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Monthly Archives: May 2005

Schools Reject Eager Beaver Applicants

31-May-05

Someone found a way to check their application status early, told everyone else, then everyone got busted:
CNN.com – Stanford rejects hacker applicants – May 30, 2005
HBS To Reject Snooping Hopefuls
In a statement, Clark called the prospective students’ actions “unethical at best—­a serious breach of trust that cannot be countered by rationalization.”
Unethical? Serious breach of [...]

Stay Free! Home Base

31-May-05

Stay Free! Home Base

Court Overturns Arthur Andersen Conviction

31-May-05

Court Overturns Arthur Andersen Conviction
Apparently this was some shady accounting company that was helping out the even shadier Enron. Once again the real criminals (billions) serve the least time.

Big Brother Wants It Spying Powers Back

30-May-05

Big brother is at it again, trying to get back its ability to muscle ISPs into handing over user data to combat terrorists. Shady. This was struck down not too long ago by a federal judge that ruled part of the Patriot Act unconstitutional.
Wired News: Big Brother Tries to Muscle ISPs
This reminds me [...]

Winamp Plug-In for iPod Users Sets Music Free

30-May-05

To prevent iPod users from easily copying vast libraries of songs from computer to computer, Apple forbids tracks from being moved off the iPod — songs can only be put onto the iPod…[but] Someone who keeps music on her computer at work could fill up her iPod with tracks, take it home and copy the [...]

Assata

29-May-05

Assata Article

n00bs Protected by White Hat Hero Hackers

26-May-05

Looks like while the Gov’t is looking out for 133t connections only, someone else (besides Systems) is out there protecting n00bs.
Vigilante hackers use Old West tactics for cyberspace justice – Yahoo! UK & Ireland News

French Judges Are Lenient on Fileswappers, Entertainment Industry Is Pissed

26-May-05

“We are in the process of creating a cultural rupture between a younger generation that uses the technologies that companies and societies have made available, such as the iPod, file download software, peer-to-peer networks, etc.,” Judge Dominique Barella told Wired News. “It’s like condemning people for driving too fast after selling them cars that go [...]

FBI and ICE Descend on Torrent Site after Help from the MPAA

26-May-05

According to the government, the third Star Wars prequel was available through Elitetorrents.org more than six hours before it was first shown in theaters, and was downloaded more than 10,000 times in the next 24 hours.
And a bunch of idiots still stood in line for days to see the film, which broke box-office records. [...]

Gov’t Wants to Kill n00bs’ Internet Connections

26-May-05

Man. Looks like a lot of people are gonna lose their Internet connection if this ever goes through.
Wired News: FTC Would Kill the Messenger