Tag archive: protection

Apple still doesn't like HTC. On July 8, the Cuppertino company filed its second U.S. patent complaint against the Taiwanese High Tech Computer Corporation, claiming that it has infringed on five patents related to software and user interface design, touch screen hardware, and movement sensors, reports Bloomberg. As it did with Samsung, Apple is seeking to block the import of all infringing HTC devices, with a special emphasis on tablets.… Read More

German data protection officials couldn’t believe it when the CDs arrived. They contained six million piece of personal data, including bank account details and phone numbers. They’d bought the information online for just $1300. Now, as the data protection of for Schleswig-Holstein investigate the source of the leak, which is believed to come from a call center. Call centers and lottery offices are suspected of selling data,… Read More

Proving once again that every copy protection technique can be cracked in a manner of time, the venerable BD+ copy protection scheme fell this week with the release of a software package. SlySoft Software’s latest 6.4.0.0 release of AnyDVD, released on Wednesday, includes the ability to copy BD+ encrypted discs.  The BD+ copy protection scheme, originally developed by Cryptography Research Inc., served as a major factor in… Read More

It’s a major decision, and one that could have lasting reverberations. On Tuesday, according to ZDNet, the European Courtof Justice ruled that Internet service providers don’t have to release the names of file-sharers in civil cases.   It all stemmed from a court battle between Spanish ISP Telefonica and Promusicae, which handles music rights in the country. Promusicae had taken Telefonica to court in Spain,asking for the names… Read More

Federal judge Naomi Reice Buchwald has given final approval to a settlement of a class action lawsuit brought against Sony BMG regarding the XCP and MediaMax copy protection technologies the company shipped on several million music CDs. Under the terms of the settlement, customers who purchased a CD with the XCP copy protection software can receive a replacement disk without the copy-protection software embedded in it; they are also eligible… Read More

In the UK, a 22 year-old graduate student has been sentenced to 140 hours of community service for selling modified Xbox systems containing pirated games. he was also required to pay £750 in court costs and had various computing and gaming equipment seized by authorities. According to the BBC, this is the first such conviction since the UK adopted the EU Copyright Directive in October 2003; under that directive, it is illegal to… Read More

“If Microsoft, the world's largest software maker, bundles anti-virus features into its Windows operating system, security software makers could feel the pressure, analysts said. “Microsoft's acquisition of Sybari will get them into the (business) anti-virus market specializing in e-mail protection, a negative for Symantec and McAfee,” said Sterling Auty, an analyst with JP Morgan. “ Microsoft currently… Read More

With Microsoft quietly slipping into their backyard, security vendors may be caught in a prisoner's dilemma: making rational decisions in anticipation of Microsoft's next move. Symantec has released a beta of its upcoming consumer antivirus solution, Norton AntiVirus 2005 (NAV), that incorporates what Symantec has dubbed “Internet Worm Protection”. While worms are a growing menace, there is a catch; Norton's… Read More

Speaking before the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, Howard Beales III, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, said that file-sharing, or peer-to-peer, software can “expose consumers to unwanted pornography, as well as games, videos and music that may be inappropriate for children.” Beales said the FTC issued a related consumer alert advising parents about the perceived risks of… Read More

Privacy International is the latest to step in line. The group filed a complaint Monday asking the privacy and data protection commissions in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Greece, Italy, Spain, Czech Republic, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Ireland, Portugal, Poland, Austria, Australia and Canada to investigate potential invasion of consumers' privacy. The international electronic privacy watchdog complained that the proposed service… Read More

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The private and individual use of the AntiVir Personal Edition is completely free of charge! Even though viruses have now grown very numerous, one thing hasn't changed: our commitment to provide youwith all-round protection. The reliability of AntiVir is demonstrated in numerous comparison test and references featured in independent trade journals. The AntiVir Personal Edition offers the effective protection against computer viruses for… Read More