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15th November 2008 Archive

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  • Judge: No cryptographic hash analysis without warrant

    It's a search

    In a case that could have important implications for law enforcement investigations throughout the US, a federal judge has ruled that the cryptographic fingerprinting of suspects' hard drives constitutes a search for purposes of the Constitution. The decision by US District Judge Yvette Kane in the Middle District of …

    Law 15 Nov 2008, 00:08

  • Online identity card scheme aims to remove password headaches

    Can Equifax succeed where OpenID failed?

    Credit reference agency Equifax has launched an online identity card scheme that aims to reduce consumer security and password headaches. The Equifax online identity card or I-Card, launched as a beta on Thursday, is designed to make to make online transactions easier and more secure. Users of the i-card will be able to log …

    Security 15 Nov 2008, 00:24

  • Reg readers in Firefox 3 lovefest

    Outside the norm

    Mozilla’s open-source Firefox browser accounts for 20 per cent of the worldwide browser market. So there’s no doubt Reg readers are outside the norm. In the first ten days of November, more than 47 per cent all of Reg traffic came from browsers using Gecko — the rendering engine at the heart of Firefox. The new Firefox 3 alone …

    Applications 15 Nov 2008, 00:45

  • Brit couple divorce over Sadville infidelity

    Online affairs bust real-world marriage

    A British woman is divorcing her husband after catching his Second Life avatar having cybersex with other virtual women. Amy Taylor, 28, told the Metro that her four-year (real-life) marriage to David Pollard, 40, has ended after twice walking in on his online adultery. The couple met online in 2003, and within months, they …

    Music and Media 15 Nov 2008, 01:13

  • Endeavour launch heralds new dawn for piss-drinking

    Godspeed and strong kidneys

    Space shuttle Endeavour safely blasted off from Kennedy Space Center this evening, delivering extra living space for the International Space Station and the promise of cold, refreshing recycled urine on tap. As part of their 15-day mission, the astronauts will deliver two new sleeping units, a kitchenette, exercise equipment, …

    Science 15 Nov 2008, 01:13

  • When you sneeze, does Google tell the Feds?

    'Anonymization' - a word with no meaning

    When unveiling its search-data-driven Flu Trends modeler earlier this week, Google insisted it could never be used to identify the web habits of individual people. Flu Trends, the company said, uses nothing but "anonymized" data. Of course, no one knows what that means. Following the release of the new disease tracker, two …

    Music and Media 15 Nov 2008, 06:47

  • Philips Aurea II 42PFL9903H 42in LCD TV

    Review A stunning screen that brings truly trance-inducing experience

    How in-your-face do you want your TV to be? Why not try one with a frame that lights up? This is not just Philips' Ambilight effect, this is second-gen Aurea, where the frame sprays multiple colours at you from the front too. So as the picture in a nature show switches from succulent leaves to a tiger’s face, so the frame …

    Reg Hardware 15 Nov 2008, 09:02