The Reg Security: Secret US spy court lets Microsoft, Google reveal their petitions [Mon Jul 1 2013]

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Facebook slurped phone numbers says Norton
The Social Network promises to behave
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/01/facebook_slurped_phone_numbers_says_norton/

Secure phone app library vulnerable
SilentCircle, others need upgrades
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/30/secure_phone_app_library_vulnerable/

Retired 4-star general probed over Stuxnet details leak - report
Marine Corps man under investigation over malware revelations
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/28/stuxnet_general_arrested/

Facebook fix a bounty boon for researcher
SMS hijack bug worth $US20k
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/28/facebook_fix_a_bounty_boon_for_researcher/

Cisco issues IronPort patch
Vuln exposed systems to remote crash, takeover
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/28/cisco_issues_ironport_patch/

Secret US spy court lets Microsoft, Google reveal their petitions
We'll see their pleas to be ungagged, no actual gags will be dropped
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/27/google_microsoft_fisa/

Privacy activists sue FBI for access to facial recognition records
Feds ignore FOIA queries about massive biometrics database
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/27/eff_sues_fbi_over_biometrics_database_info/

Think you're streaming Superman? Think again, punk
Slideshare hit by Man of Steel Spam sign-up scams
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/27/slideshare_movie_spam_scam/

Dancing Sepp Blatter on 'World Cup site' creates security flap
Footy kingpin spotted throwing electronically doctored shapes
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/27/dancing_sepp_wc_site_silliness/

Opera network cracked
Malware signed with copied certificate
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/27/opera_network_cracked_cert_stolen/

StoreOnce: HP issues patch
Spikes undocumented support account
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/26/storeonce_hp_issues_patch/

Report: Android malware up 614% as smartphone scams go industrial
iOS users look smug, but with reason this time
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/26/android_malware_bloom_security_updates/

A simple SSL tweak could protect you from GCHQ/NSA snooping
It might slow you down, but hey, you can't have everything
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/26/ssl_forward_secrecy/

Bank details - PAH! Phishers want your FACEBOOK password
Spam emails? Pff, old hat, dodgy IMs are where it's at now
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/26/phishing_trends/

HP StoreOnce has undocumented backdoor
Secret admin account fail
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/26/hp_storeonce_has_undocumented_backdoor/

North and South Korea hit by cyber-blitz on Korean War anniversary
Official Nork portals knocked offline, South Korean prez and PM also
KO'd
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/25/korean_war_anniversary_ddos_attacks/

Freed LulzSec hacker banned from contacting Anons, wiping data
Returns to Twitter to plan prison diary, film project
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/25/former_lulzsec_spokesman_davis_released_from_jail/

Charlie Miller to tell Vegas punters how to hack your car
Lock up your SUVs, folks
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/25/miller_car_hacking/

Trend Micro turns RAT catcher as Taiwan cops cuff hacker
Ghost RAT attacks hit thousands on the island...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/25/trend_micro_catches_a_ghost_rat/

Privacy expert dismisses PRISM-busting typeface as 'art project'
If you really want unbreakable message security, buy a pigeon
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/24/freedom_font/

Media phone-hacking? Tip of the iceberg, says leaked police report
Thought the NotW was bad... check out the lawyers, insurers
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/24/private_eye_malfeasance/

Home Office launches £4m cyber security awareness scheme
Be afraid. Be judiciously afraid
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/24/home_office_cyber_education_scheme/


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The Reg: Windows 8.1: Here at last, but is it good enough? Speak your brains [Mon Jul 1 2013]

