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BitStalker Can Monitor Pirate Bay Torrents for $13 p/mo
Researchers create BitStalker, an efficient “active probing strategy” for finding copyrighted material on large BitTorrent tracker sites, but fact that the research was funded “in part” by PolyCipher, an ISP consortium, should make some nervous about what it plans to do with it. Researchers from the University of Colorado have published a new technique for fighting the distribution of copyrighted material on BitTorrent . Current monitoring employs passive methods that are prone, as we all know, to a variety of errors and false positives .
Continue reading »Intel victim of cyberattacks at the same time as Google
Intel was also a victim of a cyberattack at the same time as the high-profile attack on Google, adding it to the list of companies allegedly targeted by Chinese hackers. The company revealed the information Tuesday in its annual filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, noting that the attack could harm Intel’s business operations if any intellectual property was stolen. Intel didn’t reveal much more in its filing except to say that a “sophisticated incident” occurred in January, “around the same time as the recently publicized security incident reported by Google.” The company said it’s investigating the incident, but warned investors that it may not be fully aware yet of the magnitude of what happened.
Continue reading »OiNK Admin Received Nearly $300k in Donations
Yesterday, the OiNK trial continued with the selection of a jury consisting of 10 men and two women. Beforehand they were all asked whether they were familiar with the OiNK BitTorrent tracker, if they held any special interest in protecting copyright holders or had any connections with anti-piracy groups. The jurors were further warned by Judge Briggs not to Google for OiNK or do any other form of research on the Internet.
Continue reading »University of Ottawa goes Open Access
There is some exciting news at the University of Ottawa as it has become the first major Canadian research university to announce a comprehensive open access strategy . As part of the announcement, the University has joined the Compact for Open Access Publishing . It is the first non-U.S.
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