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Posted: 2011/04/22 in Education / Awareness, New Business Models, Tech EvolutionText messages, a killer application which for years have generated a decent revenue stream for telecom operators, has become increasingly unpopular in the Netherlands
Posted: 2011/04/22 in Education / Awareness, New Business ModelsSmartphone users here prefer to use instant messaging on their devices, like BlackBerry’s Ping or the WhatsApp application which runs on different smartphone operating systems, including Apple’s iPhone. The use of instant messaging for no extra charges, if users have a data bundle, is widespread among young users but not isolated to them, provider KPN said.
http://blogs.wsj.com/source/2011/04/21/kpn-outsmarted-by-smartphones/
3D Porno Tops Avatar’s Single-Day Box Office Record In Hong Kong
Posted: 2011/04/22 in Education / AwarenessWhat is it about computers and money that instills villainy? “My hope is that the next generation of young entrepreneurs can tell the difference [between right and wrong] and will choose to build ethical businesses”
Posted: 2011/04/22 in Education / Awarenessethics-challenged startup founders
http://gizmodo.com/#!5794050/why-are-tech-founders-such-assholes
Prominent Silicon Valley watchdog group slams Google for not disclosing exactly why it removed Grooveshark from its app store
Posted: 2011/04/22 in Blocking, Education / Awareness, GoogleGroup also notes irony of Google’s apparent lack of respect for DMCA.
Obama pokes fun at Facebook’s Zuckerberg
Posted: 2011/04/22 in Education / Awareness, Public Policy, Tech EvolutionFor Obama, Wednesday was a chance to connect with both Silicon Valley influencers and young people in one poke. Throughout his answers, Obama related his typical talking points — federal deficit, education, healthcare and immigration — to those two groups.
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/social.media/04/20/obama.zuckerberg/ (video)
Ashampoo: Hackers gained access to one of our servers
Posted: 2011/04/22 in Cybercrime, Education / Awareness, EnforcementFurther investigations are underway. Unfortunately, the traces of the well-concealed hackers currently disperse abroad. That is why the expenditure of the German law enforcement agency was significantly increased and the clearing up has become more difficult.
Google search results have traditionally been the target of black hat SEO campaigns. Websense® Security Labs™ has identified a new trend in which cyber criminals take advantage of Google Image search rankings to spread malware
Posted: 2011/04/22 in Cybercrime, Education / Awareness, Privacy / Data ProtectionRecent news coverage prompted by a press release issued by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has brought speculation and caused inaccurate information to be reported about data extraction devices (DEDs) owned by the Michigan State Police (MSP)
Posted: 2011/04/22 in Education / Awareness, Enforcement, Privacy / Data ProtectionThe MSP only uses the DEDs if a search warrant is obtained or if the person possessing the mobile device gives consent. The department*s internal directive is that the DEDs only be used by MSP specialty teams on criminal cases, such as crimes against children.
The DEDs are not being used to extract citizens’ personal information during routine traffic stops.
More: http://www.michigan.gov/msp/0,1607,7-123-1586-254783–,00.html
Amazon Cloud Failure Takes Down Web Sites
Posted: 2011/04/22 in Education / Awareness, Network Security, Tech Evolution, The Cloudhighlighting the risks involved when companies rely on so-called cloud computing
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/amazon-cloud-failure-takes-down-web-sites/?ref=technology
Germany says wants clarity on iPhone data storage
Posted: 2011/04/22 in Education / Awareness, Privacy / Data Protection, Public PolicyBelgium next country to investigate Google StreetView
Posted: 2011/04/22 in Education / Awareness, Google, Privacy / Data Protection, Public PolicyAfter France, UK, Germany and The Netherlands
Dutch language news article: http://tweakers.net/nieuws/74011/belgisch-parket-onderzoekt-privacyschending-google-street-view.html
Dutch provider KPN to introduce ‘chat tax’: charging more for VOIP, chat services and streaming services
Posted: 2011/04/22 in Bandwidth Management, Education / Awareness, New Business Models, Public Policy, Tech EvolutionLocal regulator OPTA has no issues with this
Dutch language news article: http://tweakers.net/nieuws/74017/kpn-chatheffing-voor-mobiel-internet-komt-deze-zomer-update.html
Kiwis to protest ‘sneaky three strikes legislation
Posted: 2011/04/22 in Public Policy, Three StrikesMPAA Vice President Greg Frazier told a local newspaper that democratizing culture is not in the interests of the MPAA
Posted: 2011/04/22 in Education / Awareness, Public PolicyThe MPAA is apparently only interested in creativity and culture when it applies to the works their studios produce. Needless to say, this isn’t necessarily what’s most beneficial to society
http://torrentfreak.com/mpaa-democratizing-culture-is-not-in-our-interest-110420/
UK’s Music Publishers Association convinced registrar GoDaddy to seize IMSLP’s domain name, which took the site completely offline
Posted: 2011/04/22 in Blocking, Copyright, Education / Awareness, EnforcementIn a wrongful action over a single 90 year-old classical piece by Rachmaninoff
http://torrentfreak.com/publishers-force-domain-seizure-of-public-domain-music-resource-110422/