Controlling the minds of cockroaches using Microsoft's Xbox Kinect Late last year, you were introduced to real, live, remote-controlled cockroaches. Well, the insect hackers at the North Carolina State University are at it again, this time with a Microsoft Kinect and a software program that can boss the bugs around without human input. In other words, we have successfully co-opted cockroach sovereignty - and given it to the machines. Top stories Warning over gamers' headset Tim Barlass | A headset with four electrodes to zap the brain with a surge of electricity offers to improve computer gamers' response time so they can eliminate more zombies and raid more tombs. Alien hunter still has stars in her eyes NICKY PHILLIPS | For most of her career, astronomer Jill Tarter has been waiting for an important call. Toss-up: apps for streaming iPhone media Adam Turner 1:01pm | We test two apps for streaming iPhone media. BlackBerry's renaissance may take a while longer Ian Austen 3:36pm | BlackBerry has not yet turned around its fortunes. Just the opposite. Help is on its way with life-saving apps Jenneth Orantia 12:16pm | You can transform your smartphone into a panic button in your pocket, writes Jenneth Orantia. Snowden: The geek turned Deep Throat 3:55pm | Hunted as a US traitor and at the center of a diplomatic row, Edward Snowden got off to a less spectacular start in life: he is a self-confessed geek and high school dropout. Top apps for personal finance Jenneth Orantia 2:56pm | We list some top apps for personal finance. Grid 2: Deserves popularity Jason Hill 10:02am | In Grid 2, it's all about the fans.... Update your wardrobe for the post-Edward Snowden era Jenna Wortham 10:51am | These garments are designed to empower the wearer to control their identity and shield them from creeps, spies and Google Glass. War over latest app off the rank EAMONN DUFF | Two Sydney entrepreneurs are locked in an escalating war with the NSW taxi industry over a revolutionary smartphone app that ensures passengers are never again left waiting for the cab that never turns up. Attack of the clones Farhad Manjoo | Instagram's new feature is just a rehash of Vine - and another bad omen for Silicon Valley innovation. The game console becomes the new tech battle ground Ryan Vogt 2:36pm | With Google getting into the console business,and Apple getting back into it, we're in for a bloodier war than anyone expected. Security researcher earns $20,000 for uncovering major Facebook bug 3:54pm | A British security researcher recently uncovered a bug allowing him to take over someone else's Facebook account via text message, a vulnerability that could have compromised millions of profiles. The researcher reported it to Facebook and earned a $20,000 reward from the company. Google reveals new London 'groundscraper' HQ 3:55pm | Google has revealed that its new UK headquarters is a building longer than the Shard skyscraper is tall. Retired general suspected of Stuxnet leak: report 3:55pm | Retired Marine General James Cartwright is under federal investigation for potentially leaking details about the Stuxnet virus to the media, according to a report. Victoria upgrading security to plug cabinet cyber leaks Henrietta Cook | The Victorian government is on a mission to plug security leaks and will upgrade ageing IT systems that pose a 'significant security threat' to cabinet documents. EU enraged as Snowden reveals evidence of mass hacking by US PAUL MCGEOUGH 6:40am | Washington's efforts to contain fallout from the Snowden espionage debacle unravelled dramatically on Sunday as the EU and individual European governments nations were revealed as targets of industrial-scale American snooping. So what are they app to? Adam Turner | Microsoft and Apple are both pushing into enemy territory as they unveil office suites to run on each other's devices.   Advertisement Advertisement Compare & Save Popular mobile phones Apple iPhone 3GS 16GB Apple iPhone 3GS 32GB Apple iPhone 8GB Nokia E71 HTC Magic Find the best mobile phone plan Calls per week a few (3) average (10) quite a lot (25) heaps! (50) Price per month don't care up to $20 up to $50 up to $75 up to $100 up to $150 Security Reminder: Fairfax Media digital never requests personal or credit card information via email. Be wary of suspicious emails claiming to offer Fairfax Media digital services. You are receiving this email as a registered Fairfax Media digital member. Your username is: garn14.tech@blogger.com. Your email address is: garn14.tech@blogger.com. If you do not want to receive further announcements from Fairfax Media digital, please unsubscribe here. Fairfax Media Limited. ABN 15 008 663 161. 1 Darling Island Road, Pyrmont, Sydney, NSW 2009. 1800 500 864. News | MyCareer | Domain | Drive | Finance | Mobile | RSVP | Travel | Weather Network Map | Member Centre

