Gregg's Security News Aggregator

Wednesday, December 03, 2003

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1.	Web Zen: Zoo Zen. chaoskitties bunnies uncommon creatures no hands kitten counting sheep teddy bear lemur monkey web zen home, web zen store, (Thanks, Frank).
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2.	Music Industry Targets Even Computer-Less (AP). AP - The recording industry has filed 41 more lawsuits against computer users in at least 11 states it said were caught illegally distributing songs over the Internet, continuing its aggressive campaign against online music piracy.
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3.	News: Heckenkamp Challenges Computer Ban. Accused eBay, Qualcomm hacker is barred from the Internet, but hasn't been convicted of a crime.
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4.	PE_LOVGATE.F
5.	News: Heckenkamp Challenges Computer Ban

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1.	Toshiba, SanDisk fast-forward flash facility
2.	Briefly: Toshiba, SanDisk fast-forward flash facility. They plan to open a fabrication facility exclusively for flash memory in 2005...Wyse, Transmeta in computer pact...Cell phone pioneer Craig McCaw resigns from Nextel Communication's board.
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3.	Sun rising over Japan for European investors (AFP). AFP - European companies, seduced by the growing industrial might of China, risk ignoring Japan just as Asia's biggest economy is shedding its historic aversion to foreign investment, experts say.
4.	Virgin Entertainment Plans Online Music Service (Reuters). Reuters - Virgin Entertainment Group is planning to roll out its own online music service in early 2004, a company executive said on Wednesday.
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5.	HP to Launch Music Service, Player In 2004
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6.	Linux: The Next Generation. The bucolic southwest of Spain is going whole hog for free software. Wired magazine's Bruce Sterling writes about the birth of an open-source movement in the autonomous region of Extremadura.
7.	Jail Term for Web Attack. A Pennsylvania man will spend a year and a half in prison after pleading guilty to password trafficking and orchestrating an Internet attack against a clothier's e-commerce site.
8.	Spammers Tap Unwitting Users' PCs. Much of the junk e-mail clogging inboxes likely comes from so-called zombie machines compromised by Trojan horse viruses and worms. In fact, you could be blanketing the world with Viagra ads and not even know it.
9.	Russia Plays It Coy on Kyoto. A day after effectively dooming the protocol, Moscow hints that it might, in fact, ratify the agreement designed to curb global warming. Some say the Kremlin's dance is designed to force concessions from other countries.
10.	'Tis the Season for RIAA Lawsuits. The recording industry sues more people for sharing copyright music on the Internet. The third round of lawsuits names 41 music fans; another 90 are being warned. By Katie Dean.
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11.	Re: [ANNOUNCE] glibc heap protection patch
12.	WORM_MIMAIL.M
13.	Sobig virus tops charts for 2003
14.	Ridge calls on business for security blueprint
15.	Bluesocket arrive en France et annonce le lancement de sa nouvelle Wireless Gateway WG-5000 repondant aux problematiques de securite, de qualite de service, d’administration, de gestion des utilisateurs et d’interoperabilite auxquels sont confrontes les grands comptes
16.	AudioSmartCard vient de conclure un accord de partenariat technologique avec nCipher
17.	Downhill Battle begins anti-RIAA in-store stickering

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1.	Checking Your Bill for a New Charge Called 'Oops'. As nickel-and-dime errors show up with increasing frequency on their phone bills and in other accounts, some customers wonder whether the mistakes are in fact company policy. By David Pogue.
2.	Games Made for Remaking. Video-game makers are now giving players the tools to modify games and even create them, hoping to reap a payoff in loyalty. By Michel Marriott.
3.	Spare Change? Good. Old Miles? Better.. You can put frequent-flier miles to good use at Points.com, provided you can handle the fine print. By Michelle Slatalla.
4.	For Little Fingers, an Array of Digital Tutors. The talking book called LeapPad has some new competitors and a few new tricks of its own. By Warren Buckleitner.
5.	A Teenage Sleuth in Fine Formula. A low-budget video game aimed primarily at girls 10 and up enthralls. By Charles Herold.
6.	Head Out (Wirelessly) on the Highway. A growing number of truckers enjoy Wi-Fi connections, or hot spots, spreading to truck stops across the United States and Canada. By Jeanette Borzo.
7.	Catching Up on the Classics? Bring Tissues.. Netflix is a wonderful way to catch up on the classics. Unfortunately, most of the classics are of the depressing variety. By Jonathan D. Glater.
8.	Ways to Coax Sound From Silent Audio Files. Q. I am repeatedly seeing a message that says Windows Media Player cannot play a file in a certain audio file format, even though it has played similar files before. What happened? By J.d. Biersdorfer.
9.	Political Profiling and American Choices. Political Profiling. By Pamela Licalzi O'connell.
10.	With Roadside Data, Better Forecast for Snow Removal. A prototype software system combines data from specially created weather forecasts and in-road sensors to recommend when the snow trucks should be dispatched. By Ian Austen.
11.	Backing Up Files Shifts to Automatic When a Server Moves In. Devices that can back up data on a PC range from the humble, increasingly rare diskette to high-capacity DVD recorders. But to Richard Mandeberg, the chief executive of Mirra, they all share a common flaw. By Ian Austen.
12.	Left Jab! Right Hook! Step Into the Ring on Your Cellphone Screen. Two new products from Sorrent, a company that develops video games for wireless devices, are not the first real-time multiplayer games for head-to-head action on cellphones. But the games, Fox Sport Boxing and Fox Sport Racing, may be the most sophisticated. By Michel Marriott.
13.	Put Your Life on the Record, 30 Seconds at a Time. If you yearn to videotape whatever you look at, now you have a new option - provided you are willing to put up with a camera clipped to your eyeglasses or the brim of your baseball cap. By Howard Millman.
14.	A Karaoke Assist for the Budding Top 40 Star. If you can tolerate the idea of your young children singing "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" over and over in a questionable key, you might want to buy them a Disney Karaoke Microphone. By Judy Tong.
15.	Stretching the Rainbow With New Paper and Inks. Pantone, the company whose color-matching system is the standard in industries from printing to design, is releasing a line of premium printer paper and inkjet cartridges that it says will be less expensive than replacements supplied by the printer makers. By Roy Furchgott.
16.	Casting a Fresh Eye on China With Computer, Not Ink Brush. Largely unfettered in China, the video artist Yang Fudong, who will be shown in New York in January, pursues themes of individual dignity and feeling. By Jane Perlez.
17.	In the College Bowl Race, the Crucial Players Are the Programmers. Computers add an aura of science to the art of ranking college footballs top teams. Now the computer rankings have taken on a crucial role. By Corey Kilgannon.
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18.	Linux PCs Drive 74-Channel Pipe Organ
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19.	Worm Aims to Disarm Spam Fighters. A new Internet worm is designed to use infected computers to launch denial-of-service attacks on anti-spam organizations.
20.	Report: Serious Flaw in Linux. The bug, which is active in all machines running Linux kernels older than 2.4.23, gives local users unlimited access privileges for the affected computer.
21.	Hacker Enters Not Guilty Plea. The man who beat Hollywood's piracy charges earlier this year is back in the dock as the movie industry launches its appeal in a Norwegian court.
22.	Russia To Give Kyoto Thumbs Down. A top Kremlin official says that Russia won't ratify the Kyoto Protocol that would limit greenhouse gas emissions because doing so would harm the country's economy. Without Moscow, the accord cannot go into effect.
23.	Mirra Makes Data Backup Easy. Don't let the Linux label intimidate you: The Mirra Personal Server is a simple and elegant way to archive your important data. Review by Kourosh Karimkhany.
24.	Linux: The Next Generation. The bucolic, southwest of Spain is going whole hog for free software. Wired magazine's Bruce Sterling writes about the birth of an open-source movement in the autonomous region of Extremadura.
25.	Clark Supporters Play Catch-Up. With an official presidential campaign that's less than three months old, supporters of Wesley Clark rev into high gear to drum up support online. Like many other rivals, they're still learning from Howard Dean. By Joanna Glasner.
26.	How Much Is Privacy Worth?. The Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether the government is automatically on the hook for illegally releasing private data. The feds say individuals must prove harm before claiming compensation. By Ryan Singel.
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27.	Heavy squalls of blended worms to hit next year

