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In this issue:
    * Typing Patterns for Authentication
    * DOJ Names Dozens of IT Vendors in Kickback Scheme
    * Lyrid Meteor Shower Arrives This Weekend
    * Monkey Business and Freakonomics
    * Canadian MP Calls For ISP Licenses, Content Blocks
    * Sun Asks China to Merge its Doc Format With ODF
    * Apple Issues Patches for 25 Security Holes
    * Botnet on Botnet Action
    * Cell SMS in Planes on Trial Down-Under
    * RIM Releases Reason for Blackberry Outage
    * Microsoft/Samsung Ink Patent  Deal
    * Seven Essential Tips for Using Ubuntu Feisty Fawn
    * Nintendo's Sale Dominance Gets Noticed
    * Human Blood May Contain A Cure For AIDS
    * OpenOffice Could Soon Become Web-Based Apps
    * Phil Harrison Answers Your Questions
    * Airships to Patrol Venezuela's Skies
    * Gamers Grapple With VA Tech Shooting
    * OMB Website Exposes Thousands of SSNs
    * Laptops And Flat Panels Now Vulnerable to Van Eck Methods
    * Microsoft Says iPhone is Irrelevant to Business
    * AMD Reports $611 Million Loss
    * Russia's Floating Nuclear Plants Under Fire From Greens

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| Typing Patterns for Authentication                                 |
|   from the no-one-touches-like-you dept.                           |
|   posted by CowboyNeal on Thursday April 19, @21:12 (Security)     |
|   http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/19/2328204           |
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[0]Kelson writes "NPR's Marketplace is reporting on a [1]new
authentication scheme. BioPassword tracks the way you type your password:
how long each key is depressed, the time between keystrokes, and overall
speed. When someone tries to log into your account, it compares the
pattern to what it has on file. It only allows you in if both the
password and patterns match. The technique has been around a while. World
War II Morse code operators used it to determine whether a message was
sent by an ally or an impostor."

Discuss this story at:
    http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/04/19/2328204

Links:
    0. http://www.alternativebrowseralliance.com/
    1. http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2007/04/19/AM200704192.html


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| DOJ Names Dozens of IT Vendors in Kickback Scheme                  |
|   from the jig-is-up dept.                                         |
|   posted by CowboyNeal on Thursday April 19, @22:41 (United States)|
|   http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/19/2347237           |
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grantus writes "Today, the U.S. Department of Justice joined three
whistleblower lawsuits against Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems and
Accenture alleging a [0]massive kickback scheme on government contracts.
Among the IT vendors listed in the lawsuit as Accenture partners are
Microsoft, Cisco, IBM, Dell and Oracle."

Discuss this story at:
    http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/04/19/2347237

Links:
    0. http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/04/19/HNdojjoinshpsunlawsuit_1.html


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| Lyrid Meteor Shower Arrives This Weekend                           |
|   from the sky-is-falling dept.                                    |
|   posted by CowboyNeal on Friday April 20, @00:06 (Space)          |
|   http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/20/0120259      |
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[0]mdsolar writes "If you want to take a chance on the [1]Lyrid Meteor
Shower you should be looking this weekend. This shower is usually a quiet
one but can result is spectacular displays from time to time. Earth & Sky
gives viewing times as [2]the very early hours of Sunday and Monday
morning. The moon will have set by then."

Discuss this story at:
    http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/04/20/0120259

Links:
    0. http://www.jointhesolution.com/mdsolar
    1. http://skytonight.com/observing/objects/meteors/3305866.html
    2. http://www.earthsky.org/article/49561/who-should-watch-the-lyrid-meteor-shower


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| Monkey Business and Freakonomics                                   |
|   from the cashing-out-in-banana-chips dept.                       |
|   posted by CowboyNeal on Friday April 20, @03:16 (The Almighty Buc|
|   http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/20/0330232      |
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marct22 writes "Stephen J Dubner, co-writer of 'Freakonomics' said
[0]there will be a second Freakonomics book. One of the items that will
be covered is capuchin monkeys' use of washers as money, buying sweets,
budgeting for favored treats over lesser treats. He mentioned that one of
the experiments had similar outcomes as a study of day traders. And
lastly, he watched capuchin prostitution!"

