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Archive for 2011/05/13
Charging Lucas Townsend Henderson with wire fraud and trafficking in counterfeit goods, in connection with his creation, dissemination and use of counterfeit online coupons for consumer and electronic goods ranging from Tide laundry detergent to PlayStations
Posted: 2011/05/13 in Education / Awareness, EnforcementDutch providers Vodafone and T-Mobile admit using Deep Packet Inspection. Vodafone checking video content, T-Mobile using it for bandwidth management purposes
Posted: 2011/05/13 in Bandwidth Management, Education / Awareness, File Sharing, New Business Models, Tech EvolutionDutch Consumer Authority demands investigation. Dutch telecom regulator OPTA points to Dutch Data Protection Authority, the latter remains silent
Dutch language news article: http://www.nu.nl/algemeen/2514229/roep-onderzoek-aftappen-providers.html
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Dutch provider KPN has been using Deep Packet Inspection to monitor mobile traffic. Says it’s only been used to analyze the introduction and impact of WhatsApp
http://vrritti.com/2011/05/12/dutch-provider-kpn-has-been-using-deep-packet-inspection-to-monitor-mobile-traffic-says-its-only-been-used-to-analyze-the-introduction-and-impact-of-whatsapp/
Lime Wire settles with RIAA for $105 million
Posted: 2011/05/13 in Education / Awareness, LitigationHow much of the money goes back to the artists is unclear
The U.S. government is warning critical-infrastructure operators of a serious hole in software used in oil and gas; water; electric utilities; and manufacturing plants around the world
Posted: 2011/05/13 in Education / Awareness, Network Security, Privacy / Data Protection, Public Policy, Stats / reportsWill digital audio ultimately cause the music business’ demise?
Posted: 2011/05/13 in Education / Awareness, Future Developments?The best digital-era ‘Stones albums look downright pathetic stacked up against their analog efforts
Greater internet access leads to an increase in drug abuse
Posted: 2011/05/13 in Education / Awareness, Stats / reportsBin Laden would type the messages on a computer that had no connection to the outside world and then instruct a trusted courier to drive to a cafe so they could be emailed
Posted: 2011/05/13 in Education / Awareness, EnforcementUS Navy Seals seized roughly 100 flash memory drives when they killed bin Laden at his Abbottabad, Pakistan, compound a week and a half ago. Officials told the AP they “appear to archive the back-and-forth communication between bin Laden and his associates around the world.”
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/12/bin_laden_email_cache/
