Month: November 2015

Das Bundesinnenministerium plant eine neue Sicherheitsbehörde mit dem Schwerpunkt Abhörtechnik. Damit soll die Internetkommunikation effektiver und umfassender überwacht werden können. (Überwachung, Datenschutz)

Das Spähprogramm des Bundesnachrichtendienstes soll auch viele befreundete Staaten im Visier gehabt haben - dazu zählte etwa der Vatikan. Aber auch Nichtregierungsorganisationen wie das Komitee des Roten Kreuzes wurden vom deutschen Auslandsgeheimdienst systematisch ausgespäht. (BND, Datenschutz)

Innodisk hat zwei Netzwerkmodule vorgestellt, die sich einfach in einen M.2-Slot einstecken lassen. Zur Wahl gibt es ein Modell mit einem und ein Modell mit zwei GbE-Anschlüssen. So einfach ist es mit dem Netzwerkkabelanschluss allerdings größenbedingt nicht. (Netzwerk, USB 3.0)

Deterring online piracy has become one of the main goals of City of London Police in recent years.

In September 2013 the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit was founded, marking the start of a broad enforcement campaign to decrease online piracy rates.

PIPCU initially began by sending out warning letters to pirate site owners, asking them to go legit or shut down. This was soon followed by a campaign targeted at domain registrars, asking them to suspend the domain names of several “illegal” sites.

The domain suspension requests haven’t been particularly effective. Information obtained by TorrentFreak following a Freedom of Information request filed last year revealed that only 5 out of 70 domain registrars complied with police requests.

This year we asked PIPCU for an update to see if any progress was being made, but months passed by without a response. Normally, police must respond within 20 working days but this request proved to be more difficult.

After several delays and passed deadlines we finally received a response this week. However, it was not the number of rejected domain suspensions we asked for. Instead, PIPCU sent a statement explaining that domain suspensions are no longer a top priority.

“Whilst PIPCU continues to make domain suspension requests as a component of Op Creative, more emphasis is now placed onto other disruption activities,” they note.

“This decision was taken following an adverse response by ICANN to a challenge to our domain suspension requests.”

This response suggests that the police changed their strategy after a successful challenge by domain registrar EasyDNS, who they accused of facilitating criminal activity by its refusal to suspend several websites.

In response EasyDNS took the matter to the overseeing body ICANN which ruled that registrars are not required to suspend a domain name without a valid court order.

ICANN’s decision was a blow to the police who therefore decided to place less emphasis on domain suspension efforts.

However, even though PIPCU has changed its enforcement priorities we previously learned that it still sent shutdown requests for 317 ‘pirate’ domain names, which is much more than the year before.

Again, we asked PIPCU how many of these were rejected.

Just before publishing we received what appears to be the final answer. Despite earlier indications that the numbers are available, PIPCU now says they are no longer recorded.

One thing’s obvious though, the efforts weren’t very effective.

“Whilst information is recorded on the number of suspension requests sent out, information is no longer recorded on registrar responses to individual domain suspension requests, however as a guide these requests have predominantly refused,” PIPCU concludes.

Source: TorrentFreak, for the latest info on copyright, file-sharing, torrent sites and ANONYMOUS VPN services.

Xiaomi’s first wearable activity tracker made a splash last year by offering up to 30 days of battery life, a waterproof display, and basic fitness tracking features for under $15. Now Xiaomi is launching an updated model that has one more feature and the same low price: the Mi Band 1S has an optical heart […]

Xiaomi Mi Band 1S is a $16 fitness tracker with a heart rate sensor is a post from: Liliputing

Die Stadtwerke Neumünster wollen exklusives Vectoring durch die Telekom verhindern und bieten deswegen eine Verpflichtung für den Glasfaserausbau in Schleswig-Holstein. Doch während die Telekom Ende 2018 fertig sein will, braucht FTTH bis 2022. (Vectoring, DSL)

Die Polizei in Niedersachsen hat einen Erpresser-Trojaner entdeckt, der die Daten erst ver- und dann wieder entschlüsselt. Zumindest behaupten das die Erpresser. Die Entschlüsselung soll allerdings in aller Öffentlichkeit geschehen. Private Fotos könnten damit in falsche Hände geraten. (Trojaner, Virus)

In July, Portugal’s Ministry of Culture announced the signing of a memorandum between its own General Inspection of Cultural Activities (IGAC), ISP group APRITEL, rightsholders, the body responsible for administering Portugal’s .PT domain and representatives from the advertising industry.