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Business News AT&T patents P2P content tracking system System and method for snooping on torrents Canadian pension fund buys into Leighton Telecomms Business rebrands as Nextgen Yahoo! announces last hurrah of ancient AltaVista search engine Web pioneer to go dark in summer product purge Schwarzenegger says 'I'll be back' for Terminator 5 reboot Hollywood again fails to come up an original idea Google says it paid TOO MUCH tax, wants $83.5m refund Claims it was wrongly denied deduction in AOL stock sale HP Enterprise scores major win with $3.5bn Navy network contract Channel to cash in as 35% of work gets outsourced Intel CTO Rattner steps down to attend to 'pressing family matter' Mandatory 65 retirement age hits Chipzilla in the bits BlackBerry BB10 devices refuse to leap off shelves Any time now, just wait for it ... wait for it ... Channel News Redstone's chief bean counter resigns as biz slowly dismantles itself Former subsidiary slashes costs Hey channel: EU data laws are coming, get YOUR arse in gear Financial penalties, time in the slammer, all good reasons to bof up Cloud News Adobe marketing cloud now to rain spam following Neolane slurp We're struggling to rid ourselves of that image too Data Centre News Supercomputer efficiency jumps, but nowhere near exascale needs Ceepie-geepies blow past BlueGene/Q in Green500 rankings EMC's ViPR: It's genius, but not as we know it, Jim Flexibility is great, but not if it lets your competitors in ROBOs cop to installing VSAs, upstart rushes to cash in Virtual storage appliances are a big hit... throw in a niche market and you're minted Two-faced about flash? Not us, say Google Janus researchers Boffins discover storage cache workload-splitting technique OpenStack: Is it open for business? Webcast Live today at 11:00 BST Hardware News Rise of the machines, south of Milton Keynes Geeks' Guide Computers make a noise at TNMOC The perfect gift for the pistol-packing 'Merkin: a handgun iPhone case 'Is that an iPhone in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?' Microsoft's MoodScope app predicts smartphones users' feelings Windows Phone 8 and BlackBerry users default to 'lonely'? 30 years on: Remembering the Memotech MTX 500 Archaeologic Very possibly the second-best British micro of the early 1980s Live or let dial - phones ain’t what they used to be Something for the Weekend, Sir? There’s nowt as Qwerty as folk... Acer aims low, gets into BT's trousers Pics Competing with the smartphone elite 'pointless' apparently How Alan Turing wanted to base EDSAC's memory on BOOZE Centenary From liquid memory to solid state - mercury moment was nearly gin dream Networks News FCC orders wireless carriers to protect customers' call info 'Shield that precious data from prying eyes – but not the NSA' Ofcom set to release interesting spectrum chunk for unlicenced use Hobbyists, utilities and other radioheads prepare to charge the slot EU sets ball rolling on ominous telly spectrum review If we're going to kill TV, let's all do it together! Policy News Albanese takes telecoms ministry Ed Husic gets supporting role Data breach notification bill misses deadline Whistleblower protection squeaks through Ecuador denies granting asylum, safe passage to Snowden NSA leaker's travel documents 'have no validity' UK treasury minister sticks up for HMRC in Google tax row They do a good job of getting money out of multinationals, really Security News Facebook slurped phone numbers says Norton The Social Network promises to behave Secure phone app library vulnerable SilentCircle, others need upgrades Retired 4-star general probed over Stuxnet details leak - report Marine Corps man under investigation over malware revelations Software News Unix luminary among seven missing at sea Evi Nemeth on yacht presumed sunk Windows 8.1: So it's, er, half-speed ahead for Microsoft's Plan A Review A desktop failure gambling on slablet success Windows 8.1: Here at last, but is it good enough? Speak your brains Live Chat Join fellow Reg readers and guests, 2 July, 2pm GMT Ballmer: 'I call it all Windows, all the time' Quotw Plus: 'The chase is on' Ex-Microsofties drop cloudy-apps-for-idiots box ElasticBox This can't be as easy as it sounds, can it? Microsoft partners seriously underwhelmed by Windows 8.1 Can we sell it? No, non, nein Science News NASA to flip ion engine's 'OFF' switch after brilliant 5.5 year burn Follow-on systems could speed spacecraft over 200,000 mph Voyager 1 'close' to breaking through to DEEP SPACE - boffins Humanity's match-in-the-dark set to fall off the solar highway soon British computing pioneer James Martin found dead in Bermuda sea Obit The man who wrote the book(s) on modern computing Bootnotes News Exclusive: SNOWDEN and ME. TRUE MOSCOW story of OPEN DATA HERO ¡Bong! But info fugitive cannot live on piroshki alone, tovarish New Motorola Mobility badge: Too late for this pinball machine lover Logo Watch Embarrassing 1980s flashback for our man Bill Ray Idaho patriots tool up to battle Jihad with pork bullets Straight to Shaitan for Islamic fundamentalists hit by piggy projectile

