Photo - DVD Jon by Irina Slutsky Jon Lech Johansen, aka DVD Jon, is back. He's the programmer who gained fame cracking DVD encryption. He now has moved to the U.S. and turned his attention to...
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Does DRM have a real and significant impact on products and their legal use? Absolutely. Tivo has taken a step back with their TiVo Series3 HD player. The Tivo ToGo service that allowed users to share...
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Defective by Design declared today "Day Agsint DRM" The group aims to create awareness that DRM is both widely used and hurts consumers. The only digital rights it protects are those of the...
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The following chart is an update of Internet and P2P anonymity services we've covered. Internet and P2P Anonymity Services Service iPhantom Relakks Tor Articles iPhantom Delivers Maximum Internet...
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This column has covered a few Internet privacy solutions. See "iPhantom Delivers Maxiumum Internet and P2P Privacy." Jim Razpoza of eWeek (pictured here) gives an update on the Tor project....
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Hewlett-Packard's Patricia Dunn. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) The saga of the HP Board of Directors investigating the leak of a rogue board member is almost over. The State of California is...
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The Center for Democracy and Technology released the paper "Evaluating DRM: Building a Marketplace for the Convergent World". It strikes a smart middle ground by not evaluating DRM against...
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The iPhantom by Phantom Technologies is a full solution for Internet and P2P privacy and security. A small device sits between your PC or broadband router and your Internet connection, such as cable,...
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Relakks is a new Internet privacy service. Relakks uses VPN tunneling for a secure, encrypted connection between services users and the Relakks servers. Internet traffic, such as web, P2P, IM, and...
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The social naivete of "Do No Evil" has given way to the financial reality of "Screw the Customer". The more people scream about privacy and rights, the more they're invaded....
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We previously reported on the launch of Altnet's Global File Registry. The following reviews the product. The Registry tries to be likable. The word 'Registry' has a nice friendly official...
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The EFF has issued a new action alert. The U.S. Senate now is pushing a bill to make legal the President's ongoing illegal wiretapping and other surveillance of your Privacy. I've made my...
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Digital Rights Ireland has formed to fight for digital, civil, and legal rights. The group fights for consumer privacy, fair use, private copying, and laws that reflect how people use digital media....
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I wrote earlier about the Microsoft spyware known as Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) and method to stop Microsoft from phoning home. I now use and recommend Shavlik NetChk Protect. The software is...
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We reported earlier on the Microsoft Spyware known as Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA). There is an alternative to fully removing this Windows feature. WGA validation will be needed to...
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No, this is not a typo that should have been Microsoft Antispyware (now called Defender). This is about Microsoft installing invasive software on your PC. This isn't directly related to our...
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DefectiveByDesign was formed by the Free Software Foundation to fight DRM (Digital Rights Management) aka CRAP. I fully support the group and hope you'll join them. DRM has resulted in a trail of...
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) now has its own podcast, so you can hear the latest news in your car, on the way to work, or at your home or office. Called Line Noise, it's a five minute...
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