9:25:02 PM

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1.	Nokia 6600 review. BoingBoing pal R. Emory Lundberg just reviewed the apparently ubergruven Nokia 6600: [The] all-in-one organizer, information manager, and mobile communicator that you may have been waiting for. If the Nokia 3650 was too playful for your lifestyle, you should consider this handset as a way to communicate, organize, and lighten the load in your pocket. Generally I prefer separate devices. I really like the Palm Tungsten T3 (review) and find it a very capable tool. But there are times when I just want my schedule and contacts with me, and don't need to work on Office documents on the go, and the Nokia 6600 has quickly become my handset of choice. Link
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2.	Japanese cell phone service rings in Linux. Japanese cell phone service provider NTT DoCoMo urges its handset suppliers to build Linux-based cell phones, a milestone for the operating system's acceptance by the wireless industry.
3.	Tech industry put on security notice. Bush administration officials praise industry efforts to create security programs--but pledge that if those initiatives fail, legislation will soon follow.
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4.	Games Industry Sees Good Start to Holiday Sales (Reuters). Reuters - Video game sales over the start of the holiday shopping season were relatively strong as expected, top industry executives said on Wednesday, an early sign that the industry will not face the sales shortfalls that plagued it at this time last year.
5.	U.S. Not Prepared for Cyber Terrorism -Officials (Reuters). Reuters - This year's Blaster computer virus wreaked havoc on half a million computers. But that's child's play compared to what a real terrorist cyber-attack would do, U.S. homeland security officials said on Wednesday.
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6.	Update: Sun not about to set, says McNealy. BERLIN, Germany -- In a speech designed to convince European customers that Sun Microsystems Inc. is still shining, company Chief Executive Officer Scott McNealy plugged Sun's new products and strategy to attendees of SunNetwork Berlin Wednesday.
7.	Cisco warns of wireless security hole. Cisco Systems Inc. is warning customers using its Aironet wireless access points (APs) about a security vulnerability that could allow attackers to obtain keys used to secure communications on wireless networks.
8.	HP to launch music store, digital music player. Following the lead of its competitors in the PC industry, Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) plans to announce a digital music player and music store along with a line of digital televisions early next year, a HP spokeswoman said Wednesday.
9.	Cisco exec: Wi-Fi ready for the enterprise. SAN JOSE, CALIF. - Consumers have been quicker to adopt wireless LANs (WLANS) than enterprises, but issues holding back enterprise adoption have been solved, clearing the way for businesses to hop on the WLAN train, a Cisco Systems Inc. executive said Wednesday.
10.	Accenture to double India staff to 10,000. BANGALORE, INDIA - Accenture Ltd. announced Wednesday that it is more than doubling its staff in India to 10,000 by next December.
11.	Microsoft unveils new intellectual property policy. Microsoft Corp. unveiled a new technology licensing policy Wednesday that the company said signals its commitment to working with other vendors in the industry on IP (intellectual property) swaps intended to drive interoperability and innovation.
12.	RIAA extends legal actions to fight online music piracy. The Recording Industry Association of America Inc. (RIAA) is expanding this week its legal efforts to curb online music piracy, the industry watchdog group announced Wednesday.
13.	Sobig virus tops charts for 2003. The Sobig e-mail worm that clogged in-boxes in August was the most prolific virus of 2003, according to a top ten list of viruses published by antivirus software vendor Sophos PLC.
14.	Ridge calls on business for security blueprint. SANTA CLARA, CALIF. - Calling on the private sector to do its part in securing the U.S. computer network infrastructure, top officials from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Wednesday warned members of the high technology industry that unless they took concrete steps toward cybersecurity, their industry could face government regulation.
15.	Yahoo Instant Messenger contains security flaw. Security researchers are warning of a security hole in Yahoo Inc.'s Messenger that could allow attackers to run their own code on computers using the instant messaging program.
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16.	Sobig virus tops charts for 2003. The Sobig e-mail worm that clogged in-boxes in August was the most prolific virus of 2003, according to a top ten list of viruses published by antivirus software vendor Sophos PLC.
17.	Ridge calls on business for security blueprint. SANTA CLARA, CALIF. - Calling on the private sector to do its part in securing the U.S. computer network infrastructure, top officials from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Wednesday warned members of the high technology industry that unless they took concrete steps toward cybersecurity, their industry could face government regulation.
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18.	BKDR_DISTER.A
19.	Monster Job Board Identity Theft Warning
20.	W32.Mimail.M@mm
21.	Linksys WRT54G Denial of Service Vulnerability
22.	Re: [ANNOUNCE] glibc heap protection patch

