevent the execution of unknown programs. Might be a bit difficult to configure but eliminates the possibility of running a virus or other malware.
...that the _real world_ does not share their view that politics is the most important thing in software... Functionality is...
You mean like the functionality BitKeeper provides?