Thursday, November 21, 2002

Robert Byrd: "Helvidius Priscus spoke his mind; the emperor Vespasian killed him. In this effeminate age it is instructive to read of courage. There are members of the US Senate and House who are terrified apparently if the president of the United States tells them, urges them, to vote a certain way that may be against their belief." [Scripting News] 10:24:16 PM

Millions vulnerable to Microsoft Web flaw. A software bug in a common component of Microsoft Web servers and Internet Explorer could leave millions of servers and home PCs open to attack. [CNET News.com] 10:21:07 PM

Big Retailers Squeeze FatWallet. A handful of large U.S. retailers, including Wal-Mart, use copyright law as an excuse to force a bargain shopping site to remove postings revealing upcoming sale prices. By Brian McWilliams. [Wired News] 10:19:48 PM

Left gets nod from right on copyright law. A prominent federal judge warns of an "enormous expansion" of intellectual-property law, adding a conservative voice to a chorus of criticism that's so far come from the left. [CNET News.com] 10:19:13 PM

Big Brother's big win. This week's closed-door ruling by a secretive court will give the feds unprecedented domestic spying powers, a constitutional expert says. [Salon.com] 10:17:07 PM

"An irresponsible exercise in political chicanery". In a fiery speech on the Senate floor, Sen. Robert Byrd calls the Department of Homeland Security a butt-coverer for Bush, a corporate boondoggle and a license for Uncle Sam to spy on Americans. [Salon.com] 10:08:26 PM

The Homeland Security merger mess. A Harvard analyst says government consolidation won't improve the fight against terrorism quickly, and maybe not at all. The reason: Most big corporate mergers fail. [Salon.com] There are a whole lotta reasons why the Homeland Security Act, and the organization it will create, are terrible ideas. It will go down in history as one of the worst things the US ever did to itself. 10:08:06 PM

The Homeland IT Welfare Act. US IT workers rejoice; for Uncle Sam has given us a gigantic government teat to suckle. [kuro5hin.org] 10:05:46 PM

ActiveX Control Acting Up. Microsoft's Internet Explorer has another gaping security hole, this time because of an ActiveX control with some bad code. Will the patch even stick? By Michelle Delio. [Wired News] You have to read this whole article. The solution to this gaping security hole, Microsoft says, is to take Microsoft off the "trusted" list of sites in your browser. In other words, even Microsoft says you can't trust Microsoft. 10:01:54 PM

Microsoft Warns of Windows and Explorer Security Hole. SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) on Thursday issued a ``critical'' security bulletin which said the company has discovered a security hole in its software which would let cyber-attackers run programs on Web servers and computers in homes and businesses. By Reuters. [New York Times: Technology] 9:55:36 PM

Microsoft Spills Customer Data. A server glitch makes internal Microsoft documents, including a massive database of customer names and addresses, accessible online. By Brian McWilliams. [Wired News] 9:01:41 AM

Really critical hole in Microsoft Web software. Unchecked buffer [The Register] 9:00:06 AM

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