Month: October 2018

Anders als Trump und dessen Verbündeter Australien setzt die Bundesregierung darauf, sich genau anzuschauen, ob die Netzwerkausrüster die Anforderungen an die IT-Sicherheit erfüllen. Der Quellcode von Huawei steht dem BSI zur Verfügung, die Telekom überwacht bei Tests alle abgehenden Datenströme konstant. Von Achim Sawall (Huawei, Mobilfunk)

Der Chaos Computer Club wirft der Bundesregierung vor, die Auswertung des Gesichtserkennungstests in Berlin manipuliert zu haben. Doch die Argumentation der Hacker ist selbst nicht ganz stichhaltig und hat einen großen Haken. Eine Analyse von Friedhelm Greis (Gesichtserkennung, Datenschutz)

Commercial streaming-capable devices are often designed to receive officially licensed programming but many can be reprogrammed to do illegal things.

Manufacturers say they are not responsible for this behavior but last year in Mexico, that position was successfully challenged.

Following a complaint filed by cable TV provider Cablevision, the Superior Court of Justice of the City of Mexico handed down an order preventing the importation of Roku devices and prohibiting stores such as Amazon, Liverpool, El Palacio de Hierro, and Sears from putting them on sale.

Cablevision complained that pirated content was being made available through Roku devices, with claims of more than 300 channels of unauthorized content being supplied to consumers.

Following a swift appeal by Roku, the sales ban was quickly overturned by a federal judge. However, on June 28, 2017, a Mexico City tribunal upheld the previous decision which banned importation and distribution of Roku devices. Several appeals followed, without success, leading to Roku declaring the ban unjust.

Now, however, and after an extended period off the shelves, Roku has booked a significant legal victory. A ruling handed down by the 11th Collegiate Court in Mexico City has found that the original ban was incorrect and the Roku device isn’t illegal, which means that the streaming hardware will soon be back on sale.

The Court reportedly acknowledged Roku’s efforts to keep pirated content away from its platform, an opinion also shared by Cablevision. However, should pirate channels appear on Roku in the future, Cablevision warned that it would take further legal action to have those sources blocked via the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property and other local authorities.

The decision of the Mexico City Court was welcomed by Roku General Counsel Stephen Kay.

“Today’s decision is an important victory for Roku and its Mexican distributor, Latamel Distribuidora, S. de R.L. de C.V. and Mexican retailers in the legal battle against an improper ban on sales of its popular streaming players in Mexico. We are pleased with the Collegiate Court’s decision and look forward to continuing to build Roku’s TV streaming business in Mexico,” Kay said.

Noting that streaming is the future of TV, offering greater choice for consumers alongside better value for money, Roku Chief Marketing Officer Matthew Anderson thanked the company’s customers in Mexico who continued to use the device over the past year, despite the troubles.

“We are grateful for our customers in Mexico who, despite the sales ban, continued to stream more and more hours; and for our retail partners and content providers who supported us throughout this past year. We look forward to launching the latest Roku devices in Mexico soon and giving customers an even richer streaming experience,” Anderson said.

Roku devices are expected to become available again during the next few weeks via distributors including Amazon, Best Buy, Office Depot, Radio Shack, Sears, and Walmart.

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Commercial streaming-capable devices are often designed to receive officially licensed programming but many can be reprogrammed to do illegal things.

Manufacturers say they are not responsible for this behavior but last year in Mexico, that position was successfully challenged.

Following a complaint filed by cable TV provider Cablevision, the Superior Court of Justice of the City of Mexico handed down an order preventing the importation of Roku devices and prohibiting stores such as Amazon, Liverpool, El Palacio de Hierro, and Sears from putting them on sale.

Cablevision complained that pirated content was being made available through Roku devices, with claims of more than 300 channels of unauthorized content being supplied to consumers.

Following a swift appeal by Roku, the sales ban was quickly overturned by a federal judge. However, on June 28, 2017, a Mexico City tribunal upheld the previous decision which banned importation and distribution of Roku devices. Several appeals followed, without success, leading to Roku declaring the ban unjust.

Now, however, and after an extended period off the shelves, Roku has booked a significant legal victory. A ruling handed down by the 11th Collegiate Court in Mexico City has found that the original ban was incorrect and the Roku device isn’t illegal, which means that the streaming hardware will soon be back on sale.