8:24:54 PM

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1.	Cool aerial snapshots -- from a kite. Sweet snapshots taken from a small camera attached to a flying kite. Link (thanks, Jean-Luc!)
2.	David Cronenberg talks geek tech philosphy on "Alias" TV show. Via "Amy's Robot" blog: David Cronenberg was on Alias last night, playing a neuroscientist with an experimental method for recovering lost memories through the use of drugs and lucid dreaming. The episode itself is almost an homage to Cronenberg's ideas and visual style...as Sidney undergoes DC's process, the show turns into one of the more visually and conceptually cinematic bits of TV I've seen in a while, full of Cronenberg's illogical logic, layered realities, and of course the requisite bit of Cronenberg's nonsensical corniness. In any case, before the experiment gets started, DC's character offers a nice little monologue about simulation, postmodernism, lucid dreaming, and fake bacon. Watch: David Cronenberg on Alias talking about postmodernism and reality [mp3, 2.5 mins, 1.8 mb] If you missed him this week, he'll be on next week, too. Link, (thanks, Invisible Cowgirl)
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3.	Dark Truths.
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4.	Sun Snubs Offer to Join Eclipse Consortium (Ziff Davis). Ziff Davis - Sun Microsystems Inc. on Wednesday said it has decided pass on the IBM-sponsored Eclipse consortium working to deliver an open-source application development environment.
5.	Music Industry Sues More File Swappers (Reuters). Reuters - The Recording Industry of America on Wednesday filed 41 new lawsuits against Internet users who trade songs online, saying the legal campaign was producing a growing number of settlements and drawing greater public support.
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6.	Gentoo rsync Server Compromised [updated]
7.	RIAA Extends Legal Action
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8.	BugTraq: Re: [ANNOUNCE] glibc heap protection patch. Sender: xenophi1e [oliver dot lavery at sympatico dot ca]
9.	BugTraq: Re: [ANNOUNCE] glibc heap protection patch. Sender: William Robertson [wkr at cs dot ucsb dot edu]
10.	BugTraq: Linksys WRT54G Denial of Service Vulnerability. Sender: [test at techcentric dot net]
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11.	Stainless Steel Mouse That Roared. China frees an online dissident who wrote under the computer name 'Stainless Steel Mouse,' after imprisoning her for over a year for criticizing the government. Two other cyberdissidents are also freed, about a week before Premier Wen Jiabao is to visit the United States.
12.	A Micropayment for Your Thoughts. With free online material increasingly giving way to paid content, several companies are wagering that they can make big bucks by facilitating tiny payments for bits of online content, from news articles and essays to poems and comic strips.
13.	Segways May Become War Machines. A Pentagon program drafts inventor Dean Kamen's self-balancing scooters, hoping to create an army of battlefield helpers capable of transporting injured troops and hauling soldiers' gear.
14.	Establishing a DVD Standard. The DVD Forum goes with the blue-laser format advanced by Toshiba and NEC and says it will endorse only one technology, but that hardly settles matters.
15.	Shedding New Light on Fuel Cells. Chemists have found a cleaner, more efficient way to generate hydrogen fuel, but researchers disagree about when it can be practically implemented. By Amit Asaravala.
16.	Secret Energy Haunts Coral Castle. Did the eccentric genius who built the massive roadside attraction tap into a mysterious power that allowed him to move multi-ton blocks of coral single-handedly? The world may never know. Michelle Delio reports from Homestead, Florida.
17.	Your Geek Gift Guide for 2003. Wired magazine presents 77 of the coolest stereos, 3-D screens, toys, cameras, DVRs, games and gadgets of the year.
18.	Canola Case Tests GMO Patent. A lawsuit brought by a biotech giant against a Canadian canola farmer could set the tone for the genetically modified seed business in all of North America. By Kristen Philipkoski.
19.	Diebold Backs Off Legal Challenge. In August, activists posted Diebold memos online that suggested the company knew its electronic voting machines were insecure. The company responded with legal threats. Now it's pulling back in the face of opposition. By Kim Zetter.
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20.	WORM_AGOBOT.BG
21.	Sun's Latest Lines, Refreshed and Ready
22.	W32.HLLW.Epon@mm
23.	Re: GNU screen buffer overflow

7:24:29 PM

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1.	Typeface brought to life. "Behind the Typeface: Cooper Black" is a long, hilarious video is a spoof of the ~~MTV~~ VH1 "Behind the Music" show, tracing the history of the Cooper Black typeface with font-otaku care and affection. Link (via Electrolite)
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2.	Comcast takes on TiVo. The cable giant is developing a digital video recording service in partnership with TV Guide that will be available by year's end.
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3.	Tech Stocks Close Lower; Nasdaq Briefly Breaches 2000 (Dow Jones). Dow Jones - Technology stocks closed lower Wednesday, as mixed economic data weighed on shares, but upbeat analyst remarks lifted PeopleSoft and Oracle.
4.	Canada Songwriters Eye Royalties From ISPs (AP). AP - Canada's songwriters sought to require that Internet service providers pay for their users' music downloading habits in a case that could generate millions of dollars in music royalties.
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5.	UserLinux Proposal (And Analysis) Now Available
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6.	BugTraq: Re: GNU screen buffer overflow. Sender: Casper Dik [casper at holland dot sun dot com]
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7.	Security Pros Fear Major Cyberattacks
8.	Hacker gets 1 1/2 years in the Federal Pen for hacking former employer's retail web site
9.	Ridge tells tech companies to cooperate or submit to govt imposed security regulations
10.	AntiVir Personal Edition 6.22.08.08 (Updated)
11.	News: Retail hacker sentenced to 1 1/2 years in prison
12.	Re: GNU screen buffer overflow
13.	Multiple OpenSSH/OpenSSL Vulnerabilities Update on IRIX

6:24:10 PM

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1.	The greening of Linux. HP's open-source chief Martin Fink says Linux can't remain a hobbyist's toy if it's to become a leading operating system.
2.	RIAA launches new file-swapping suits. The Recording Industry Association of America says it has sued another 41 people in its ongoing legal campaign against file swappers who are trading copyrighted music online.
3.	Yahoo co-founder Filo muses on the early days. A handful of the portal's top executives, including David Filo, make a rare appearance to lend insight about how Yahoo built a trusted, known-the-world-over brand within the last 9 years.
4.	Sun drops bid to join Eclipse. Citing concerns over abandoning the NetBeans open-source community, Sun Microsystems decides not to join the IBM-backed Eclipse open-source effort.
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5.	Toshiba, San Disk to boost flash memory output in Japan (AFP). AFP - Japanese electronics giant Toshiba and US data storage card maker SanDisk said they will jointly spend 1.8 billion dollars on boosting output of advanced flash memory chips, widely used in high-tech gadgets.
6.	Music industry launches new wave of online piracy suits (AFP). AFP - The music industry stepped up its campaign against online piracy, filing 41 new lawsuits and sending 90 warning letters to those suspected of illegal swapping of songs on the Internet.
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7.	IronPort Arms Both Sides In Spam War
8.	Red Hat News: Edu Prices, Progeny Support for 7.X
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9.	News: Retail hacker sentenced to 1 1/2 years in prison. The Associated Press
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10.	BugTraq: Multiple OpenSSH/OpenSSL Vulnerabilities Update on IRIX. Sender: SGI Security Coordinator [agent99 at sgi dot com]
11.	BugTraq: Re: GNU screen buffer overflow. Sender: Pavel Kankovsky [peak at argo dot troja dot mff dot cuni dot cz]
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12.	Diebold Retracts Legal Threats Over Voting Machine Flaws
13.	Surfboard Webserver Multiple Vulnerabilities
14.	Microsoft finds flaw in server software

