Month: January 2016

Unitymedia hebt den Preis für den reinen Kabelanschluss um 11 Prozent an. Eine Begründung dafür gibt es bisher nicht. (Unitymedia, Telekommunikation)

Nach wie vor verwenden Juniper-Geräte einen Zufallszahlengenerator, der vermutlich eine Hintertür eingebaut hat. Juniper will diesen zwar entfernen, sieht aber keine akute Gefahr. Dabei gibt es sehr klare Hinweise darauf, dass er böswillig eingebaut wurde. (Verschlüsselung, Netzwerk)

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Damit ein Programmcode funktioniert, kommt es manchmal auf ein einzelnes Komma an. Christian Schöpplein kann nicht sehen - und programmiert trotzdem. (Barrierefreiheit, Internet)

Bei schönem Wetter kommen autonom fahrende Autos gut klar. Aber was ist, wenn Fahrbahnmarkierungen und Schilder unter einer Schneedecke verschwinden? Ford testet das auf einem Testgelände im verschneiten US-Bundesstaat Michigan. (Autonomes Fahren, Auto)

Nach O2 und Vodafone führt nun auch die Telekom Voice over LTE in ihrem Mobilfunknetz ein. Voraussetzung ist ein Laufzeitvertrag bei dem Konzern. (Telekom, Vodafone)

While the actions of BREIN in the Netherlands and PIPCU and FACT in the UK have made it clear that neither country are safe havens for pirates, other regions around Europe are more permissive.

Although there are exceptions, the further south and east one travels the less likely it is that either site operators or consumers sharing copyrighted content will fall foul of entertainment industry action. Nevertheless, problems can occur.

In 2014, popular torrent site, streaming portal and warez link site SWZ (SpeedWarezZ / SWZ Torrent) was raided by authorities in Hungary following action from a local content distributor and national tax authorities. The site had been in operation since 2011 offering a wide of content but it was movies that attracted the most attention.

Now, more than a year later, four men said to be the key individuals behind the site face an aggressive prosecution almost unheard of in the country. According to an announcement from the district prosecutor’s office in Cegléd, the men face numerous charges relating to the unlawful distribution of copyright works.

It’s alleged that between September 2011 to October 2014 at least 1,900 movies were made available without permission via SWZ. It has not been made clear precisely how the content was distributed but in addition to offering links from elsewhere, SWZ certainly operated its own tracker.

Aside from their interest in file-sharing, the accused are a disparate group. According to local media, one man is retired, another a student, while a third is currently unemployed. The fourth is the technical director of a German-Hungarian IT company.

While the men never met up in person they coordinated online, with the site’s social pages acting as a platform for promoting content and dealing with user issues.

As is common with most similar sites, users of SWZ raced in order to be the first to upload the most popular content. That material was then curated by the site and its operators in order to maximize traffic.

The prosecution claims that the site generated revenue from advertising while receiving payments/donations from users via PayPal and SMS, a popular mechanism for transferring cash in the region.

The upshot is that the men now face serious charges of distributing copyrighted content for which they held no licenses while profiting from the same. In addition to rightsholders claiming almost $1.2m in damages, the men also face up to eight years in jail, a harsh punishment compared to almost anywhere in Europe.

Whether this prosecution is an indication of things to come remains to be seen but it should perhaps be of interest to at least one of the world’s largest torrent sites which currently operates servers in Hungary.

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

In this episode we’re joined by Devon Read and Ryan Taylor, co-founders of peer-to-peer startup The Distributed Library Of Alexandria.

This week we discuss the blockbuster hack of Amazon’s Fire TV stick, the increasing power of pirate movie release groups, and doomy announcements from China’s 3DM cracking group about the future for cracked games.

We also take a deep dive into the Alexandria project, which sees its mission as providing an censorship-proof safe haven for indie creators and “truth speech” alike – although, as we discover, pirates may well be able to hitch a ride.

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Steal This Show aims to release bi-weekly episodes featuring insiders discussing copyright and file-sharing news. It complements our regular reporting by adding more room for opinion, commentary and analysis.

The guests for our news discussions will vary and we’ll aim to introduce voices from different backgrounds and persuasions. In addition to news, STS will also produce features interviewing some of the big innovators and minds, one-on-one.

Host: Jamie King

Guests: Devon Read and Ryan Taylor.

Produced by Jamie King
Edited & Mixed by Eric Bouthiller
Original Music by David Triana
Web Production by Siraje Amarniss

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

Microsoft hat einen neuen Insider-Build von Windows 10 Mobile veröffentlicht. Die Verteilung musste zwischenzeitlich unterbrochen werden. Neue Funktionen bringt das Update nicht. (Windows 10 Mobile, Smartphone)

Bisher gibt es in Deutschland kein nationales Cert, dabei wäre es nicht schwer zu erschaffen. Ein neu geschaffenes Cert müsste jedoch eine klare Distanz zu Regierungsstellen wahren, um ernst genommen zu werden - eine lösbare Aufgabe. (Security, Malware)