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Blog Friday 7/10/2005 I've never been a big fan of soap operas — if you want the real thing, go and read some Viking sagas for true top-notch backstabbing, failed romance and family feuds....
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Comment You can't play your DVD, check for dodgy websites or trust your IMs. So what's left? Poking fun at the powerful? Oh, go on then
Creative Commons appeals for cash
News The organisation set up to help authors freely distribute their work while retaining control is appealing for money - a lot of money
Consolidation 'likely' in European open source industry
News Competitive pressure will force open source service companies to merge, say some industry observers
UK virus writers jailed
News Cybercops claim a victory as two men receive prison terms for contributing to a virus that was used to create botnets
Security guru urges banks to beat ID theft
News Bruce Schneier says that financial institutions are leaving the public to pay for identity theft, but if they take the right action the problem will go away
Tsunami 'hacker' conviction worries experts
News The conviction of Daniel Cuthbert under Section 1 of the Computer Misuse Act poses more questions for security professionals than it answers, and could hamper penetration testing in the future
Only bad guys benefit from bad law
Leader A brief check on a charity web site has left a career in ruins. This can only hinder, not help, the fight against cybercrime
Keeping tabs on Microsoft
Q&A The European Commission thinks Neil Barrett has what it takes
Amazon hit by pricing error
News Customers who thought they'd secured a TV for a bargain price have been left disappointed, after Amazon pulled the mispriced offer
Nessus ceases to be open source
News The next version of the open source security product won't be open source, due to competitors 'exploiting a loophole in the GPL'
T-Mobile confirms super-3G launch
News As it launched its new mobile Web service, T-Mobile confirmed that customers should be able to get download speeds of up to 1.8Mbps on the move next year
October Microsoft patch details revealed
News At least one 'critical' Windows hole is being patched, as well as an 'important' one in Exchange
AMD pulls in more firms to Intel battle
News Three new companies have had information on their dealings with Intel subpoenaed by AMD
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