5:18:21 PM

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1.	The CIA Assassination of John Lennon. My friend, cartoonist Mack White, has a new one-page comic called "Dead Silence in the Brain: The CIA Assassination of John Lennon." The page also has a bunch of links relating to government-sponsored assasinations and real-life Manchurian Candidates. Link
2.	R.U. Sirius' NeoFiles. Mondo 2000 founding editor R.U. Sirius is conducting interviews with cutting-edge scientists and thinkers (including Boing Boing's own David Pescovitz) for a nutritional supplement company website. Link
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3.	Microsoft to Allow More Licensing of Its Technology. Microsoft announced today that it would adopt a more liberal policy for licensing the big software maker's intellectual property. By Steve Lohr.
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4.	Intel dials in telecom services. The chipmaker announces a deal that lets its 40,000 resellers sell telephone service provider MCI's Internet, data and voice services.
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5.	Onyx Reverses Pivotal Strategy (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - A few short weeks ago, Onyx (Nasdaq: ONXS) went from being of Pivotal's (Nasdaq: PVTL) staunch competitor to its potential buyer. Now that Pivotal has turned down its purchase offer, though, Onyx has upped the competitive ante by announcing a program for Pivotal customers that wish to migrate to the Onyx CRM suite.
6.	Sun Rolls Out New Products, New Strategy (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - With an eye to maintaining a foothold in the competitive server space, Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW) has rolled out a number of products, including systems designed to meet a perceived demand for low-cost, volume network computing. The company also officially took the wraps off its Java software platforms for the desktop and servers.
7.	Sun Shines on China (Ziff Davis). Ziff Davis - Vast market may tilt global balance toward open source, predicts Jason Brooks.
8.	DoCoMo Hands Linux Symbolic Victory (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - With NTT DoCoMo (NYSE: DCM) announcing its intention to roll out service for Linux-based 3G handsets, the perception might be that the free operating system is beginning to fill every nook and cranny. But some nooks and crannies are different then others.
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9.	Gentoo rsync Server Compromised
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10.	Yahoo Instant Messenger contains security flaw. Security researchers are warning of a security hole in Yahoo Inc.'s Messenger that could allow attackers to run their own code on computers using the instant messaging program.
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11.	Worm Aims to Disarm Spam Fighters. A new Internet worm is designed to use infected computers to launch denial-of-service attacks on anti-spam organizations.
12.	Report: Serious Flaw in Linux. The bug, which is active in all machines running Linux kernels older than 2.4.23, gives local users unlimited access privileges for the affected computer.
13.	Hacker Enters Not Guilty Plea. The man who beat Hollywood's piracy charges earlier this year is back in the dock as the movie industry launches its appeal in a Norwegian court.
14.	Russia To Give Kyoto Thumbs Down. A top Kremlin official says that Russia won't ratify the Kyoto Protocol that would limit greenhouse gas emissions because doing so would harm the country's economy. Without Moscow, the accord cannot go into effect.
15.	Mirra Makes Data Backup Easy. Don't let the Linux label intimidate you: The Mirra Personal Server is a simple and elegant way to archive your important data. Review by Kourosh Karimkhany.
16.	Linux: The Next Generation. The bucolic, southwest of Spain is going whole hog for free software. Wired magazine's Bruce Sterling writes about the birth of an open-source movement in the autonomous region of Extremadura.
17.	Clark Supporters Play Catch-Up. With an official presidential campaign that's less than three months old, supporters of Wesley Clark rev into high gear to drum up support online. Like many other rivals, they're still learning from Howard Dean. By Joanna Glasner.
18.	How Much Is Privacy Worth?. The Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether the government is automatically on the hook for illegally releasing private data. The feds say individuals must prove harm before claiming compensation. By Ryan Singel.
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19.	Gentoo Rsync Rotation Server Compromised
20.	An Interview with ISS Founder and CTO Chris Klaus
21.	GLSA: rsync.gentoo.org rotation server compromised (200312-01)
22.	Re: Jason Maloney's CGI Guestbook Remote Command Execution Vulnerability.
23.	Websense Blocked Sites XSS
24.	Altova XMLSpy "phones home" user data
25.	Yahoo Instant Messenger YAUTO.DLL buffer overflow
26.	Re: [ANNOUNCE] glibc heap protection patch
27.	XBoard < 4.2.7: pxboard insecure tmp file handling
28.	Microsoft TechNet Security Webcast Week
29.	Re: [ANNOUNCE] glibc heap protection patch
30.	Re: GNU screen buffer overflow
31.	Re: GnuPG 1.2.3, 1.3.3 external HKP interface format string issue
32.	Summary: where to discuss common criteria issues?

4:18:00 PM

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1.	Wyse, Transmeta in computer pact
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2.	HP to launch music store, digital music player (MacCentral). MacCentral - Following the lead of its competitors in the PC industry, Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) plans to announce a digital music player and music store along with a line of digital televisions early next year, a HP spokeswoman said Wednesday.
3.	Man Sentenced for Hacking Into Web Site (AP). AP - A former employee of American Eagle Outfitters was sentenced to 1 1/2 years in federal prison on Tuesday for posting passwords online to the retailer's Web site and orchestrating an Internet attack.
4.	Wait Until Next Year to Buy That Flat Panel TV (Reuters). Reuters - If a reasonably-priced flat panel TV is on your holiday wish list, you might want to wait until next year.
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5.	What Has Number Portability Done For You?
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6.	BugTraq: Re: GnuPG 1.2.3, 1.3.3 external HKP interface format string issue. Sender: David Shaw [dshaw at jabberwocky dot com]
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7.	Stainless Steel Mouse That Roared. China frees an online dissident who wrote under the computer name 'Stainless Steel Mouse,' after imprisoning her for over a year for criticizing the government. Two other cyberdissidents are also freed, about a week before Premier Wen Jiabao is to visit the United States.
8.	A Micropayment for Your Thoughts. With free online material increasingly giving way to paid content, several companies are wagering that they can make big bucks by facilitating tiny payments for bits of online content, from news articles and essays to poems and comic strips.
9.	Segways May Become War Machines. A Pentagon program drafts inventor Dean Kamen's self-balancing scooters, hoping to create an army of battlefield helpers capable of transporting injured troops and hauling soldiers' gear.
10.	Establishing a DVD Standard. The DVD Forum goes with the blue-laser format advanced by Toshiba and NEC and says it will endorse only one technology, but that hardly settles matters.
11.	Shedding New Light on Fuel Cells. Chemists have found a cleaner, more efficient way to generate hydrogen fuel, but researchers disagree about when it can be practically implemented. By Amit Asaravala.
12.	Secret Energy Haunts Coral Castle. Did the eccentric genius who built the massive roadside attraction tap into a mysterious power that allowed him to move multi-ton blocks of coral single-handedly? The world may never know. Michelle Delio reports from Homestead, Florida.
13.	Your Geek Gift Guide for 2003. Wired magazine presents 77 of the coolest stereos, 3-D screens, toys, cameras, DVRs, games and gadgets of the year.
14.	Canola Case Tests GMO Patent. A lawsuit brought by a biotech giant against a Canadian canola farmer could set the tone for the genetically modified seed business in all of North America. By Kristen Philipkoski.
15.	Diebold Backs Off Legal Challenge. In August, activists posted Diebold memos online that suggested the company knew its electronic voting machines were insecure. The company responded with legal threats. Now it's pulling back in the face of opposition. By Kim Zetter.
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16.	IBM to Rivals: Time to Pay the Piper
17.	do_brk() vulnerability on SGI Altix systems
18.	FreeBSD arp poison patch
19.	GnuPG 1.2.3, 1.3.3 external HKP interface format string issue
20.	eZphotoshare Multiple Overflow Vulnerabilities
21.	SUSE Security Announcement: gpg (SuSE-SA:2003:048)
22.	Year's Worst Worm? Sobig-F Takes The Prize
23.	Brightmail Updates Anti-Spam Enterprise Edition

