The Australian Federal Court is considering whether watching live Chinese broadcast content constitutes copyright infringement, while Roadshow is seeking similar domain name blocks. …read more Source:: oss watch
Month: April 2018
Chrome, Edge, Firefox user? Coming your way: New spec that cuts out passwords
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•Browser makers take an important step in reducing the need for passwords and all the security threats they bring. …read more Source:: oss watch
Mozilla: The ad economy is broken and it’s making the internet sick
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•Firefox maker Mozilla expresses its worries about the future of the internet in its first Internet Health Report. …read more Source:: oss watch
ACMA releases new NBN migration rules
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•The ACMA’s new rules will require line tests on NBN services, reconnecting customers to legacy services where the NBN is unusable, providing minimum information to consumers, and reporting complaints data …read more Source:: oss watch
Child protection coalition demands FTC probe into YouTube data collection
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•A coalition has accused YouTube of violating child protection laws. …read more Source:: oss watch
Oracle Solaris patch theft lands IT-support CEO in jail for two years
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•Oracle is happy that Terix’s CEO is being jailed and fined $100,000. …read more Source:: oss watch
Can this ‘national DDoS radar’ plan help fight off attacks on Dutch critical systems?
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•After a wave of denial-of-service attacks on banks, Netherlands security experts are proposing a new approach. …read more Source:: oss watch
Symantec may violate Linux GPL in Norton Core Router
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•A top Linux security programmer, Matthew Garrett, has discovered Linux in Symantec’s Norton Core Router. It appears Symantec has violated the GPL by not releasing its router’s source code. …read more Source:: oss watch
Microsoft: We’ll help customers create patents but we get a license to use them
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•Microsoft embraces open source in its new “shared innovation” intellectual property (IP) model. …read more Source:: oss watch
Korean cyrptocurrency exchange boss arrested for fraud
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•South Korean prosecutors have arrested the boss of cryptocurrency exchange Coinnest for embezzlement and fraud. …read more Source:: oss watch