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walktalker · 18-06-01, 08:30 PM

EU OKs Standardized Pro-Privacy Business Contracts
The European Union (EU) today said it has adopted standardized contract language aimed at protecting its citizens' personal data that electronically flow outside EU nations' borders when they conduct international business online. The EU's Privacy Directive prohibits data transfers to companies in nations where strict data-privacy protections are not in force, or don't measure up to the directive's specifications.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/166971.html

Nowhere left to hide
Getting arrested in Maricopa County can make you a star -- a star in a sick webcam drama that turns the inside of a local jail into a worldwide freak show for any voyeur with a Web connection. Since July 2000, the county jail's four cameras have served up live images of the facility's search area, the men's and women's holding cells and the pre-intake area. The images are hosted on Crime.com, a site now owned by USA Networks and started by the co-founder of the reality TV show "Cops." Bonus scenes include the shakedown video, which the site bills as "Special Ops," a two-minute low-budget movie that provides extra titillation for Web-enabled prying eyes.
http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/20...acy/index.html

Picks of the Week
"I’m Not a Hacker, But I Play One in the Movies." The new movie Swordfish involves computer hackers stealing government money. “You go in over the phone lines, pop the firewall, sit back, wait for the money,” says Gabriel Shear, the villain as portrayed by John Travolta in the film. Not bad for someone who didn’t even know what a firewall was. “I had to look it up,” says Travolta. And you couldn’t really call co-star Halle Berry a techie.
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scite...ake010618.html

The New Napster?
If Napster is a thorn in the side of the recording industry, then BearShare may be the guillotine poised to slice its neck. Just months after a federal appeals court ordered Napster to cease its dealing in copyrighted music, a new breed of file sharing is rapidly gaining popularity. The burgeoning swap services are even more elusive, and, for now, unstoppable. "There are going to be these thousands of parallel distribution universes," says Rob Batchelder, an analyst with the Gartner Group in Stamford, Conn. "The genie's out of the bottle." If the Recording Industry Association of America had its wish, it might eradicate file sharing for good. But a new report by PC Pitstop, an Internet marketing firm, finds that file-swapping alternatives are increasing as users migrate away from Napster.
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scite...share_mp3.html

Creative Labs preps 1394-based digital music rig
Creative Labs' SoundBlaster Audigy sound system - details of it, at least - have leaked out onto the Web. Part of what looks suspiciously like the company's launch presentation has been smuggled out onto a Russian Web site. Creative describes the as-yet-unannounced Audigy - from 'Audio Energy'? - as "the most advanced digital audio entertainment centre". In addition to the hardware and the software that controls it, Audigy appears also to refer to the sound chip underlying it all, also known as the EMU10K2. A previously leaked roadmap suggests that Audigy is scheduled to be released any day now.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/2/19792.html

MSNBC doctors anti-MS WSJ story
MSNBC has been caught doctoring copy originating from the Wall Street Journal to make it more favourable to the news channel's co-owner Microsoft. The changes introduced by MSNBC also had the effect of removing references to Microsoft competitors. Amongst many fairly harmless edits, designed to improve readability, were some more ominous changes. The original WSJ report gave a harsh analysis of Microsoft' offensive against open source software and the GNU General Public License, initiated six weeks ago by Craig Mundie.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/19771.html

Lawyers raise fears over AltaVista's search engine
Lawyers have warned that companies using AltaVista's new search engine technology are at risk of breaching data protection laws. Launched last week, AltaVista's new software lets people search entire corporate networks allowing employees to access all network folders, personal computers and emails. Announcing the launch, Phil Rugani, executive VP of AltaVista's Search Software division said: "Wherever data resides, whether it is structured or unstructured, AltaVista's software architecture provides a single, universal view to create efficiencies and more intelligent decision making throughout an organisation."
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/19773.html

Hum... that's it for now

18-06-01, 08:30 PM	#2
walktalker The local newspaper man Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Montreal Posts: 2,036	EU OKs Standardized Pro-Privacy Business Contracts The European Union (EU) today said it has adopted standardized contract language aimed at protecting its citizens' personal data that electronically flow outside EU nations' borders when they conduct international business online. The EU's Privacy Directive prohibits data transfers to companies in nations where strict data-privacy protections are not in force, or don't measure up to the directive's specifications. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/166971.html Nowhere left to hide Getting arrested in Maricopa County can make you a star -- a star in a sick webcam drama that turns the inside of a local jail into a worldwide freak show for any voyeur with a Web connection. Since July 2000, the county jail's four cameras have served up live images of the facility's search area, the men's and women's holding cells and the pre-intake area. The images are hosted on Crime.com, a site now owned by USA Networks and started by the co-founder of the reality TV show "Cops." Bonus scenes include the shakedown video, which the site bills as "Special Ops," a two-minute low-budget movie that provides extra titillation for Web-enabled prying eyes. http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/20...acy/index.html Picks of the Week "I’m Not a Hacker, But I Play One in the Movies." The new movie Swordfish involves computer hackers stealing government money. “You go in over the phone lines, pop the firewall, sit back, wait for the money,” says Gabriel Shear, the villain as portrayed by John Travolta in the film. Not bad for someone who didn’t even know what a firewall was. “I had to look it up,” says Travolta. And you couldn’t really call co-star Halle Berry a techie. http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scite...ake010618.html The New Napster? If Napster is a thorn in the side of the recording industry, then BearShare may be the guillotine poised to slice its neck. Just months after a federal appeals court ordered Napster to cease its dealing in copyrighted music, a new breed of file sharing is rapidly gaining popularity. The burgeoning swap services are even more elusive, and, for now, unstoppable. "There are going to be these thousands of parallel distribution universes," says Rob Batchelder, an analyst with the Gartner Group in Stamford, Conn. "The genie's out of the bottle." If the Recording Industry Association of America had its wish, it might eradicate file sharing for good. But a new report by PC Pitstop, an Internet marketing firm, finds that file-swapping alternatives are increasing as users migrate away from Napster. http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scite...share_mp3.html Creative Labs preps 1394-based digital music rig Creative Labs' SoundBlaster Audigy sound system - details of it, at least - have leaked out onto the Web. Part of what looks suspiciously like the company's launch presentation has been smuggled out onto a Russian Web site. Creative describes the as-yet-unannounced Audigy - from 'Audio Energy'? - as "the most advanced digital audio entertainment centre". In addition to the hardware and the software that controls it, Audigy appears also to refer to the sound chip underlying it all, also known as the EMU10K2. A previously leaked roadmap suggests that Audigy is scheduled to be released any day now. http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/2/19792.html MSNBC doctors anti-MS WSJ story MSNBC has been caught doctoring copy originating from the Wall Street Journal to make it more favourable to the news channel's co-owner Microsoft. The changes introduced by MSNBC also had the effect of removing references to Microsoft competitors. Amongst many fairly harmless edits, designed to improve readability, were some more ominous changes. The original WSJ report gave a harsh analysis of Microsoft' offensive against open source software and the GNU General Public License, initiated six weeks ago by Craig Mundie. http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/19771.html Lawyers raise fears over AltaVista's search engine Lawyers have warned that companies using AltaVista's new search engine technology are at risk of breaching data protection laws. Launched last week, AltaVista's new software lets people search entire corporate networks allowing employees to access all network folders, personal computers and emails. Announcing the launch, Phil Rugani, executive VP of AltaVista's Search Software division said: "Wherever data resides, whether it is structured or unstructured, AltaVista's software architecture provides a single, universal view to create efficiencies and more intelligent decision making throughout an organisation." http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/19773.html Hum... that's it for now