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Nekaj kemijam pa je ostalo snimljeno pa ako slučajno nekog zanima… pa… evo ga…

Kinezi odustali od treninga za hakere. Čudna mi čuda, sve su ishakirali. :-)))

China closes training website for hackers
Black Hawk Safety Net site taught thousands how to launch cyber attacks and supplied malware, China Daily reports
The Chinese authorities have shut a training website for hackers and arrested three of its organisers, Chinese state media reported today.

A što se tiče prisluškivanj i privatnosti toga vas ionako ne treba biti previše strah. Sami mobilni operatori su odlučili pokrenuti vlastito mjerenje potrošnje online medija i skupa sa svim podatcima dostavljati marketingašima. Sve je, kažu, anonimizirano… :-) Da, kako je to interesantno. Nitko ne želi nezavisna mjerenja jer je to strašno i grozno, zamislite da neki nezavisni lik izmjeri posjećenost naših portala ili čitanost novina ili… ono… strašno. Uvijek je bolje kad sami radite izvještaj o tome koliko ste posjećeni… zar ne.

Mobile operators join hands to launch mobile media metrics in the UK
The GSMA and comScore, in partnership with operators O2, Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile and 3UK, have confirmed the official UK launch of the GSMA Mobile Media Metrics (MMM) product, a census-level solution for mobile media reporting. The service will provide insights…

Koga uostalom briga kad ljudi sami daju sve podatke o sebi. Koliko? Možda čak i malo previše.

Is There a Limit to Our PublicNess?
The question is whether there’s a limit to how public we want our lives to be? How much is too much? Is there a point in which disclosing too much about who we are, what we’re thinking/doing and where we’re located becomes dangerous? Are we there yet?

Evo recimo jednog genija kojem će poslije svi biti krivi. Okrivit će i Masone i NSA i CIA i Google i… Facebook zato što je … pa recimo to tako… kreten.

Cops Nail Criminal After He Posted His Location on Facebook
When will criminals learn that using Facebook while they’re on the lam is a terrible idea ? If you really want to stay out of jail, those friend requests, status updates and application invites can probably wait.

Sva sreća što Facebook nema klasičnu e-mail opciju pa da ljudi sve mailove drže na Facebooku i dobiju recimo za uzvrat mail adresu tipa bedak@facebook.com ili tako nešto. Ups…

Facebook working on true email service
If you’re a big Facebook user there is probably a good chance that you have used the social network’s mail feature. The most complimentary thing I can say about the interface is that it is a bastardized version of a regular email service like Gmail.

Čemu se uopće i mučiti sa prisluškivanjem kad budale ionako jedva čekau da sve postaju na Facebook ili Twitter ili… A što se tiče cenzure najbolja je ona u kojoj kad ti nešto smeta jednostavno zaustaviš… internet. :-))

Iran’s Internet Fails Ahead of Protests
Internet connections are crawling in Iran and text message traffic has been disrupted ahead of planned anti-government protests in that country this week. The timing is raising eyebrows.

Joj, nemojte me prisluškivati bez zaštite, navucite OTC…

Obavještajci se ugurali između sudova i operatera
Šef OTC-a sudovima blokira pristup izlistima telefonskih poziva
Suradnja sudova i drugih državnih tijela mora se odvijati preko OTC-a i policije, navodi se u uputi ravnatelja OTC-a Dinka Majića. Sudovima se brani da podatke izravno traže od telekomunikacijski operatera, a njima da izravno odgovaraju na sudske naloge

Hehe… ovi se nemrenju dogovoriti ni kako će nam gurnuti prislušni uređaj. Nije ni čudo da su i gluhi i slijepi kad se treba prisluškivati kojekakve buseiness-politikuse.

Ali to je u stvari nebitno. Oni ionako kaskaju za tehnologijom jer snalažljivi ionako ne korite telefone nego Skype a sad će stvari biti još interesantnije jer je VoIP dobio “zeleno svjetlo” za korištenje 3G mreže i više se neće pojavljivati poruka da je korištenje VoIP-a dozvoljeno samo preko WiFi-ja.

IPhone Skype over 3G: ‘Real Soon Now’
Skype over AT&T’s 3G data network will be available on the iPhone “real soon now,” the company says in a blog post and video. The upgrade will take advantage of the new iPad-related SDK that no longer restricts VoIP calls to WiFi.

A ni cijene mobilnih razgovora time više neće biti ono što su bile. Ako koristite Skype za nekih 40 kn mjesečno možete telefonirati unutar tarife “Europa Unlimited” sa hrpom zemalja čak ako ne zovete Skype nego fiksne telefonske brojeve. Dakle, umjesto zvanja mobitela zovete nekoga na njegov Skype account, a ako ne ide onda na fiksni telefon. I ne samo da je jeftilen nego se i jako teško prisluškuje.

