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contributed by Code Kid
Critics are seeking to widen the Intel Boycott and are seeking help from
the government in opposing the new technology just days before the product
is set to launch. Intel has created a new 'ID' system in its upcoming line
of processors to be used in e-commerce. (Ed Note: This scares the
shit out of me but seeing as how 500,000 people are willing to sell their
privacy for the price of a new computer I doubt the boycott will be all
that successful. Although I know I'm not buying one.)
Nando
Times
Junk
Busters- Boycott Organizers
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contributed by Meg A. Haquer
Yesterday was the four year anniversary of Kevin Mitnick being held in
"pretrial detention" without a constitutionally guaranteed bail hearing.
Why is he the only person in US History to held without a hearing? It
isn't that he was denied bail but that he hasn't even had a bail hearing.
If you are unfamiliar with this case we urge to read about it now!
(Because he was held on a probation hold, which don't get bond hearings, and serving time for the charges he pled guilty to.)
Kevin Mitnick
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contributed by Weld Pond
Connect Infobahn Australia, a small ISP down under, is requiring its users
to get CallerID in direct violation of a telecommunications industry draft
code of practice. The company claims this is to help prevent fraud but the
practice has sparked fears of privacy invasion and concerns that this
information could be used by ISPs for purposes such as advertising and
promotion.
The
Australian
Connect Infobahn Australia
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contributed by Warez Dude
The Japanese version of Square's Final Fantasy VIII lockout mechanism has
already been defeated. Less than a day after the games release methods to
defeat the tamper sensitive game where already on the market.
IGN PSX
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contributed by keydet89
Looks like some of the mainstream press might actually be beginning to get
it. After finding several machines with misconfigued PC Anywhere clients
the author of this article tries to warn one of the offenders and meets
with rather strict resistance.
CNN
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Companies Urged to Speak Up.
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contributed by Code Kid
A New Zealand Information Security specialist urges companies to speak out
if they have been cracked. He calls for a few 'sacrificial lambs' to bring
attention to the matter of lax security prevalent in most corporate
networks.
IDG News
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contributed by TurTleX and operand
The next major US war may be fought over the net. While this article
paints a rather disturbing scenario it is pretty much just an ad for some
company called iDefense.
The
Industry Standard
CNN
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contributed by Space Rogue
For those that where on vacation yesterday be sure to check out a new
article in the Buffer Overflow section on how you might want to prepare
for Y2K. Also, be sure to check out yesterdays news.
Buffer Overflow
HNN Archive from February 15, 1999
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contributed by altekxh
Cracked
We recieved a report that RAzaMExicana had cracked
http://www.subasta.com.mx/
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