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1.	McCaw takes wing from Nextel
2.	Briefly: McCaw takes wing from Nextel. Cell phone pioneer Craig McCaw resigns from Nextel Communication's board of directors...Global Exchange Services appoints new chief...PeopleSoft replaces law team in a California court case against Oracle.
3.	Newsletters
4.	Domain registry site gets hacked. The Global Name Registry confirms that its .name Web site was hacked over the weekend and blames the attack on the company's move to relaunch its services.
5.	Report: Third of spam spread by RAT-infested PCs. About 30 percent of spam on the Web is relayed through PCs compromised by malicious programs known as Remote Access Trojans, according to a corporate spam and antivirus company.
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6.	Nasdaq Hits 2000 for First Time in Nearly Two Years (Dow Jones). Dow Jones - Technology stocks advanced Wednesday, helped by analyst upgrades on PeopleSoft and Oracle, but mixed economic data and a weakened dollar kept gains in check.
7.	Ogilvy Wins Progressive Biz (AdWeek.com). AdWeek.com - Progressive Corp. has tapped WPP's Ogilvy & Mather to develop a brand strategy following a review. The assignment is worth $25-30 million in billings, sources said. Independent Doner in Southfield, Mich., which handles the insurance company's phone and Internet direct efforts, did not compete. The client declined to name the other contenders. Progressive spent $135 million on ads in 2002, according to TNS Media Intelligence/CMR. Read more at Adweek.comTo subscribe to Adweek, click here.
8.	Web Virus Authors 'Winning Battle'--Microsoft (Reuters). Reuters - Creators of computer viruses are winning the battle with law enforcers and getting away with crimes that cost the global economy some $13 billion this year, a Microsoft official said Wednesday.
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9.	After The GNOME Bounties, It's Mozilla's Turn
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10.	BugTraq: eZphotoshare Multiple Overflow Vulnerabilities. Sender: Peter Winter-Smith [peter4020 at hotmail dot com]
11.	BugTraq: Altova XMLSpy "phones home" user data. Sender: Bruno Lustosa [bruno at lustosa dot net]
12.	BugTraq: Websense Blocked Sites XSS. Sender: Mr dot P dot Taylor [petert at imagine-sw dot com]
13.	BugTraq: GLSA: rsync.gentoo.org rotation server compromised (200312-01). Sender: Daniel Robbins [drobbins at gentoo dot org]
14.	Vulnerabilities: Cups Internet Printing Protocol Job Loop Denial Of Service Vulnerability. CUPS is a freely available, open source UNIX printing utility. It is freely available for the Unix and Linux platforms. A problem has been identified in the handling of...
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15.	VBS_INOR.G
16.	Columnists: Debian's Response
17.	Spammers Face Heavy Fines Under New Australian Laws
18.	Patch Management Add-On To McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Debuts
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19.	Disclosing Exploit Code. When security researchers find a vulnerability, and the vendor has been notified and created a fix- the vulnerability is made public and often the exploit code as well. Security researchers are now wrestling with the ethical implications of this practice...

2:17:20 PM

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1.	Microsoft opens technology to more licensing. The company says it is expanding intellectual property licensing efforts to a broader range of its technology.
2.	Sprint PCS goes to the videos. The wireless company unveils its own version of cell phone video, a service designed to let people exchange 15-second clips.
3.	Onyx kills bid for Pivotal. Onyx Software withdraws its bid to acquire the rival CRM applications maker and launches a software license swap program directly targeting Pivotal's customers.
4.	Red Hat begins education discounts. The company's discount program is meant to attract students and educational institutions, a strategically important customer set for technology companies.
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5.	Governments Already Regulate Net Domains -Study (Reuters). Reuters - Despite widespread sentiment that the Internet's infrastructure should remain free of regulation, most governments maintain some control over their own domains, according to a recent survey.
6.	Is Your PC Sending Viagra Spam Behind Your Back? (Reuters). Reuters - Security experts have identified what they suspect to be the biggest culprit behind that seemingly unceasing torrent of e-mail spam messages and computer virus outbreaks.
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7.	Online! The Book
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8.	Porn virus targets spam stoppers. Anti-spam groups are being targeted by a virus that bombards them with junk data.
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9.	Columnists: Debian's Response. Debian's response to the recent compromise of four debian.org machines was quick, open and honest, and they also engaged other Linux vendors. Companies and organizations, as well as other OS vendors, should take note.
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10.	BugTraq: do_brk() vulnerability on SGI Altix systems. Sender: SGI Security Coordinator [agent99 at sgi dot com]
11.	BugTraq: GnuPG 1.2.3, 1.3.3 external HKP interface format string issue. Sender: S-Quadra Security Research [research at s-quadra dot com]
12.	BugTraq: FreeBSD arp poison patch. Sender: [bert_raccoon at freemail dot ru]
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13.	Clearswift Adds Anti-Spam to MAILsweeper SMTP Gateway
14.	Info Sec Forum Issues Standard for Good Security Practices
15.	Nachi worm infected Diebold ATMs
16.	Immunix Dropping Security Support for 7+ after Feb 29, 2004

