Tuesday, March 24, 2009

24-Mar-2009 AM clippings

Enjoy:

The "Guilt by accusation" Copyright Act Section 92A is thrown out, and Justice Minister Simon Power will draft a replacement:
http://nzoss.org.nz/news/2009/nzoss-press-release-repeal-section-92

1/4 the UK govt's databases are found to be illegal. "[The] database state has become a financial, ethical & administrative disaster":
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7955205.stm

Microsoft sets up a website of web apps called The Web App Gallery. Applications are written in .NET and PHP:
http://www.microsoft.com/web/gallery/Default.aspx?sorting=highestrated

Ubuntu 7.10, the "Gutsy Gibbon" release, reaches its end-of-life next month. It's more than 18 months old & upgrade to 8.04 is recommended:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2009-March/000868.html

"Skype for SIP" aims to simplify migration by enabling its VoIP to be used over standard PBX setups supporting Session Initiation Protocol:
http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/03/skype-means-bus.html

Researchers demonstrate how to compromise a PC by infecting the BIOS itself, so no amount of hard disk wiping will remove the virus:
http://threatpost.com/blogs/researchers-unveil-persistent-bios-attack-methods

And finally. How electric cars could actually help power companies distribute electricity efficiently over the grid in New Zealand:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/environment/news/article.cfm?c_id=39&objectid=10563230

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