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?
Author: JT Smith
Salon asks, can independent programmers be held responsible for the actions of users?
Category:
- Linux
Net slaves get no respect and no vacation
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.
Category:
- Linux
Verizon still won’t play nice with union
Author: JT Smith
Verizon Communications Inc.’s latest contract offer to striking telephone workers did little to address employee concern about mandatory overtime and job stress, the Communications Workers of America said.
Category:
- Open Source
Snooping specialist has a lock on health-conscious surfers
Author: JT Smith
A Boston technology firm is surreptitiously tracking computer users across the Internet on behalf of pharmaceutical companies, a practice that demonstrates the limits of a recent agreement to protect the privacy of Web surfers.
Klingon Academy weeds out wimps
Author: JT Smith
New game requires a high-end PC and a good chunk of your time. And this is a surprise because?
Democrats: what me, a Luddite?
Author: JT Smith
They don’t really need iMac computers throughout the convention hall to tally the votes for Al Gore. But the computers sure look cool, one of many signs this is a high-tech convention.
Israel government putting the kibosh on high speed access
Author: JT Smith
Wired staffer Tania Hersman writes: “Israel is often called Silicon Wadi due to its seemingly endless spawning of startups. Yet for the ordinary Haim on the Israeli street, the speediest Internet connection is ISDN, a measly 128 KBPS.”