1:17:00 PM

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1.	iPass builds roaming alliances in Europe. The U.S.-based Wi-Fi service provider expands its network of hot spots by inking new roaming deals with operators in Europe.
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2.	Sun serves up new products (SiliconValley.com). SiliconValley.com - The technology industry rarely gives companies that fall behind a second chance. Sun Microsystems, however, is testing that notion today as it announces a new series of low-end servers in markets where it now lags rivals.
3.	City of Cerritos aims to be biggest U.S. Wi-Fi hotspot (MacCentral). MacCentral - On Jan. 1, the Los Angeles suburb of Cerritos, Calif., will become the biggest Wi-Fi hotspot in the U.S., according to wireless Internet access company Aiirnet Wireless LLC.
4.	AP Finds Skype to Have Some Shortcomings (AP). AP - It's the moneysaving potential that's likely to draw your attention to Skype, the Internet phone software whose creators are bent on displacing the POTS, or plain old telephone system.
5.	Build Your Own TiVo (Ziff Davis). Ziff Davis - Start with a PC and do it yourself
6.	Microsoft Launches Technology Licensing Program (Reuters). Reuters - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) on Wednesday said it will expand its technology licensing program to make it easier for other companies and academic institutions to use its intellectual properties for other products and research.
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7.	Windows Security GM Talks NGSCB (Palladium)
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8.	Porn virus targets spam stoppers. Anti-spam organisations are being targeted by a virus that bombards them with junk data.
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9.	Sun's McNealy hit with venom from European vipers. We want profits now!
10.	Heavy squalls of blended worms to hit next year. Windows malware sweeps 2003 viral charts
11.	Sybase comes to Mickey Mouse's rescue. John Chen named as new Disney board member
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12.	Windows-to-Linux roadmap: Part 1-Thinking in Linux
13.	Tech Industry Works To Stem New Security Rules
14.	Chip-and-PIN target too close for comfort
15.	IT jobs outlook set to brighten
16.	Radware Observes Rise in Online Attacks Against Small Businesses in the UK
17.	Mastercare uses Nsure to boost security

12:16:40 PM

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1.	Red Hat Linux nears security clearance. The company's industry-leading version of Linux is about to complete a year-long process of achieving Common Criteria certification, which could unlock the public sector for Linux.
2.	Siebel, BT connect on CRM on-demand service. British Telecommunications and Siebel Systems plan to pit their on-demand customer relationship management service against that of Salesforce.com for businesses in the United Kingdom.
3.	Intel accelerates its Celeron shift. With the introduction of an 800MHz chip, the company quietly--and ahead of schedule--begins the transition to a new generation of mobile Celeron processors.
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4.	Tech Stocks Rise in Morning Trading on Productivity Data (Dow Jones). Dow Jones - NEW YORK -- Technology stocks rose early Wednesday as upbeat productivity data fueled hopes for an economic recovery, but a weak dollar kept gains slight. Product rollout news lifted Sun Microsystems and upgrades boosted PeopleSoft and Oracle.
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5.	Another Worm Targets Anti-Spam Sites
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6.	Hacker 'threat' to NI business. Businesses using wireless computer networks in NI are leaving themselves wide open to hackers, a university expert warns.
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7.	Sun's McNealy hit with venom from European snakes. We want profits now!
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8.	Fedora: Kernel crash vulnerability
9.	Turbolinux: Kernal buffer overflow leading to root
10.	Suse: GnuPG multiple vulnerabilities
11.	Slackware: Kernal buffer overflow leading to root
12.	Immunix Dropping Security Support for 7+ after Feb 29, 2004
13.	Tech Executives Try to Slow Government rules For Computer Security
14.	Elsewhere: Sobig-F tops annual virus chart
15.	Elsewhere: Porn virus targets spam stoppers
16.	Gfi Lowers the Cost of Its Network Security Software
17.	Tech Industry Aims to Stem Security Rules
18.	Firms fight 500 internet attacks a month
19.	AT&T and Cisco sign Europe deal
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20.	Tech Firms Lobby Against Government Regulation. One of the suggestions that has risen out of President Bush's National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace has been to have publicly traded companies be required to disclose what steps they have taken to secure their network infrastructure. Tech firms have...
21.	National Cyber Security Summit Attempts to Refocus Government. In stark contrast to the previous blurb (Tech Firms Lobby Against Government Regulation), security experts, elected officials, and business leaders are holding the National Cyber Security Summit in Silicon Valley to try and focus the government's attention on cyber security...

11:16:31 AM

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1.	Softbank applies for licence to test 3G service (FT.com). FT.com - Softbank is applying for a licence to test third generation mobile phone technology in a sign the company is considering moving into wireless communications services.
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2.	DoCoMo To Use Linux On Their 3G phones
3.	Nanotechnology: Are Molecular Assemblers Possible?
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4.	Porn virus targets spam stoppers. Anti-spam organisations are being targetted by a virus that bombards them with junk data.
5.	Pensioners catch the gaming bug. Older generations are snapping up and getting hooked on video games, a games company has found.
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6.	Security worries keep many from banking online
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7.	Elsewhere: Sobig-F tops annual virus chart. Sophos has announced its chart of virus activity for the year 2003, with August's Sobig-F accounting for 19.9 per cent of reports. Hot on the heels of Blaster and Nachi, ...
8.	Elsewhere: Porn virus targets spam stoppers. Anti-spam organisations are coming under attack from a virus written to bombard their websites with junk data. The Mimail-L Windows virus poses as an e-mail from a woman...
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9.	Security rivals settle patent dispute. Happy finish
10.	BT Exact: going further offshore. Next phase of outsourcing strategy
11.	iPass aggregates Swisscom hotspots. Busily testing access points
12.	Tiscali shuts forums following 'racist' complaints. ISPA involved as allegations fly
13.	ATI offers money back FireGL trade-in temptation. Up to $85 off when you hand in your old card
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14.	Diebold Backs Down
15.	Security rivals settle patent dispute
16.	TROJ_CRATER.A
17.	BKDR_HACDEF.84
18.	TROJ_BACKWORD.A

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1.	Updated: Open HDTV PVR coming to market, probably illegal. The inventor of the ReplayTV has created an open high-definition PVR/entertainment hub that is Linux-based and invites itw owners to hack the hell out of it. This is not only a nice piece of technology, it's also probably illegal, given the tamper-resistance requirement in last month's Broadcast Flag order from the FCC. Thanks, Hollywood. You've successfully outlawed the next generation of VCRs. Turns out that this box is a media player, not a PVR, and probably won't be touched by the Broadcast Flag. High-definition TV content remains scarce, according to Roku, and the HD1000 is intended to help fill that gap, letting HDTV owners actually use their machines rather than just having them hanging there, on the wall, with nothing to do. "The Roku HD1000 gives HDTV owners the ability to create a high-definition showcase for art, music, and photos that is individual and unique," says Woodward. The Roku HD1000 range of media capabilities comprises digital photos, art, music, and "dynamic media applications." Content is displayed through memory card slots for CompactFlash, MMC, SD, Memory Stick, and SmartMedia. Or, the Roku HD1000 can connect via Ethernet or Wi-Fi to a home network. Link (via /.)
2.	Dell won't help customers remove spyware. Dell has issued a memo to its tech-support staff, telling them not to help Dell customers remove spyware from their systems, because it "may conflict with user license agreements of other applications installed on your system." I.e., Dell has decided that its duty to its users is superceded by its duty to upholding "contracts" that you "sign" when you click on the I Agree button after downloading this app or that, contracts in which you promise to allow spyware to be installed on your machine, and promise not to try to remove it. Nice one, Dell. This means we do not take callers to download.com or doxdesk.com, nor do we recommend spyware removal programs, nor do we advise callers on the use of spyware removal programs. This includes using phrases "We don't support the removal of spyware, but I use..." Link (via /.)
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3.	Global Exchange Services appoints CEO
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4.	Online Retailers See Big Holiday Sales (AP). AP - Shoppers crowded the Internet as well as store aisles during the Thanksgiving weekend.
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5.	How to Misunderstand Open Source
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6.	Sun speeds low-end with UltraSparc, AMD kit. Linux desktop moves, too
7.	HP preps online music store. Carly to leap into mosh pit
8.	Sony drops PSX features to meet Xmas launch date. Slower DVD writing, fewer media formats supported
9.	The end of the Wireless access point?. Pctel infects the network
10.	Asus Radeon 9800XT/TVD. Review Asus' strong ATI debut
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11.	discussion area
12.	XML/RSS news feed
13.	Yahoo! Messenger "yauto.dll" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
14.	Cisco Aironet AP Static WEP Key Disclosure Vulnerability
15.	IBM Tivoli Directory Server Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
16.	Virus attacks anti-spam sites
17.	Circumventing validation
18.	Firms fight 500 internet attacks a month
19.	How Much Is Privacy Worth?
20.	AOL will Tool gegen Spyware anbieten
21.	Prognose sagt Nachfrageboom nach Firewalls voraus

