British animal rights activists who had their computers confiscated in raids earlier this year have been told to hand over encryption keys or face jail. Under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, the police have the right to demand this. The act was deemed controversial when passed last month, as opponents pointed out that those it was aimed at – terrorist and pedophiles – would probably be willing to go to jail rather than hand over the necessary information. Under the Act, people can be asked to turn their data into a readable form, as well as issue a notice that prevents people saying that they’ve been asked to do so – which sound very Kafkaesque. Those who refuse to comply or hand over encryption keys face up to two years in prison.
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Porn Spammers Get Prison Sentences
In the first case prosecuted under the United States’ CAN-SPAM Act to be tried before a jury, spammers Jeffrey Kilbride of Venice, California, and James Schaffer of Paradise Valley, Arizona, were sentenced to five and a quarter and six years in federal prison, respectively, for sending pornographic spam, as well as engaging in fraud, and money laundering. Each defendant was also fined $100,000 and ordered to pay AOL $77,500 in restitution; the U.S. government is also seizing $1.1 million in revenues earned by the operation.
Internet Radio Gets One Last Gasp
The future of Internet radio is still far from certain, but for now, the threatened format has been given a temporary reprieve from its slated demise. In March, Congress’ Copyright Royalty Board changed the fee structure for online broadcasters in a drastic way that would financially cripple most of them starting May 15, however,the CRB’s entry in the Federal Register on Tuesday pushed the first date for payments under the new structure back to July 15.
Atari Unveils Act of War: High Treason Demo
Atari yesterday made available for download a playable demo of its upcoming PC RTS game Act of War: High Treason. The game itself, which is a sequel to Act of War: Direct Action, will be available this spring.
In Act of War: High Treason, said Atari, players command huge armies of high tech solders and modern day weaponry on future battlefields. New features in this sequel include 35 additional units and upgrades, modern naval combat, customizable multiplayer games, mercenary units, an improved control system, revised aircraft and artillery and a 34 mission new single player campaign.
Spammers Ordered To Pay $1 billion
“Robert Kramer, whose company provides e-mail service for about 5,000 subscribers in eastern Iowa, filed suit against 300 spammers after his inbound mail servers received up to 10 million spam e-mails a day in 2000, according to court documents.
U.S. District Judge Charles R. Wolle filed default judgments Friday against three of the defendants under the Federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and the Iowa Ongoing Criminal Conduct Act.”
Read more at CNN.com
Energy Introduces New Act Sub
The act sub features technological breakthroughs found in its larger siblings while providing a compact alternative.
The act sub is constructed out of a 3/4†MDF enclosure, which is designed to be extremely rigid and free of resonances. The cabinet is built using Energy’s double v-groove design, creating taperededges that are very strong, while the dovetail cabinet design increases the overall cabinet rigidity.
Energy Introduces Act6 Speaker System
The five satellite enclosure are constructed out of aluminum housing, which still being functional and stylish. They have been designed to match the most current plasma, LCD, DLP projection andwidescreen video sources.
The act6 has a versatile mounting system. For example, if the speakers are mounted upside-down, the logo’s are reversible due to their magnetic mounting system. The act6 has a downward firing, 80watt powered 8″ subwoofer, designed to handle both home theater and music reproduction, and has a frequency response from 30Hz to 22KHz.
Energy is also packaging individual satellite speakers, called the act1, which would allow customers to upgrade to a 6.1 or 7.1 surround sound system.
Senators Take Aim At Spyware
The Spyblock Act will make it illegal to install software on people’s computers without their consent. Under the proposed act, companies that offer software downloads will have to tell users what the programs do and what information they collect. Internet ads generated by the software will have to be clearly labelled.
Senator Ron Wyden told the Washington Post he thought of spyware as a parasite and said that online users need to be protected.
Read more at The Inquirer.
ACT! Link for Pocket PC introduced
ACT! data is synchronized with Pocket Outlook so users always have access to their contacts, calendars, to-do items, and notes and histories on each contact record when they are away from their deskor out of the office.
“ACT! users have always understood the benefits of data integration at the contact level, allowing them to see entire contact histories from a single view,” said Greg Head, ACT! general manager. “Now our Pocket PC users receive all the benefits of ACT’s award-winning contact management program on their favorite Pocket PC device without having to settle for PIM (personal information manager) functionality that produces separate islands of contact information.â€
Act! now available for Palm OS 5
The free update includes Palm OS 5 support for the newest handhelds including the popular Palm Tungsten device, telephony features which allow customers with Palm OS smartphones to dial directly froman ACT! contact record, and significantly increased database performance.
“Palm phone integration with ACT! for Palm OS addresses one of the top requests I’ve seen from my customers who have either already implemented ACT! for Palm OS or are considering a mobile sales force automation solution,” said Edward Kachinske, president of Innovative Solutions, an ACT! Certified Consultant. “Our customers love the fact that they can auto-dial directly from the ACT! contact record and now that ACT! for Palm works with the fast Palm Tungsten, almost all of my customers will want to implement it!”