The memorandum laid out the framework for a voluntary site-blocking mechanism which would see sites with more than 500 infringing links and those whose indexes contain more than 66% infringing content quickly subjected to a nationwide ISP blockade.

After The Pirate Bay was blocked back in March via court order, the new process paved the way for rapid site blocking and it didn’t take long for the first batch to be processed.

Last month the country blocked more than 50 sites including KickassTorrents (Kat.cr), ExtraTorrent, Isohunt, YTS and RARBG, no court order required. And, just as predicted, the country is now preparing its second wave of blockades.

Almost 40 sites are included and unsurprisingly torrent sites feature prominently. BitSnoop, YourBitorrent, SeedPeer, Torlock, Torrentfunk, TopTorrent and Torrents.net head up the list, with ‘release blog’ favorites RLSlog and Sceper making an appearance.

Streaming sites will also be blocked as part of the current action, including ProjectFreeTv and TubePlus on the video front and MP3Skull in audio. The full list, courtesy of Tek, can be found below.

While blocking sites is hardly a new activity, the way it’s being carried out in Portugal is raising concern.

Since the process is voluntary there’s no unwieldy court process to navigate, which is certainly a plus for local anti-piracy outfit MAPINET. However, there are those who feel that the system is too streamlined and that judicial oversight is an absolute must if there is to be no abuse. Questions are also being raised over the legality of the scheme itself.

The other issue of concern is the sheer number of sites that could end up on Portugal’s blocklist. Currently, rightsholders can only file two complaints with the government each month but each complaint can carry up to fifty domains.

That means that if all sites are accepted as infringing and MAPINET works to capacity, more than 1200 allegedly infringing sites could be blocked by this time next year.

That would make Portugal the world leader in ‘pirate’ site blocking and a shining example of what entertainment companies could aim for if bypassing the courts became an option elsewhere.

The full list for November 2015

tugahd.com
serieshared.blogspot.pt
tudodownloadpt- pt2.blogspot.pt
amofilmes.net
avxhome. is
bitsnoop.com
dramatize.com
ilovefilmesonline.com
megafilmeshd.tv
megafilmesonline.net
projectfreetv.so
rapidmoviez.com
sanet.me
sceper.ws
series-cravings.me
topdezfilmes.org
toptorrent.org
watch-series-tv.to
armagedomfilmes.biz
baixartorrent.net
clubedodownload.info
cucirca.
ddlvalley.rocks
filmesdetv.com
megafilmesonlinehd.com
onlinemovies-pro.com
rlslog.net
seedpeer.eu
supercineonline.com
telona.org
torlock.com
torrentfunk.com
torrents.net
tubeplus.is
tuga-filmes.com
yourbittorrent.com
mp3skull
gigatuga.io
megapirata.net

Source: TorrentFreak, for the latest info on copyright, file-sharing, torrent sites and ANONYMOUS VPN services.

Microsoft hat den Windows Store für Unternehmen offiziell vorgestellt. Es handelt sich dabei um einen App-Store der vor allem für Unternehmensanwendungen gedacht ist. Die Anmeldung ist bereits freigeschaltet worden, braucht allerdings einen speziellen Zugang. (Windows 10, Microsoft)

Time Warner CEO Jeffrey Bewkes has expressed a desire to delay releasing content to SVOD platforms such as Netflix, or even forgoing them completely.

Bewkes says that SVOD monetization simply isn't good enough compared to pay-TV and other platforms, especially considering most SVOD platforms provide content in ad-free form.

"It’s pretty clear that SVOD offers less monetization support in general for the quality an diversity of programing that we’ve all gotten used to seeing on the dial," says Bewkes.

Major Time Warner properties include Warner Bros. and HBO, with the latter having recently launched their own SVOD platform in the form of HBO Now.

But despite this move, and Time Warner's recent link-ups with major SVOD players Netflix (streaming the first season of the TV show "Gotham") and Amazon (which has access to HBO's catalog titles), Bewkes says the company may reconsider any future commitments to SVOD. 

"We are evaluating whether to retain our rights for a longer period of time, and forgo or delay certain content licensing," Bewkes said. "This would effectively push the SVOD window for content on our networks to a multi-year period, more consistent with traditional syndication."

This could prove to be bad news for the likes of Netflix and Hulu, who have relied on content providers like Time Warner to furnish their vast catalog of movies and TV shows. It may also be bad news for consumers, faced with a further fragmented SVOD landscape.