Discuss this story at:
    http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/04/20/0330232

Links:
    0. http://news.com.com/Freakonomics+writer+talks+monkey+business/2100-1026-6177655.html?part=dht&tag=nl.e433


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| Canadian MP Calls For ISP Licenses, Content Blocks                 |
|   from the fun-time-over dept.                                     |
|   posted by CowboyNeal on Friday April 20, @05:21 (The Internet)   |
|   http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/20/0348236          |
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An anonymous reader writes "A member of Canada's ruling Conservative
party has pledged to [0]"clean up" the Internet with new bill that would
mandate ISP licensing, know-your-subscriber rules, and allow the
government to order ISPs to block content. ISPs that fail to block would
faces possible jail time for the company's directors and officers."

Discuss this story at:
    http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/04/20/0348236

Links:
    0. http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/1884/125/


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| Sun Asks China to Merge its Doc Format With ODF                    |
|   from the peanut-butter-in-my-chocolate dept.                     |
|   posted by CowboyNeal on Friday April 20, @07:31 (Sun Microsystems|
|   http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/20/0344203           |
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[0]christian.einfeldt writes "Sun's Chairman Scott McNealy has asked the
world's most populous nation to [1]merge its Uniform Office Format with
the Open Document Format. Tech lawyer Andy Updegrove thinks that McNealy
would not have flown to China and taken this chance of rejection if
McNealy didn't think that there was a good likelihood of success."

Discuss this story at:
    http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/04/20/0344203

Links:
    0. mailto:einfeldt@gmail.com
    1. http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20070417025728436


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| Apple Issues Patches for 25 Security Holes                         |
|   from the it's-much-better-now-trust-me dept.                     |
|   posted by CmdrTaco on Friday April 20, @09:42 (Security)         |
|   http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/20/1333250        |
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[0]TheCybernator writes "Apple today [1]released software updates to plug
more than two dozen security holes in its Mac OS X operating system and
other software. The free patches are available via the Mac's built-in
Software Update feature or directly from Apple's Web site. All told,
today's batch fixes some 25 distinct security vulnerabilities, including
a dangerous flaw present in the AirPort wireless devices built into a
number of Apple computers, including the eMac, the iBook, iMac, Powerbook
G3 and G4, and the Power Mac G4. Apple said computers with its AirPort
Extreme wireless cards are not affected. Earlier this month, Apple
released a software update to fix a vulnerability in its wireless router,
the AirPort Extreme Base Station. That update and instructions on how to
apply it are available here."

Discuss this story at:
    http://apple.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/04/20/1333250

Links:
    0. mailto:sharma.ankur@gmail.com
    1. http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2007/04/apple_updates_plug_25_security_1.html?nav=rss_blog


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| Botnet on Botnet Action                                            |
|   from the thats-not-hot dept.                                     |
|   posted by CmdrTaco on Friday April 20, @10:05 (Security)         |
|   http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/20/1337216           |
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Dausha writes "The Tech Web news site reports a story about [0]Botnet
turf wars. Botnets have been around for a while, and are increasing in
severity. The latest innovation finds Bots capturing and securing host
computers from other bots. Security includes installing software patches,
shutting down ports, etc."