9:15:01 AM

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1.	Typeface brought to life. "Behind the Typeface: Cooper Black" is a long, hilarious video is a spoof of the MTV "Behind the Music" show, tracing the history of the Cooper Black typeface with font-otaku care and affection. Link (via Electrolite)
2.	Soylent Dean poster. Nice work from the Dean campaign: downloadable Soylent Dean posters. These are the next "When you download MP3s, you're downloading communism" posters, or possibly the next "When you download porn, God kills a kitten" posters -- mark my words! 520K PDF Link)
3.	Perl Advent Calendar: Xmas spirit with an RSS feed. The Perl Advent Calendar is a clickable tip-a-day site for aspiring perl hackers. Lovely geeky holiday spirit. Link (via Electrolite)
4.	Free software, for the sake of regional identity. Nice Bruce Sterling editorial from this month's Wired on the move in Extremadura, Spain, to develop a local flavor of Linux: The features may be mundane, but they add up to something quite new: a patriotic regional operating system. The emailer's logo is a stork, Extremadura's most beloved bird. The word processor is named after a famous local poet. The desktop is crammed with hallowed symbols of the homeland. Extremaduran schoolkids could stand up and pledge allegiance to this thing... This deeply rooted regional approach could prove a more nurturing environment for Tux than either the EU, with its stifling bureaucracy, or the US, where lawyers for SCO are eager to sue the daylights out of anyone who dares to propagate the penguin. Right now, most of the action is in government, where officials are beginning to wake up to the advantages of open standards and malleable code - and not having to pay Americans for any of it. India is releasing Linux variations in local dialects from Assamese to Telugu. China, Japan, and South Korea are collaborating on their own OS. South Africa recently approved an open source strategy, and similar things are going on in Argentina, Australia, Bulgaria, Peru, and Ukraine. Link
5.	New Talking Heads box set. There's a new Talking Heads box set out, "Once in a Lifetime," with four CDs (including the rarities released on the Sand in the Vaseline two-disc set a few years back), a DVD containing all the band's videos, and lots of other juicy stuff. Link
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6.	Sony boss is top Hollywood woman. Sony's Amy Pascal is rated the entertainment industry's top woman, due partly to the success of Spider-Man.
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7.	Vulnerabilities: SuSE XScreenSaver Package Multiple Vulnerabilities. The xscreensaver program waits until the keyboard and mouse have been idle for a configurable duration of time and then outputs graphics to the screen. xscreensaver can b...
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8.	Intel to narrow Q4 sales forecast - analyst. To the top end of its previous range, at that
9.	ATI's shift to 32-bit precision close, says company chief. But forget about 64-bit
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10.	Virus attacks anti-spam sites
11.	Circumventing validation
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12.	Agencies to get security scores
13.	A plague on all our networks
14.	Best practices: avoiding computer worms
15.	Dell to techs: don't help customers remove spyware

8:14:42 AM

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1.	Cell phone lockdown. Most of the world's cell phone subscribers can switch carriers and still use their old phone number. What about their old cell phone?
2.	Palace intrigue at Hewlett-Packard. CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos says ongoing internal shuffles speak volumes about what's still wrong at HP.
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3.	Japanese Train Sets A Speed Record Of 581 kph
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4.	Virgin.net blocks new broadband punters. Existing punters asked to 'go easy'
5.	The Cloud enables SIM-based hotspot access. Pitching for enterprise guest Net access, too
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6.	Worm Aims to Disarm Spam Fighters. A new Internet worm is designed to use infected computers to launch denial-of-service attacks on anti-spam organizations.
7.	Report: Serious Flaw in Linux. The bug, which is active in all machines running Linux kernels older than 2.4.23, gives local users unlimited access privileges for the affected computer.
8.	Hacker Enters Not Guilty Plea. The man who beat Hollywood's piracy charges earlier this year is back in the dock as the movie industry launches its appeal in a Norwegian court.
9.	Russia To Give Kyoto Thumbs Down. A top Kremlin official says that Russia won't ratify the Kyoto Protocol that would limit greenhouse gas emissions because doing so would harm the country's economy. Without Moscow, the accord cannot go into effect.
10.	Mirra Makes Data Backup Easy. Don't let the Linux label intimidate you: The Mirra Personal Server is a simple and elegant way to archive your important data. Review by Kourosh Karimkhany.
11.	Linux: The Next Generation. The bucolic, southwest of Spain is going whole hog for free software. Wired magazine's Bruce Sterling writes about the birth of an open-source movement in the autonomous region of Extremadura.
12.	Clark Supporters Play Catch-Up. With an official presidential campaign that's less than three months old, supporters of Wesley Clark rev into high gear to drum up support online. Like many other rivals, they're still learning from Howard Dean. By Joanna Glasner.
13.	How Much Is Privacy Worth?. The Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether the government is automatically on the hook for illegally releasing private data. The feds say individuals must prove harm before claiming compensation. By Ryan Singel.
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14.	Agencies to get security scores
15.	A plague on all our networks
16.	Best practices: avoiding computer worms
17.	Dell to techs: don't help customers remove spyware
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18.	A plague on all our networks
19.	PhpBB 2.06 : Une vulnérabilité qui permet le contôle du forum

7:14:22 AM

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1.	AT&T Wireless connects Texas dots (The Daily Deal). The Daily Deal - Its $95 million deal with U.S. Cellular will allow the mobile carrier to join its Austin, Houston and San Antonio networks.
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2.	BKDR_ASOXY.A
3.	Norton AntiVirus Virus Definitions December 2, 2003
4.	Windows ATMs raise security concerns
5.	Trend Micro Pattern File December 2, 2003
6.	The Cleaner Database v3421

