The Decline and Fall of the American Empire
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Friday, January 23, 2004

Microsoft seeks XML-related patents

The patents that could prevent competing applications from reading documents created with the latest version of the software giant's Office program. [CNET News.com]

More abuse of monopoly power. Why is this not surprising?
3:58:31 PM    

Military Voting System Excoriated

Experts say an Internet voting system developed by the Defense Department is shot full of vulnerabilities and shouldn't be used. The Pentagon says the system is fine. Come Feb. 3, we may all learn the truth. [Wired News]

I wonder who all those servicepeople will end up voting for in November...
3:57:34 PM    

Senate panel's GOP staff spied on Democrats

Republican staff members of the US Senate Judiciary Commitee infiltrated opposition computer files for a year, monitoring secret strategy memos and periodically passing on copies to the media, Senate officials told The Globe.

From the spring of 2002 until at least April 2003, members of the GOP committee staff exploited a computer glitch that allowed them to access restricted Democratic communications without a password. Trolling through hundreds of memos, they were able to read talking points and accounts of private meetings discussing which judicial nominees Democrats would fight -- and with what tactics. [Slashdot]

Ummmm...correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this kinda like what Nixon got into trouble for...?
12:08:48 AM    


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