Discuss this story at:
    http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/04/20/1337216

Links:
    0. http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=122116&WT.svl=news1_1


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| Cell SMS in Planes on Trial Down-Under                             |
|   from the guess-where-i-am dept.                                  |
|   posted by Zonk on Friday April 20, @10:44 (Communications)       |
|   http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/20/1433201     |
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jetkins writes "Just days after the FCC announced that the use of
cellular phones would be officially banned onboard aircraft in the USA,
ZDNet reports that Australian airline Qantas is to undertake a
[0]three-month trail of a new in-flight cellular service. Initially
installed on a single aircraft, the system utilizes technology from
British company Aeromobile, providing a miniature GSM 'tower' within the
aircraft cabin. Since GSM phones dynamically adjust their transmit power,
being in such close proximity to the tower means that phones will emit
only minimal RF. The system operates as a separate 'country', meaning
phones must be enabled for international roaming and calls are charged at
international roaming rates. During the trial at least, only SMS, MMS,
and GPRS (data) traffic will be allowed; voice calls will be blocked."

Discuss this story at:
    http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/04/20/1433201

Links:
    0. http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/Qantas-in-flight-SMS-trial-takes-off/0,130061791,339274951,00.htm


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| RIM Releases Reason for Blackberry Outage                          |
|   from the isn't-testing-a-requirement dept.                       |
|   posted by Zonk on Friday April 20, @11:24 (Handhelds)            |
|   http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/20/1446220     |
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An anonymous reader writes "According to BBC News, RIM has announced that
the [0]cause of this week's network failure for the Blackberry wireless
e-mail device was an insufficiently tested software upgrade. Blackberry
said in a statement that the failure was trigged by 'the introduction of
a new, non-critical system routine' designed to increase the system's
e-mail holding space. The network disruption comes as RIM faces a formal
probe by the US financial watchdog, the Securities and Exchange
Commission, over its stock options."

Discuss this story at:
    http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/04/20/1446220

Links:
    0. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6574767.stm


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| Microsoft/Samsung Ink Patent  Deal                                 |
|   from the so-happy-together dept.                                 |
|   posted by Zonk on Friday April 20, @12:04 (Patents)              |
|   http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/20/1440218          |
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An anonymous reader wrote with an article at ZDNet, discussing [0]further
implications of their patent cross-licensing initiative. With options
already in place with Fuji Xerox, the company is now signed up with
Samsung as well. From Samsung's perspective, it is simple: these deals
ensure it can sell products using Linux without facing a suit from the
Redmond-based corporation. "The notion that customers and businesses need
Microsoft's legal go-ahead to run Linux has been controversial for some
time, with the issue rising to the surface last November after Microsoft
reached an accord with Linux vendor Novell. Novell has since taken issue
with Microsoft's assertion that the deal represents an acknowledgment
that Linux infringes on Microsoft patents."

Discuss this story at:
    http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/04/20/1440218

Links:
    0. http://news.com.com/Microsoft%2C+Samsung+in+patent+swap+deal/2100-1014_3-6177381.html?tag=nefd.top


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| Seven Essential Tips for Using Ubuntu Feisty Fawn                  |
|   from the hard-to-wrangle dept.                                   |
|   posted by Zonk on Friday April 20, @12:41 (Linux)                |
|   http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/20/1424223        |
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[0]Ed Albro writes "Matthew Newton, a columnist at PC World, has a great
up on seven things [1]you'll want to change as soon as you start using
Feisty Fawn. Some are as simple as making sure the Alt key works right,
another gives you step-by-step instructions for turning on the impressive
Beryl interface. 'I could spend a whole 'nother column telling you about
all the great packages that are not installed by default, but for now
I'll just leave you with this bonus tip: If you're running Ubuntu on a
laptop and your Wi-Fi card is not detected or supported, try installing
the Ndisgtk package (listed as such in Synaptic, but as 'Wireless Windows
Drivers' in Add/Remove Applications). Then select the new System,
Administration, Windows Wireless Drivers entry in Ubuntu's menu bar.'"

