25th March 2005 Archive

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Tagged terror suspect speaks of system's stupidities

Kafka written by infinite number of monkeys...

One of the UK's most dangerous terror suspects (allegedly...) was free to walk into the offices of a major newspaper this week, despite being subject to a control order, and despite intense (or not...) surveillance by the security services. Mahmoud Abu Rideh, one of the terror suspects recently released from custody into a …

Music and Media 25 Mar 2005, 11:12
Wi-Fi network covers Cork City

Mesh network

Smart Telecom and Cork City Council have teamed up to launch what is believed to be the first citywide high-speed Wi-Fi network in Europe. The new MeshHopper service is the first publicly accessible metropolitan area wireless network in the country. Unlike regular hotspots which allow users to access high-speed internet …

Public Sector 25 Mar 2005, 12:00
WIPO publishes case book of domain name decisions

Suckscess or failure

The World Intellectual Property Organisation has published an overview of trends in its 7,000 domain name dispute decisions since 1999. It is, in effect, a free online case book about cybersquatting that can help parties to gauge their chances before action. All decisions under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy …

Financial News 25 Mar 2005, 12:00
How shall I own your mobile phone today?

Comment Bluesnarfing, bluejacking, bluebugging

It pains me to give this woman any more publicity, but Paris Hilton and her cracked cell phone, the Sidekick II, really woke a lot of people up. For those of you who recently returned from a stay in a monastary somewhere high up in the Himalayas, last month Paris Hilton had her Sidekick II hacked and the contents spread all over …

Mobile 25 Mar 2005, 12:32