6:14:02 AM

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1.	Electronics firm to create 200 jobs. An electronics firm is to take on 200 more staff to cope with the rising demand for flat-screen televisions.
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2.	A plague on all our networks. Attacks on the up, as clean-up costs soar
3.	'Anonymous' P2P users busted in Japan. Uncloaked
4.	Altiris makes Wise move in patch management. $43m deal
5.	IT outsourcing: manufacturers concentrate on service. To compete with offshore rivals
6.	3 Italia: one million subscriber target 'postponed'. Supply problems
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7.	Linux Kernel Compromise "Was Not Debian Specific."
8.	If security keeps you up at night, take this pill
9.	F-Secure präsentiert "Internet Security 2004"
10.	Millionenschaden durch Computer-Delikte
11.	Altiris makes Wise move in patch management

5:13:51 AM

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1.	Dilbert for 03 Dec 2003.
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2.	Non Sequitur for 03 Dec 2003.
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3.	Pirates Sell Longhorn Copies in Malaysia (AP). AP - Software pirates in Malaysia are selling copies of an early version of the next generation of Microsoft Corp.'s flagship Windows operating system, company officials said Tuesday.
4.	Wireless Vendors Bring Out New Gear At Wi-Fi Planet (TechWeb). TechWeb - Mire than 100 vendors crammed the San Jose, Calif.-based tradeshow with everything from improved wireless security to smart antennas that detect when a user is on the go.
5.	Appeal of DVD Hacker's Acquittal Begins (AP). AP - The appeal of a Norwegian acquitted of piracy for making available a program that cracked DVD security codes started Tuesday in a trial observers called a key test of the country's computer protection laws.
6.	Consortium Works on Improving Internet (AP). AP - A University of Michigan professor is leading a nationwide team to develop the next generation of the Internet.
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7.	96 Hours Of Open Source Talks In Bangalore
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8.	Lastminute snaps up holiday firm. Online company Lastminute buys up a UK travel firm for £16m - bagging an extra 1,500 rooms for its database.
9.	Awards honour interactive music. Robbie Williams and Westlife are among artists honoured with awards celebrating the best in interactive music.
10.	Sexual spam could spark lawsuits. Firms that do not stop explicit unsolicited e-mails from reaching their staff could face legal claims.

4:13:31 AM

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ClickTheVote launches. John Parres writes:

Today marks the official launch of Click The Vote. We are a grassroots non-profit dedicated to educating and organizing new technology users to promote legalized file-sharing, defend open source computing and demand democratic spectrum allocation for emergent technologies like Ultra-Wideband and software radio. We invite everyone to join up because over the coming election year we are going to have fun asking tough questions, flash mobbing candidates, sending targeted CD-Rs, utilizing P2P tools for grassroots efforts and demanding answers to important questions that affect the lives and futures of everyday users of new technology. The USA primaries are only months away and the general election is less than a year off. Time to get busy!

Link to CNET news article, Link to Clickthevote.

SciFi Channel launch party for Battlestar Galactica miniseries, Hollywood.

At the DGA in Hollywood tonight, SciFi Channel premiered the forthcoming "reimagined" miniseries Battlestar Galactica, which debuts Monday night, next week.

Cast and crew were present, along with SciFi Network brass. The event included a screening of episode one in entirety. Forget what you've heard about complaints from fans of the original series -- the new version is nothing short of breathtaking, and lives up to its producers' promise to turn the science fiction TV genre on its head. The two-part miniseries was co-produced by David Eick and Ron Moore (Moore also co-wrote the screenplay), and masterfully, sensitively directed by Michael Rymer -- who is destined to become "untouchable in five minutes," according to a pre-screening quip from Eick. He's right. This stuff is the real thing.

More in Wired News shortly... but for now, here are a few snapshots I took of the cast members who were present this evening. From left to right: Edward James Olmos (Commander Adama), Tricia Helfer (Cylon Number 6), Katee Sackhoff (Starbuck), and Grace Park (Boomer).
Link

3:13:11 AM

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1.	Linux kernel vulnerability behind Debian attack
2.	Michael Dell (Dell) : « Je ne vois pas de limites au modèle de la vente directe »
3.	Linux kernel vulnerability behind Debian attack
4.	Mirage protects the LAN
5.	cisco-sa-20031202-SN..>
6.	do_brk.txt
7.	brian.c
8.	hydra-2.5.tar.gz
9.	launchprotect.pl
10.	brk_poc.asm
11.	heapprotect-2.3.2-1...>
12.	surfboard-1.1.8.txt

2:12:51 AM

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1.	Sun To Unveil Low-Cost Servers, EDS Support For Desktop (Dow Jones). Dow Jones - PALO ALTO, Calif. (Dow Jones)--Sun Microsystems Inc. (NasdaqNM:SUNW - News) is expected to introduce more than 20 new products Wednesday to strengthen its offerings for low-priced gear.
2.	Online Retailers See Big Holiday Sales (AP). AP - Shoppers crowded the Internet as well as store aisles during the Thanksgiving weekend.
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3.	Australia's Largest ISP Redefines Spam

1:12:29 AM

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1.	PeopleSoft swaps legal team
2.	Sun tinkers with its programming tools. The company is expected to detail a number of enhancements to its existing Java programming tools and disclose the name of its forthcoming tool, formerly called Project Rave.
3.	Sun blades use AMD chips, Linux. Sun Microsystems is expected to begin selling its first blade server that can run Linux, a server that tightens Sun's ties with chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices.
4.	IBM to woo EMC customers. Big Blue has a plan to snag customers who use storage gear from rival EMC. It includes a device that shifts data from EMC to IBM boxes without any computer downtime, Big Blue says.
5.	Sprint goes to the videos. Sprint PCS plans to unveil its own version of cell phone video on Wednesday, a service designed to let people exchange 15-second homemade videos.
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6.	Sun Microsystems Announces New Servers, Services (Reuters). Reuters - Network computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc. (SUNW.O) on Wednesday announced a series of new computer servers, software and services, the fourth such quarterly announcement the company has made this year as part of its efforts to restructure and jump-start sales.
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7.	NCipher and Core Street team on crypto. Cryptographic security company nCipherÂ is teaming up with user credentialing startup CoreStreet Ltd. to sell technology that can supply digital credentials to millions of users over computer networks and disconnected "offline" environments, the companies announced Monday.
8.	Windows ATMs raise security concerns. Last week's revelation by Diebold that its automated teller machines (ATMs) operated by two financial services customers were struck by the W32/Nachi worm raises the specter of even wider disruptions from virus and worm outbreaks and highlights a growing security concern that cash machines running Windows XP and interacting with other Windows systems are vulnerable to attack.
9.	Microsoft to share more intellectual property. Microsoft will discuss plans Wednesday to make more of its intellectual property available to others in the technology industry, the company said Tuesday.
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10.	Where is the perfect phone UI?. Keeping Clippy the Paper Clip at bay
11.	Sony Ericsson P900 smartphone. Reg Review
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12.	NEW 'OFF THE WALL' ONLINE
13.	W32.Kwbot.S.Worm@mm

12:12:11 AM