Discuss this story at:
    http://linux.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/04/20/1424223

Links:
    0. mailto:edalbro@gmail.com
    1. http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,130923-page,1-c,linux/article.html


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| Nintendo's Sale Dominance Gets Noticed                             |
|   from the that's-why-they-call-it-the-big-n dept.                 |
|   posted by Zonk on Friday April 20, @12:42 (Businesses)           |
|   http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/20/1642254        |
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[0]Via Kotaku, a Wall Street Journal report on [1]Nintendo's continued
dominance of the game charts. The piece rehashes the [2]February NPD
numbers and discusses the role the Wii and DS have had in revitalizing a
company the WSJ refers to as an 'also-ran'. "To take better advantage of
the Wii's growth, EA moved quickly to ramp up game production for the
system, acquiring Headgate Studios, a developer in Utah focused entirely
on making titles for Nintendo hardware, and shifting resources in other
EA development groups to Nintendo projects. The company released four
titles for the Wii in March, including a version of its Tiger Woods golf
game in which players swing the Wii controller like a club. EA is also
working on a line of consumer guides for the Nintendo DS that will be
aimed at older players in Japan."

Discuss this story at:
    http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/04/20/1642254

Links:
    0. http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/wii/nintendo-shakes-up-industry-253599.php
    1. http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB117691936534774315-8etEC5kxRNMI1HhBRjv9RlTi_Ms_20070518.html?mod=tff_main_tff_top
    2. http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/03/16/1448245&tid=187


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| Human Blood May Contain A Cure For AIDS                            |
|   from the that-would-be-quite-convenient dept.                    |
|   posted by Zonk on Friday April 20, @13:23 (Biotech)              |
|   http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/20/1651219      |
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[0]Lisandro writes "German scientists at the University of Ulm have
identified a natural ingredient of human blood that [1]prevents the HIV-1
virus from from infecting immune cells and multiplying. The molecule,
which they call virus-inhibitory peptide (VIRIP), promises new types of
effective treatment for HIV in the future. 'Tweaks to its amino acid
components boosted its anti-HIV potency by two orders of magnitude. Tests
also showed that some derivatives of the molecule are highly stable in
human blood plasma, and non-toxic even at very high concentrations. A
synthetic version of VIRIP also proved effective at blocking HIV,
excluding the possibility that some other factor was responsible. VIRIP
targets a sugar molecule which HIV uses to infect a host cell. '"

Discuss this story at:
    http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/04/20/1651219

Links:
    0. http://plisandroatsinectis.com.ar/
    1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6570907.stm


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| OpenOffice Could Soon Become Web-Based Apps                        |
|   from the googling-it-up dept.                                    |
|   posted by Zonk on Friday April 20, @14:02 (Software)             |
|   http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/20/170211    |
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An anonymous reader writes "[0]Via Linuxtoday.com, a message from the
OpenOffice Dev mailing list in which a new company is introducing the
GravityZoo OpenOffice porting project. The unusually named group aims to
[1]bring OpenOffice to the Internet as a series of online apps. 'When
OpenOffice.org is GravityZood, it will become a suite of productivity
applications that are always available, online, via a broad range of
devices. It will be possible to share and collaborate in real-time, to
switch from one device (e.g. a PC) to another (Mobile) device. There will
also be no need to save data, because everything you produce is saved
automatically on the network. There is no need to download, install or
update, the latest version is just available and accessible from any
GravityZoo enabled client.'"

Discuss this story at:
    http://developers.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/04/20/170211

Links:
    0. http://www.linuxtoday.com/infrastructure/2007041901926OSDV
    1. http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=dev&msgNo=19660


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| Phil Harrison Answers Your Questions                               |
|   from the ulp-tough-room dept.                                    |
|   posted by Zonk on Friday April 20, @14:43 (PlayStation (Games))  |
|   http://interviews.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/20/0641209   |
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Right around this time last month, [0]we asked for your questions to pass
on to President of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios Phil
Harrison. With the launch of the PlayStation 3 console in Europe, Mr.
Harrison has had kind of a full month. He still found us the time to
answer your questions, and today we have them to read. Below are his very
thorough responses to the questions you posed, ranging in subject from
the European delay to the public perception of SCEA. Make sure to give
them a look, and many thanks again to Mr. Harrison for his time.