Naravno, prisluškivanje Skype razgovora je moguće ali ne baš tako jednostavno i jeftino. No tu je sad jedan drugi problem. Kako će mobilni operatori ispoštivati zakon koji kaže da moraju omogućiti tajnim službama pristup razgovorima ako se razgovori vode preko Skypea? Hm… vrlo interesantno. ;-)

Nismo mi Nigerija…

Nigeria: Beyond Success Story of Telecoms Sector
The recent revelation by the Vice Chairman/C.E.O. of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Dr Ernest Ndukwe, that the nation has attracted a whopping N2.7 trillion ($18bn) from direct and foreign investment in the first decade of the telecommunications industry is a welcome development.

… mi ne šaljemo “Nigerijski mail” ali čuo sam da kruži jedan u kojem se neki lik predstavlja kao premijer i nudi unosne poslove i jeftinu kupovinu hrvatskih firmi ako mu se pošalje neka lova na račun u Austriji. :-)))

A ako nećete iPhone ima Skype i na Nexux One ali… ima i jeftinijih “Nexusa” tj. bit će ih uskoro.

Google’s phone faces cut-price challenger
Several mobile phone companies plan to sell cheaper version within weeks of Nexus One device going on sale
Google’s plans to take on the iPhone are running into problems in Europe as several mobile phone companies plan to sell a cheaper version within weeks of the internet company’s Nexus One device going on sale.

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Jučer sam naletio na ovaj članak koji aludira na to da je Cisco dužan ostavljati backdoore na svojem hardveraju kako bi tajne službe mogle po potrebi upadati u mreže.

Cisco’s Backdoor For Hackers
Andy Greenberg, 02.03.10, 01:45 PM EST
The methods networking companies use to let the Feds watch suspects also expose the rest of us.

Windowsi imaju slična “stražnja vrata” jer ih na to tjeraju zakoni koji postaju sve paranoidniji i paranoidniji.

UK holds Microsoft security talks
BBC News political reporter
UK officials are talking to Microsoft over fears the new version of Windows could make it harder for police to read suspects’ computer files.
Windows Vista is due to be rolled out later this year. Cambridge academic Ross Anderson told MPs it would mean more computer files being encrypted.
He urged the government to look at establishing “back door” ways of getting around encryptions.
The Home Office later told the BBC News website it is in talks with Microsoft.

Čitali ste o tome kako Amerikanci pokušavaju zadržati mogućnost kontrole nad financijskim transakcijama i svade se  sa Europom.

US-EU Data-sharing Faces Threat From European Parliament
Paul Meller, IDG News Service
The European Parliament looks set to reject an agreement struck by E.U. national governments with the U.S. last month that would allow the banking data of European citizens to be scrutinized by American border authorities.

Pa se čisto pitam (i ne samo ja) a što je sa Kineskom opremom, hardverajem.

Most of the world’s electronics are made in China…can we continue to trust our tools?
I know, it’s the story that never ends — and really, don’t expect it to end any time soon — but here’s another angle: what about Chinese hardware?
We now know that either the Chinese government, or a very large privately-funded clandestine operation from Asia, has been hacking Western governments, intelligence agencies, and businesses for a decade. What if the hardware they produce also has secret backdoors or comes pre-infested with trojan viruses?

Imali su muda upasti u Google i to su toliko prestrašili ekipu iz Googlea da su ovi odmah otrčali ni manje ni više negu NSA i plačući vikali da ih spase i zaštite od zločestih Kineza. Hm… Pa ako Kinezi nemaju nikakvih problema tako nešto napraviti Googleu što mislite što im sve može pasti na pamet da ugrade u … o štojaznam… mobitele (svi se manje više tamo rade) ili u routere ili kompjutere. Mali malecki chip, stražnja vrata na nekom motherboardu ili nešto čudnije i nevidljivije u što bi se moglo upadati po potrebi.

U stvari ako ćemo razvijati teoriju zavjere mogli bi se pitati kako to da je u Kini stvarno sve tako jeftino a oni još i profitiraju. Da nisu tu u igri možda i još bolji ugovori po kojima Kinezi rade superjeftino ali uz neki “uvjet”. Hehe… dobra zavrzlama za neki film napraviti ili seriju. Kineski sindrom. Hehe… žuta rasa… :-)))

I što bi rekao Jon Stewart “Here is yout moment of Zen”

Senator Questions Apple Human Rights Practices in China
Mr. Durbin plans to hold a hearing in March to question Apple, Google and other companies on their business activities in China and other countries that limit Internet access. The hearing will be held in Mr. Durbin’s capacity as the chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law.
Mr. Durbin sent letters requesting information to ACER, Amazon, Apple, AT&T, Cisco, Dell, eBay, Facebook, Fortinet, Hewlett-Packard, IAC, IBM, Juniper, Lenovo, McAfee, Motorola, News Corp, Nokia, Nokia Siemens, Oracle, Research In Motion, SAP, Siemens, Skype, Sprint Nextel, Toshiba, Twitter, Verizon, Vodafone and Websense.

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