The Court reportedly acknowledged Roku’s efforts to keep pirated content away from its platform, an opinion also shared by Cablevision. However, should pirate channels appear on Roku in the future, Cablevision warned that it would take further legal action to have those sources blocked via the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property and other local authorities.

The decision of the Mexico City Court was welcomed by Roku General Counsel Stephen Kay.

“Today’s decision is an important victory for Roku and its Mexican distributor, Latamel Distribuidora, S. de R.L. de C.V. and Mexican retailers in the legal battle against an improper ban on sales of its popular streaming players in Mexico. We are pleased with the Collegiate Court’s decision and look forward to continuing to build Roku’s TV streaming business in Mexico,” Kay said.

Noting that streaming is the future of TV, offering greater choice for consumers alongside better value for money, Roku Chief Marketing Officer Matthew Anderson thanked the company’s customers in Mexico who continued to use the device over the past year, despite the troubles.

“We are grateful for our customers in Mexico who, despite the sales ban, continued to stream more and more hours; and for our retail partners and content providers who supported us throughout this past year. We look forward to launching the latest Roku devices in Mexico soon and giving customers an even richer streaming experience,” Anderson said.

Roku devices are expected to become available again during the next few weeks via distributors including Amazon, Best Buy, Office Depot, Radio Shack, Sears, and Walmart.

Source: TF, for the latest info on copyright, file-sharing, torrent sites and more. We also have VPN reviews, discounts, offers and coupons.

Auf seiner Entwicklerkonferenz Universe hat Github eine Funktion zur Automatisierung von Entwicklungs-Workflows, basierend auf Docker-Containern, vorgestellt. Die Funktionalität erinnert an Git Hooks, hat allerdings einen deutlich größeren Funktionsumfang. (Github, Versionsverwaltung)

Eine sehr schwerwiegende Sicherheitslücke in der Bibliothek LibSSH erlaubt es Angreifern, die Authentifizierung beim Login zu überspringen. Doch die Auswirkungen dürften begrenzt sein: Kaum jemand nutzt LibSSH für Server. (SSH, Computer)

Lange nach Mitbewerbern wie Samsung und Intel hat Crucial seine erste NVMe-SSD vorgestellt. Die P1 nutzt einen SMI-Controller und QLC-Flash mit vier Bit pro Speicherzelle. Ergo fällt die Geschwindigkeit hoch aus, allerdings wie üblich nur unter bestimmten Bedingungen. (Crucial, Speichermedien)

Derzeit ist viel von einer Augmented Reality Cloud die Rede. Golem.de hat mit dem Berliner Startup Visualix über den Stand der Technik und künftige Projekte für Unternehmenskunden gesprochen - und darüber, was die Neuerungen für Pokémon Go bedeuten könnten. Ein Interview von Achim Fehrenbach (Augmented Reality, Interview)

Google ändert diesen Monat die Lizenzvereinbarung für die Nutzung der Google-Apps auf Android-Geräten innerhalb Europas. Gerätehersteller müssen für diese künftig bezahlen, dürfen dafür aber erstmals auch Smartphones und Tablets mit Android-Forks verkaufen. (Android, Google)

Netflix brushed off recent share price wobbles with a strong Q3 result that topped the company's own forecasts.

Netflix reported adding 6.96 million new subscribers in Q3, including 1.09 million coming from the U.S, beating the company's own projection of 5 million, and market analyst consensus of 5.32 million.

Revenue wise, Netflix generated $403 million in net income on revenue of nearly $4 billion in the third quarter, up from $130 million on $3 billion in the same quarter least year.

Netflix is still investing heavily in content, with third-party streaming content obligations topping $18.6 billion this year so far, with free cash flow expected to be negative-$3 billion for 2018.

Netflix missed its Q2 forecasts, which saw shares tumble. Shares took a further dive earlier in the month on concerns regarding the company's long term earnings. However, the better than expected Q3 results helped the company's share surge in after-hours trading, with shares surging almost 15% before dropping back down to record an 11% rise.

Netflix is forecasting a good set of Q4 results, with 9.4 million new members being added. 

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings was thrilled with the result.

"Our broad slate of original programming helped drive a solid quarter of growth," wrote Reed Hastings in a letter to shareholders. "We're thrilled to be growing Internet entertainment across the globe."

[via Media Play News, MarketWatch]