This story continues at:
    http://interviews.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/20/0641209

Discuss this story at:
    http://interviews.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/04/20/0641209

Links:
    0. http://interviews.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/03/19/1729238&tid=212


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| Airships to Patrol Venezuela's Skies                               |
|   from the shadowrun-is-now dept.                                  |
|   posted by Zonk on Friday April 20, @15:21 (Privacy)              |
|   http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/20/1838223          |
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[0]bprime writes "The BBC reports that officials in the Venezuelan
capital, Caracas, have [1]bought three airship UAVs to keep tabs on the
local populace. From the article: 'The 15 metre (49 foot) long air ships
are emblazoned with government slogans. Written in bright red are the
words, We watch over you for your security.' They're not exactly black
helicopters, but how long do you think until we see similar measures in
high-crime American cities?"

Discuss this story at:
    http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/04/20/1838223

Links:
    0. http://www.faster-pc.net/blog
    1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6576413.stm


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| Gamers Grapple With VA Tech Shooting                               |
|   from the tough-week-for-everybody dept.                          |
|   posted by Zonk on Friday April 20, @15:44 (Games)                |
|   http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/20/1944245        |
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I imagine it's been a hard week for a lot of people; gamers in particular
have been jumping to defend their hobby from the likes of [0]Dr. Phil and
[1]Jack Thompson, both of whom were quick to link gaming and the tragedy
in Virginia. Despite their vigor, it seems like game enthusiasts can
breathe easily this week. As far as most people can tell, [2]gaming was
in no way involved. Even the mainstream media is coming to realize that
[3]gaming isn't always the right place to turn when youth violence grabs
the headlines. Just the same, some activist gamers are still trying to
make sure their hobby comes out of this unscathed, and at least some
folks think [4]they may be overdoing things: "While I'm all for activism
for one's beliefs, I really think this may do more harm then good. As
gamers, we feel a need to defend our passion, but we run the risk of
ending up looking no better than those seeking to shift blame, while
further disrupting the already-mourning. I say that the thing to focus on
at this point is simply remembering those lost and cherishing what we
still have. Now's not the time for political vendettas, and gamers need
to step down and just humbly accept the fact that blame will always be
shifted to the popular youth activities: be it a KISS concert, a video
game, or something else."

Discuss this story at:
    http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/04/20/1944245

Links:
    0. http://gamepolitics.com/2007/04/17/dr-phil-blames-video-games-for-virginia-tech-massacre/
    1. http://kotaku.com/gaming/feature/feature-dissecting-jacks-lies-252914.php
    2. http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/feature/op-ed-smartbomb-author-on-va-tech-shooting-253949.php
    3. http://kotaku.com/gaming/va-tech-shooting/msnbc-agrees-with-kotaku-jacks-a-tool-254118.php
    4. http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2007/04/19/gamers-to-rally-in-new-york-but-may-be-missing-the-point


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| OMB Website Exposes Thousands of SSNs                              |
|   from the good-managing dept.                                     |
|   posted by Zonk on Friday April 20, @16:39 (Privacy)              |
|   http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/20/1843222          |
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msblack writes "The New York Times is reporting that an Office of
Management and Budget website [0]accidentally exposed at least 30,000
social security numbers publicly online. As many as 100,000 to 150,000
individuals may have been affected. The cost to taxpayers just for
notifications and credit monitoring is estimated to run $4 million.
'While there was no evidence to indicate whether anyone had in fact used
the information improperly, officials at the Agriculture Department and
the Census Bureau removed the Social Security numbers from the Census Web
site last week. Officials at the Agriculture Department said Social
Security numbers were included in the public database because doing so
was the common practice years ago when the database was first created,
before online identity theft was as well-known a threat as it is today.
'"

