Archive for June 20th, 2006
Vets must pay for VA computer security breach

Scathing letter from a Vet about members of the armed forces (past and present) having to pay for The VAs screw up.
“Because of how we veterans are treated, I do not want my son to serve when he is of age.” ouch

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New political party for individual freedoms

While fine groups like the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Free Software Foundation, Creative Commons, and Doctors Without Borders have been fighting these battles for a long time with us, no political party in United States has made the reform of intellectual property and privacy laws their top priority.
Until now.

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Google: "Calling for Federal Consumer Privacy Protection"

Google is joining a group of notable U.S. companies calling for federal consumer privacy legislation.

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Hacking students will need background checks

Course leader professor Lachlan McKinnon: “We will monitor students closely because we want them to become ethical hackers. But there is no guarantee. Harold Shipman qualified as a doctor, after all, before deciding to become a murderer.”

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Hacking Tip of the Day by Ramzi

Really funny video of Ramzi giving us a hacking tip although there is no hacking involved and I have no clue what the tip is!

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