Month: March 2016

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Besitzer von Sonys Z5-Serie, dem HTC Desire Eye und Samsungs Galaxy S6 Edge+ können sich freuen: Ihre Geräte erhalten Updates auf Android 6.0. Sony verzichtet dabei auf die Adoptable-Storage-Funktion, bei HTC dürften sich hingegen Micro-SD-Karten wie interner Speicher verwenden lassen. (Android 6.0, Smartphone)

Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN has targeted the operators of pirate sites for more than a decade, but more recently it started going after uploaders as well.

Over the past several months the group has tracked down several prolific uploaders and has now announced intentions to take these efforts a step further.

Today the national data protection authority granted BREIN permission to collect the IP-addresses of pirating BitTorrent users, allowing the group to approach uploaders on a broader scale.

According to BREIN Director Tim Kuik they are ready to monitor and crack down on larger groups of file-sharers.

“The trial run is behind us and we will now start collecting IP addresses and evidence. I advise notorious uploaders to think twice, after all, forewarned is forearmed,” Kuik says.

The enforcement efforts will not be limited to pirates who share thousands of titles. BREIN says that people who are found sharing recent titles on a frequent basis are at risk too.

Also, BREIN notes that its enforcement actions are not limited to a specific content category. Those who share films, TV-series, music, books and games are all at risk, Kuik warns.

The magnitude of the proposed settlements will differ based on individual circumstances, but could go as high as 12,500 euros. Those who choose not to settle can look forward a full-blown court case instead.

“Uploading a recent film or an episode of a TV-series you can basically already cost a few thousand euros,” Kuik says. “If there is no settlement, we will go to court to claim full damages and costs.”

Before BREIN can reach out to any alleged pirates they will have to request the personal details from the Internet providers in question.

Several ISPs have already announced that they will not hand anything over without a court order, so this issue will have to be ironed out in court before BREIN can proceed.

Also, there’s a large group of file-sharers who hide behind VPN services, many of which can’t identify their customers through an IP-address. BREIN is aware of this but notes that it’s not always impossible to identify VPN users.

Those VPN users who do get caught using a less secure service can look forward to a higher settlement demand than regular users.

“VPN services can see what you do, you run a security risk and it is possible that you can still be identified, which will result in a higher ‘fine’,” Kuik says.

According to BREIN, VPN users should consider paying for legal content, instead of paying for anonymous access to illegal content, so that creators get properly compensated.

It’s clear that the anti-piracy group is toughening its language. For many years the Netherlands was considered a safe haven for file-sharers, but if left up to BREIN this will no longer be the case.

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

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Microsoft may have killed off its Windows Media Center software for PCs. But that doesn’t mean the company is turning its back on software that lets you record live TV programs for later viewing. According to Paul Thurrott, an update for the Xbox One game console/media center is coming soon, and it will bring support for […]

Report: DVR functionality coming soon to the Xbox One is a post from: Liliputing

Ein Head-mounted Display mit integriertem Prozessor für Augmented und Virtual Reality: Im Sulon Q steckt ein Carrizo-Chip von AMD, es kommt ohne Kabel aus und basiert auf einem 1440p-Bilschirm. (Head-Mounted Display, AMD)

Philips will vor dem drohenden Ende der Halogenstrahler den perfekten Ersatz entwickelt haben. Der neue GU10-LED-Spot arbeitet mit Glas und strahlt selbst zur Seite LED-untypisch Licht aus. Für Niedervolt-Lampen kommt erst später eine Option. (LED-Lampe, Philips)

LG bringt das G5-Smartphone Anfang April auf den Markt. Wer das neue Oberklassesmartphone jetzt vorbestellt, erhält es mit Kameragriff im Wert von 100 Euro. (LG G5, Smartphone)

Das US-Justizministerium verlangt von Whatsapp Echtzeitzugriff auf Ende-zu-Ende-verschlüsselte Nachrichten. Wie im Fall des FBI gegen Apple könnte dies zu einer Forderung nach generellen Hintertüren für die Regierung werden. Präsident Obama hat sich gerade erst dafür ausgesprochen. (Whatsapp, Apple)

Zentrale Kompetenz statt verteilte Zuständigkeiten: Bundeswirtschaftsminister Sigmar Gabriel will eine neue Digitalagentur schaffen. Zur heutigen Eröffnung der Cebit konkretisiert er seine Pläne für die neue Behörde. (Netzpolitik, Internet)