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Securing your PC from P2P networks
... systems have been used to engage in illegal activities. Some of the most common crimes associated with peer-to-peer (P2P) networks are copyright infringement, child exploitation and obscenity, and computer hacking. In fact, most recently, P2P ... Comment?
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The Pirate Cinema, A Cinematic Collage Generated by P2P Users
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While looking through the programme of the ongoing Sight and Sound Festival , i found out about The Pirate Cinema , an installation that makes use of a data interception software of the same name to reveal in real time the hidden activity and the geography of peer-to-peer file sharing but also the aesthetic dimension of P2P architectures. Comment?
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GraduRates promises healthy returns by providing graduate loans cheaper than the banks
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... a self-governing industry body, so does not carry the same weight as regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority. The P2P Finance Association said lenders must have both a strong capital base and a solid plan in place to make sure lenders are ... Comment?
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Hackettstown man indicted on federal child porn charges
HACKETTSTOWN - A registered sex offender employed at a law office in Paterson, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury in Newark on May 17 for allegedly possessing and distributing images of child sex abuse over the Internet, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Comment?
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Indictment: NJ Law office worker had child porn
Federal prosecutors say a registered sex offender who was employed at a northern New Jersey law office has been indicted on charges he had child pornography on his work computer. Comment?
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Deep packet inspection--Use cases, requirements and architectures - Part I
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... interruption of service due to overload conditions at various places in the network. This can be caused by peer-to-peer (P2P) traffic, distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks and other events. As a result, the undesired interruption of service ... Comment?
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[Editorials] Digitally Divided: Technology's Impact On Hip Hop Music & Culture
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Big Daddy Kane, 9th Wonder, Needlz, Benzino, Statik Selektah and Adrian Younge weigh in on the role of technology in Hip Hop. Comment?
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Gliph Makes Bitcoin Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Payments Simple
Gliph now offers mobile P2P Bitcoin payments in-line with secure text messaging and is joining the Boost VC startup accelerator. Comment?
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In Brief: A Week In the Trenches at SXSW 2013
South by Southwest is a marathon. Actually, it's more like trying to sprint your way through a hot and dusty marathon populated with approximately 60,000 badge-wearing attendees across the Interactive, Film and Music conferences and numerous others in town to bask in the vibrations. Comment?
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US judge in Ore. dismisses movie pirating lawsuit
A federal judge has dismissed a movie company's Internet piracy complaint against 34 Oregonians, saying the company was unfairly using the court's subpoena power in a "reverse class-action suit" to save on legal expenses and possibly to intimidate defendants into paying thousands of dollars for viewing a movie that can be bought or rented for less ... (more) Comment?
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Judge tosses movie pirating lawsuit
A federal judge has dismissed a movie company's Internet piracy complaint against 34 Oregonians, saying the company was unfairly using the court's subpoena power in a "reverse class-action suit" to save on legal expenses and possibly to intimidate defendants into paying thousands of dollars for viewing a movie that can be bought or rented for less ... (more) Comment?
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U.S. Judge in Oregon Dismisses Movie Pirating Lawsuit
A federal judge has dismissed a movie company's Internet piracy complaint against 34 Oregonians, saying the company was unfairly using the court's subpoena power in a "reverse class-action suit" to save on legal expenses and possibly to intimidate defendants into paying thousands of dollars for viewing a movie that can be bought or rented for less ... (more) Comment?
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Patent trolls get a good kicking
... the dustbin of legal history, according to the Mail Tribune . The idea is that you sniff out a potential pirate from a P2P site , get the ISP to identify them, usually with a court order, and then threaten to take them to court. The victim usually ... Comment?
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Study claims piracy isn't as bad as publishers tell you
... margin. Three separate universities have pooled their resources to create "the largest examination of game piracy via P2P networks to date," noting that there are few truly objective sources of information on the scale of the situation. It suggests ... Comment?
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Game piracy 'not as prevalent as feared'
... open-method investigation into torrent downloads. They say this has been "the largest examination of game piracy via P2P networks to date", finding that 173 games were illicitly downloaded by a total of 12.6 million people during a 90-day period. ... Comment?
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Pirate Bay co-founder to run for EU parliament
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Peter Sunde's eight-month prison sentence for illegal distribution of copyrighted digital content not seen as hindrance to his candidacy Peter Sunde, co-founder of the file sharing site Pirate Bay , says he plans to run for the European Parliament in 2014 under the banner of the Finnish Pirate Party. Comment?
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Facebook attacked with credential-harvesting malware
A new variant of the Dorkbot malware was discovered spreading through Facebook's internal chat service, in an attempt by cybercriminals to harvest users' passwords. Comment?
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Isaac Jara, of Ossining, faces 20 years if convicted in kid porn case
An Ossining man has been charged with possessing and distributing more than 50 child pornography photos and videos on his home computer, federal prosecutors said. Comment?
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Uncovering Piracy Myths
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... during a three-month period between 2010 and 2011, and included information on 173 video games. "First and foremost, P2P (peer to peer) game piracy is extraordinarily prevalent and geographically distributed [at least it was during the period ... Comment?
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The coming battle over Bitcoin
CNet has confirmed that the asset seizure was initiated by Homeland Security Investigations, a division of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Comment?
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