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Fri, 3 Oct 08
GPS 'spoofing' could threaten national security
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26992456/


A ship's bridge illuminated at night. A technique for sabotaging GPS systems, called spoofing, could cause havoc in the wrong hands, warn researchers. In spoofing, a spoofer creates a false GPS signal that passes as a real GPS signal, sending an incorrect time and location to a certain receiver. Computers have been hacked for decades. But now, scientists at Cornell University and Virginia Tech are now warning about the dangers of "spoofing," or hacking into the Global Positioning System (GPS) that controls everything from car navigation to national power grids.

Fri, 3 Oct 08
Chinese snoop on Skype, but are they alone?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26999495/
A Canadian researcher has discovered that a Chinese version of eBay Inc.'s Skype communications software snoops on text chats that contain certain keywords, including "democracy."

Fri, 3 Oct 08
Outsourcing aids many data thefts, Verizon says
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26990313/
The reliance of restaurant chains and retail stores on outside companies to handle credit-card processing and other information-technology functions is partly to blame for a rash of consumer data breaches over the last few years, according to data sleuths at Verizon Communications Inc.

Thu, 2 Oct 08
Poker pro suspected in online cheating scheme
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26963451/
Investigators looking into an apparent cheating scam at a leading online poker site have turned over one of their hole cards, identifying a well-known Las Vegas poker player and golf hustler as the “main person responsible for … multiple cheating incidents.”

Thu, 2 Oct 08
Victim uses remote logon to nab laptop thief
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26973295/
Jose Caceres said he used a remote access program to log on every day and watch his computer being used, and then tipped off police, leading to the arrest of a 34-year-old male suspect.

Wed, 1 Oct 08
Full encryption stops Amazon Web video leak
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26956223/
Amazon.com has fixed a glitch in its video streaming service by adopting Adobe Systems Inc's encryption on all television shows and movies found on its site, software maker Adobe said on Monday.

Wed, 1 Oct 08
Media, tech companies unite to fight piracy
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26959480/
A group founded by several major media and technology companies plans to promote the Web as a place for consumers to get songs, television shows and movies without resorting to piracy.


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