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W2K zaps Black Ice, leaves systems vulnerable

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Author: JT Smith

BlackICE Defender users were surprised to find their TCP/IP filtering down for the count after installing a service pack, says MSNBC.com. Fortunately, Network ICE was quick to release a patched version that eliminates the incompatibility.

GNOME Linux attacks Windows USED, GG

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Author: JT Smith

This MSNBC.com report says a high-profile group of companies is expected to back the GNOME Linux interface as a serious competitor to Windows on desktop systems.

Verizon flashed customer data to the world

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Author: JT Smith

Already suffering pressure from an ongoing customer service worker strike, Verizon Communications had to remove a customer service self-help Web site on Sunday because it exposed some customers’ private information, says MSNBC.com.

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  • Linux

Political pundit endorses Internet

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Author: JT Smith

Esther Dyson believes the Internet will empower voters and further the cause of democracy. From MSNBC.com.

Distros duke it out for dominance in Linux market

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Author: JT Smith

Experts say consolidation of this market ‘littered’ with releases is inevitable, according to a report at MSNBC.com.

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Club site on Yahoo! blocked by Saudis

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Author: JT Smith

Pornography and other offensive materials a little too much for officials to stomach, in this report published at MSNBC.com.

Computer criminals break into Bloomberg

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Author: JT Smith

Police allege that the invader sent a number of e-mails to Michael Bloomberg demanding that Bloomberg pay him $200,000 in exchange for revealing information about how he infiltrated the company’s computer system. From MSNBC.com.

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  • Linux

Source code in meatspace gets T-shirt maker sued

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Author: JT Smith

Washington Post tells us, “This code reveals how to crack the supposedly impregnable digital video-disk format. A hacker could use it to make copies of DVD movies and exchange them across the Internet.”

A hacker crackdown? Or a cracker hackdown?

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Author: JT Smith

Salon asks, can independent programmers be held responsible for the actions of users?

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  • Linux

Net slaves get no respect and no vacation

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Author: JT Smith

Members of Congress, federal workers and legions of lobbyists may be fleeing Washington DC, seeking respite from another humid August, but local techies remain dutifully ensconced in their cubicles–sometimes for 16 hours a day.

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  • Linux
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