Month: November 2018

Einige Nutzer werden das October 2018 Update für Windows 10 noch immer nicht erhalten. Der Grund ist ein fehlerhafter Intel-Grafiktreiber, der Probleme mit HDMI und USB Typ-C macht. Microsoft arbeitet derzeit mit dem Chiphersteller an einer Lösung. (Windows 10, Microsoft)

Ein Schutz gegen Spectre-v2-Angriffe im Linux-Kernel ist zu langsam und soll deshalb nicht genutzt werden. Die Patches sind jetzt aus den stabilen Zweigen entfernt worden. Ersatz ist aber bereits in Arbeit. (Linux-Kernel, AMD)

Es trägt den Projektnamen Fenris und soll wesentlich dreckiger werden als Diablo 3: Mitarbeiter von Blizzard haben Interna über die Zukunft und die jüngste Vergangenheit der Reihe ausgeplaudert - und beklagt, dass sich die Firmenkultur verändert. (Diablo, Rollenspiel)

Configurable set-top boxes are a continuing thorn in the side of entertainment industry groups everywhere.

Such devices often come pre-loaded with software applications that provide access to infringing copies of movies, TV shows, and other content. They’re also the weapon of choice for pirates looking to obtain live television, particularly sports, without paying the going rates from official suppliers.

As a result, content companies around the world are responding to the threat, either by tackling app developers head on or via applications for Internet service provider blocking orders.

Over in Singapore, the latter has now been achieved. On November 2, 2018, the High Court ordered several local ISPs to block access to several popular ‘pirate’ applications.

The order has not yet been made public but Neil Gane, General Manager of AVIA’s Coalition Against Piracy (CAP), informs TorrentFreak that the plaintiffs were Singnet PTE Ltd, Fox Networks Group Singapore PTE Ltd, NGC Network Asia LLC, Fox International Channels (US) Inc, and The Football Association Premier League Limited.

The applications to be blocked will be revealed in due course but Gain says the application was heard earlier this month.

“The motion was heard at the Singapore High Court on 2nd November. Judicial Commissioner Dedar Singh Gill subsequently granted the proposed Orders against eight authentication server domains,” Gain explains.

“Singapore has been considered a bastion of Intellectual Property rights across the region, and the court’s decision to block access to popular illegal applications preloaded onto ISDs and sold in Singapore reaffirms this contention.”

Moving forward, Gain says the content industry will continue its efforts to “prevent and disrupt” illegal feeds featuring live sports, TV channels, and VOD content, which are currently being monetized by “crime syndicates.”

“Consumers who buy ISDs are not only funding crime groups, but also wasting their money when the channels stop working. ISDs do not come with a ‘service guarantee’, no matter what the seller may claim,” he adds.

While the plaintiffs listed above are members of AVIA’s Coalition Against Piracy, the group’s reach is more extensive. In addition to the above, members include beIN Sports, Discovery, The Walt Disney Company, FOX Networks Group, HBO Asia, La Liga, NBCUniversal, Netflix, BBC Worldwide, CANAL+, the NBA, Sony, and several other content providers.

As far as public records show, this is the third blocking injunction handed down by the High Court in Singapore in recent months.

Back in May, it was revealed that ISPs had blocked dozens of torrent and streaming platforms (including The Pirate Bay plus KickassTorrents and Solarmovie variants) following a successful application from the MPAA.

Early October, a so-called ‘dynamic‘ blocking order was made public, with Hollywood studios given the ability to block sites more efficiently when they attempt to circumvent the earlier order.

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Weg mit dem Staub auf der alten analogen Spiegelreflexkamera! Ein Schweizer Unternehmen hat ein Modul entwickelt, mit dem aus der Kamera mit Film eine Digital- und Filmkamera wird. Von Werner Pluta (Digitalkamera, DSLR)

Nach einem jahrelangen Streit hat Samsung eingewilligt, erkrankten Arbeitern und ihren Familien sowie Hinterbliebenen Entschädigungen zu zahlen - und sich für die gesundheitsschädlichen Arbeitsbedingungen entschuldigt. Zahlreiche Arbeiter waren unter anderem an Krebs erkrankt. (Samsung, Wirtschaft)

After a series of high-profile hacks, trusting social media corporations to store and safeguard our personal information looks an increasingly bad idea. And many are understandably wary about letting platforms look after their cryptocurrency investments. Custody of our digital assets, it seems, is shaping up to be a key issue for network citizens.

Enter Dark Crystal, an Ethereum Foundation-funded project enabling users to store private keys — from Bitcoin to email encryption and beyond — with and inside their communities and social networks. To do this, Dark Crystal makes use of the mathematical magic behind Shamir’s Shared Secret, allowing groups of friends to safely store different ‘shards’ of a key, bringing it together as and when needed.

In this episode, we meet Peg and Kieran from Dark Crystal to discuss the implications of the project: what happens when custody of our most precious digital resources can be taken away from banks and megacorps and entrusted to friends, family and community? And do projects like Dark Crystal signal the beginning of a new, cryptography-based ‘information commons’?

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

Host: Jamie King

Guest: Peg and Kieran

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Produced by Jamie King
Edited & Mixed by Lucas Marston
Original Music by David Triana
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Nach missglücktem Start konnte sich Final Fantasy 14 in den vergangenen Jahren zu einem der besten Online-Rollenspiele entwickeln. Golem.de hat sich auf dem offiziellen Fan Festival in Las Vegas angeschaut, was die Zukunft bringt - und was die Community bewegt. Von Peter Steinlechner (Final Fantasy, MMORPG)

Jaguar Land Rover bietet beim neuen Geländewagen Evoque die Funktionen Clearsight Ground View und Clearsight Rear View an. Damit kann der Fahrer durch die Motorhaube und auch bei vollem Laderaum durch das Heckfenster sehen. Möglich machen dies hochauflösende Kameras. (Jaguar Land Rover, Display)

Apple hat laut Medienbericht wegen der schwachen Nachfrage nach den neuen Xs- und Xs-Max-Modellen die Produktion des iPhone X wieder aufgenommen. Verkauft werden soll es wohl über Netzbetreiber. (iPhone Xs Max, Apple)