Month: June 2018

Der Quellcode der Linux-Distribution Gentoo könnte kompromittiert sein: Das Entwicklerteam berichtet von einem Hack der gesamten Github-Organisation, in der Repositories abgelegt sind. Davon unberührt sein sollen die Backup-Dateien, die das Team auf eigener Infrastruktur hostet. (Gentoo, Linux)

Bundesarbeitsminister Hubertus Heil will Amazon-Chef Jeff Bezos die Notwendigkeit von Gewerkschaften beibringen. Essenslieferdienste sollen endlich staatliche Mindestregeln bekommen, weil die Arbeitsbedingungen "Wilder Westen" seien. (Amazon, Jeff Bezos)

Nutzer können sich bei ihren Kommentaren in sozialen Medien nur beschränkt auf die grundrechtlich geschützte Meinungsfreiheit berufen. Facebooks Gemeinschaftsstandards können einem Gerichtsurteil zufolge dem Grenzen setzen. (Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz, Soziales Netz)

Mit der Huntsman hat Razer eine neue Gaming-Tastatur vorgestellt, die weder mit Rubberdome, noch mit traditionellen mechanischen Switches arbeitet. Stattdessen kommen Schalter mit Infrarot-Lichtschranke zum Einsatz, die keine Kontaktpunkte aus Metall haben und daher länger halten dürften. (Razer, Eingabegerät)

Spannende neue Technologien für Augmented-Reality-Spiele, eine Niederlassung in London und ein Angebot für externe Entwicklerstudios: Niantic - bekannt für Pokémon Go - hat seine Real World Platform vorgestellt. (Augmented Reality, Harry Potter)

Google's announcement of metadata support to Android APK files has fueled fears that it is an attempt to add DRM to Android apps en masse.

Google's will soon allow developers to add metadata to their apps that will allow the Android system to verify whether an installed app is the legitimately sourced version.

While this has hints of DRM, the reality is that the Android apps can already deploy Google's authentication system as a form of digital rights management, to ensure users have paid for the app in question. So Google's announcement of metadata support goes beyond DRM, and may actually signify a more profound change to how apps are distributed.

With the appropriate metadata in place, Google will now allow apps that haven't been downloaded from the Google Play store to link to purchases or downloads made in the Play store. This means that apps not downloaded from the Google Play store can now get updates from the Play store, as long as the metadata matches.

In essence, Google has just made it easier for developers to use other app stores other than Google Play to distribute their apps, or even allow developers to distribute apps themselves and still have those apps be Google Play compatible.

This, Google says, may allow developers to share apps offline and directly with users in countries where data access is limited, and still have those app be Google Play store compatible.

Developers can already take advantage of this feature, according to Google's blog post.

[via Android Central]

Die europäischen Datenschutzregeln strahlen auch in die USA aus. Das kalifornische Parlament sah sich nun gezwungen, einem Bürgerbegehren für mehr Datenschutz nachzugeben. (DSGVO, Soziales Netz)

Like many other countries throughout Europe, Ireland is no stranger when it comes to pirate site blocking efforts.

The Pirate Bay was first targeted in 2009, as part of a voluntary agreement between copyright holders and local ISP Eircom. A few years later the High Court ordered other major Internet providers to follow suit.

Next, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) set their eyes on other targets.

On behalf of several major Hollywood studios, the group obtained blocking orders against the most used torrent and streaming sites, including 1337x.io, EZTV.ag, Bmovies.is, 123movieshub.to, Putlocker.io, RARBG.to, and YTS.am.

This most recent order, issued earlier this year, triggered the usual response. Many users who have their favorite sites blocked, tried to find alternatives, such as the various proxy and mirror sites that are available.

This works well, but it’s usually not a permanent solution. A few weeks ago Irish ISPs expanded their blocklist covering several of the most used proxy sites for Rarbg, 1337x, and others. Again, users were confronted with a blocking notification, such as the one below from Virgin Media.

It is not uncommon for blocking injunctions to allow copyright holders to update the targeted domains. For example, when new domains or proxies appear. And indeed, this is what’s happening here, according to the MPA.

“In accordance with the orders issued by the Dublin High Court, the blocklist is regularly updated, including for alternative domains and proxies,” an MPA Europe spokesperson informed TorrentFreak.

The latest update was processed quietly earlier this month, which led to frustration among avid torrenters, many of whom had just settled with an alternative. It’s something they have to get used to though.

While the MPA can’t share the full list of blocked sites, it informed us that over 250 domains are on the most recent version of the blocklist. More domains will be added when needed.

This strategy may be effective, to a degree, but determined pirates who look hard enough can usually find a workaround, such as a new proxy, VPN, Tor, or other options.

The MPA knows all too well that site blocking is not a silver bullet. Still, the Hollywood-funded group believes that it’s effective enough to stop a significant number of people. Or perhaps frustrating pirates alone might already be worth it?

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Wer seinen Musikstreamingdienst auf einem iPhone oder iPad bucht, muss oftmals mehr bezahlen als andere Kunden. Der Grund liegt darin, dass Apple - außer bei eigenen Diensten - einen Aufschlag von 30 Prozent behält. Spotify hat Konsequenzen gezogen. Ein Bericht von Ingo Pakalski (Streaming, Google)

Großer Umbau bei Telefónicas Prepaid-Tarifen: O2-Kunden können künftig aus drei Allnet-Flatrates statt nur einer wählen. Zudem gibt es einen neuen Einstiegstarif für 1,99 Euro. Alle Kunden erhalten einmalig kostenlos 150 GByte ungedrosseltes Datenvolumen. (O2, Telefónica)