Book Reviews


[Day Permalink] Tuesday, November 29, 2005

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iPod Shrine of the Day: "This is one of two Lego-based shrines entered into the Apple iPod 30GB video player contest. And the iRobot shrine with the spooky 80s face is among the worthiest thus far."


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Unpatched IE Flaw Is Worse Than Expected: "Internet Explorer problem first identified six months ago was a lot worse than it appeared. The realization caused Secunia to issue a rare "Extremely Critical" advisory. Once thought just to be a DoS vulnerability, it turns out that it also allows execution of arbitrary code."


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Entertainment industry 'trying to hijack data retention directive': "In a move a digital rights group is calling 'a gross affront to civil liberties and human rights', media firms want to amend the proposed data retention directive so they can bring criminal prosecutions for copyright violation." [Privacy Digest: Privacy News (Civil Rights, Encryption, Free Speech, Cryptography)]

This debate raises the question for whom are governments for? Are they for the citizens, or for the purposes of the military-industrial complex? The citizens are treated like cattle ready for slaughter.