Discuss this story at:
    http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/04/20/1843222

Links:
    0. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/20/washington/20cnd-data.html?hp


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| Laptops And Flat Panels Now Vulnerable to Van Eck Methods          |
|   from the i-seee-you dept.                                        |
|   posted by Zonk on Friday April 20, @17:18 (Hardware Hacking)     |
|   http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/20/2048258     |
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An anonymous reader writes "[0]Using radio to eavesdrop on CRTs has been
around since the 80s, but Cambridge University researchers have now shown
that [1]laptops and flat-panel displays are vulnerable too. Using basic
radio equipment and an FPGA board totaling less than $2,000 it was
possible for researchers to read text from a laptop three offices away.
'Kuhn also mentioned that one laptop was vulnerable because it had metal
hinges that carried the signal of the display cable. I asked if you could
alter a device to make it easier to spy on. "There are a lot of innocuous
modifications you can make to maximize the chance of getting a good
signal," he told me. For example, adding small pieces of wire or cable to
a display could make a big difference.'"

Discuss this story at:
    http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/04/20/2048258

Links:
    0. http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=99/11/08/093250&tid=126
    1. http://www.newscientist.com/blog/technology/2007/04/seeing-through-walls.html


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| Microsoft Says iPhone is Irrelevant to Business                    |
|   from the is-it-not-supposed-to-be dept.                          |
|   posted by Zonk on Friday April 20, @18:08 (Microsoft)            |
|   http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/20/2054206        |
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An anonymous reader writes "A Microsoft exec has turned attack dog,
lashing out at Apple's iPhone by [0]saying the device isn't good for
business. Why? Because the iPhone is 'a closed device that you cannot
install applications on.' Specifically, he's talking about Microsoft
Office. 'While the entry of the iPhone (with its cut-down version of Mac
OS X) into this market offers new options for consumers, Sorenson
believes user familiarity with the Windows Mobile interface -- and the
ease with which companies can buy and develop applications for the
platform -- will sustain its increasing popularity and help keep the
iPhone out of the lucrative corporate market.'"

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    http://apple.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/04/20/2054206

Links:
    0. http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Microsoft-slams-iPhone-as-irrelevant-/0,130061733,339274960,00.htm


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| AMD Reports $611 Million Loss                                      |
|   from the just-a-little-bit-of-money dept.                        |
|   posted by Zonk on Friday April 20, @18:45 (AMD)                  |
|   http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/20/2115242     |
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mpfife writes "Toms Hardware reports that [0]declining microprocessor
sales have pushed AMD deeply into the red. 'The company reported a net
loss of $611 million on revenues of $1.233 billion, which is more than
20% below the guidance the company expected at the end of Q4 2006. The
loss includes charges related to the ATI acquisition in the amount of
$113 million, but is mainly a result of the increasing competition with
Intel in the microprocessor market.'"

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    http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/04/20/2115242

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    0. http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/2007/04/19/amd_reports_611_million_loss/


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| Russia's Floating Nuclear Plants Under Fire From Greens            |
|   from the not-friends-of-mr-fission dept.                         |
|   posted by Zonk on Friday April 20, @19:46 (Power)                |
|   http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/20/2317241     |
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slashdotmsiriv writes with a link to an International Business Times
article about Russia's plan to [0]build floating nuclear power plants (a
subject we discussed some time ago). [1]The project is getting a lot of
flack over possible safety problems from green groups. "The first
floating power plant will be named 'Academician Lomonosov.' Mikhail
Lomonosov was an 18th- century Russian scientist who achieved worldwide
acclaim for his work in chemistry and physics and was founder of Moscow's
state university. Customers could include Russian state-controlled gas
giant Gazprom, the northern region of Chukotka and countries from Namibia
to Indonesia, according to industry sources."

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    http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/04/20/2317241

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    0. http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/09/10/1640212&tid=232
    1. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=17&art_id=42593&sid=13220678&con_type=1



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