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The latest and coolest gadgets daily digest Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Jun 30, 2013 06:00 am | Edwin Sceptre SB301524W Speaker Sound Bar 2.1 When someone mentions the name "Sceptre", what comes into your mind? I am quite sure that many of us are well acquainted with Sceptre's range of LED TVs that deliver plenty of bang for your hard earned buck, and this has somewhat raised the confidence of the general cost conscious populace in this relative newcomer to the home theater/audio visual arena. This time around, the folks over at Sceptre has something slightly different for us as your eyes would not be the ones entertained, but rather, your auditory canals, in the form of the Sceptre SB301524W Speaker Sound Bar 2.1. The Sceptre SB301524W Speaker Sound Bar 2.1 will boast of a built-in subwoofer, in addition to being powered by Google's Android operating system while sporting Wi-Fi connectivity so that your run-of-the-mill HDTV can be "transformed" into a smart TV of sorts, thanks to the wonders of plug and play technology. I suppose the total cost of ownership for a smart TV has now been lowered across the board with this Sceptre offering, although it should not come with a similar level of integrated performance as Samsung or LG's own range of dedicated Smart TVs. Still, something is better than nothing, right? With the inclusion of Android's interactive media operating system, you should be able to take advantage of the perfect entertainment atmosphere, as you are now able to access the Google Play Store, where the doors have been opened for you to download thousands of songs, games, movies and apps to add to your TV viewing experience. Something tells me that Angry Birds are going to see a spike of downloads and installations in the days and weeks ahead, if the Sceptre SB301524W Speaker Sound Bar 2.1 sees a large number of sales. Features of the $299.99 Sceptre SB301524W Sound Bar 2.include a 35W subwoofer with passive radiator, SRS WOW HD audio technology, dual front facing speakers, a trendy touch sensor control panel, and an optional smart remote control which is capable of offering a navigational experience which is on par with that of a traditional mouse and keyboard. Any one of our dear readers are interested in this bad boy? Press Release [ Sceptre SB301524W Speaker Sound Bar 2.1 copyright by Coolest Gadgets ] Read More Jun 30, 2013 05:00 am | Edwin Switch Bluetooth Speaker When it comes to portable speakers – let alone Bluetooth enabled ones, these are dime a dozen in the market. The thing is, how does a manufacturer ensure that what they have on offer will be very different from the other offerings, so much so that folks would not hesitate to purchase and recommend your device compared to the rest? Take the £119.99 Switch Bluetooth Speaker for instance, as it comes in a choice of black and red shades. The Switch Bluetooth Speaker would come in a clean, functional design that boasts of high-quality audio in addition to carrying an abundance of useful hidden extras, making it a truly versatile wireless speaker for plenty of occasions. The built-in battery is capable of lasting for the entire day, where you get up to 14 hours of non-stop playback on a full battery charge. Not only that, the Switch Bluetooth Speaker boasts of VoIP capabilities, allowing the unit to function as your very own conference call hub. Should you be a movie buff instead, the Switch Bluetooth Speaker ensures that your ears are in for a real treat, delivering high performance bass and a sub-woofer that ought to send chills down your spine. Not only that, the Switch Bluetooth Speaker also doubles up as a portable battery charger – as long as the thirsty devices of yours can be juiced up via USB, that is. [ Switch Bluetooth Speaker copyright by Coolest Gadgets ] Read More In This Issue Sceptre SB301524W Speaker Sound Bar 2.1 Switch Bluetooth Speaker Recent Stories BubblePod lets you shoot 360º images F.R.E.D. Flashing Roadside Emergency Disk Handibot – the iPower Tool of the Future? Tiger Shark Warplane Ceiling Fan looks like a P-40 Warhawk crashed through your roof Xentry transforms smartphone into electronic door caller display

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