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César Albarrán Torres

Spain says mastermind of smashed mega-grid of tainted PCs is at large - chicagotribune.com - 0 views

www.chicagotribune.com/...n-botnet-busted,0,306330.story

shared by César Albarrán Torres on 05 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Spanish authorities who dismantled a network of up to 12.7 million virus-infected, data-stealing computers said Wednesday the mastermind of the scam remains a mystery, even though three alleged ringleaders have been arrested.
  • The "botnet" of infected computers included PCs inside more than half of the Fortune 1,000 companies and more than 40 major banks, police said.
  • But the people in custody did not design the malicious software behind the grid; rather they just bought it on the black market,
Katharina Otulak

Spain: Non-Commercial File Sharing Is Legal - 0 views

mashable.com/...file-sharing-legal-ispain

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shared by Katharina Otulak on 17 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Katharina Otulak on 17 Mar 10
     
    Surprisingly, a Spanish judge has ruled today in favor of a file-sharing website since P2P networks as a mere transmission of data between Internet users, would not violate, in principle, any right protected by Intellectual Property Law. Furthermore, he decided that "offering an index of links and/or linking to copyright material is not the same as distribution." The decision was based on the notion that the file-sharer doesn't make any direct or indirect profits off the site
Elizabeth Gan

Canada joins others rapping Google over privacy rights - 0 views

www.thestar.com/...ing-google-over-privacy-rights

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shared by Elizabeth Gan on 20 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Elizabeth Gan on 20 Apr 10
     
    Canada, alongside France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain and the United Kingdom have issued a warning to Google on the grounds that the company is ignoring privacy and legislation with respect to launching their products (Google Buzz). This is a clear example of when a company, may appear to attempt to protect their users (Google vs. China) while, in the company's own interest, these rules and regulations may be ignored. How much trust should we put into any company that offers services free to the public, and exactly what liberties do we give up when we sign up for that service?
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