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		Computers and Society: The Attack of the Pod People Posted by : bob on Sunday, July 01, 2007 - 09:24 PM
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		Computers and Society: Mr. Ballmer, Show Us the Code Posted by : bob on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 10:45 PM
		582 Reads Spotted on slashdot.com: A new campaign, showusthecode.com, requests every leader in the Linux world, and companies invested in Linux, to stand up and demand that Steve Ballmer show the world where Linux violates Microsoft's intellectual property. He has been making these claims since the Novell-Microsoft deal. If Microsoft answers this challenge — by May 1st — then Linux developers will be able to modify the code so that it remains 'free' software. If such infringing code doesn't exist, we will have called Microsoft's bluff. And if the campaign garners enough attention and if Steve Ballmer maintains silence, then the community and companies behind Linux can take the silence for the admission that it is. 118 More Words


		Computers and Society: “Hotel Minibar” Keys Open Diebold Voting Machines Posted by : bob on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 - 12:19 AM
		466 Reads The access panel door on a Diebold AccuVote-TS voting machine — the door that protects the memory card that stores the votes, and is the main barrier to the injection of a virus — can be opened with a standard key that is widely available on the Internet. See: Freedom to Tinker 54 More Words


		Computers and Society: Phishers try a phone hook Posted by : bob on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 08:40 PM
		649 Reads In a new twist on phishing, fraudsters are sending out e-mail that attempt to trick people into sharing personal information over the phone. According to an article at ZDNet Asia, spammers send an e-mail message *warnng of a problem with a bank account and instructs the recipient to dial a phone number to resolve it*. The phone system identifies itself to the target as the financial institution and prompts them to enter account number and PIN. 77 More Words


		Computers and Society: Are Software Patents Evil? Posted by : bob on Monday, April 10, 2006 - 10:13 PM
		677 Reads Paul Allen gave a talk at Google, which he has released on his site. In it, he asks the question, "Are Software Patents Evil?" A couple of interesting quotes from the article; A few weeks ago I found to my surprise that I'd been granted four patents. This was all the more surprising because I'd only applied for three. Patents, like police, are involved in many abuses. But in both cases the default is something worse. The choice is not "patents or freedom?" any more than it is "police or freedom?" The actual questions are respectively "patents or secrecy?" and "police or gangs?" 107 More Words



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