Month: June 2019

Nach anderthalb Jahren ist HPEs Supercomputer von der ISS zurückgehrt. HPE will ihn analysieren, um neue Weltraumrechner zu bauen. Besonders interessant ist, wie der softwarebasierte Strahlenschutz funktioniert hat. (HPE, Computer)

Sprachassistenten wie Alexa oder Siri und andere Smart-Home-Geräte produzieren massig Daten. Auf diese sollen zukünftig auch Sicherheitsbehörden zugreifen können. Eine entsprechende Beschlussvorlage soll auf der Innenministerkonferenz verabschiedet werden. (Smart Home, Datenschutz)

Minderjährige dürfen auf Youtube ohne sichtbare Begleitung eines Erwachsenen keine Livestreams betreiben. Verstöße gegen diese Regel sollen rigoros mit Entzug des Streamingrechts bestraft werden. Insgesamt will Youtube Kinder besser auf der Plattform schützen. (Youtube, Google)

One Epic Knight war eines der prominenteren Spiele, die Apples Entscheidung gegen die Kompatibilität von 32-Bit-Apps mit iOS 11 zum Opfer fielen. Der Entwickler hat sich aber doch noch einmal an seinen Klassiker gesetzt und ein Update veröffentlicht. (App, Apple)

After being regularly featured in the USTR’s ‘Priority Watch List’ for failing to do enough to protect intellectual property rights, Ukraine has been under pressure to act against piracy.

As a result, Ukraine’s cyberpolice unit has made several announcements since mid-2018 indicating they are doing just that.

Last June, police shut down Olainfilm, a streaming site with half a million users. Then in February 2019, authorities announced that dozens of sites, allegedly operated by the same man, had also been closed down.

Building on this work, several weeks ago the Ukrainian government announced the launch of “Operation Pirates”, an anti-piracy initiative aimed at tackling all forms of piracy. With that specific effort now complete, it appears that most actions have been taken against pirates exploiting video content.

According to an announcement by the country’s cyberpolice unit, the operation closed “more than 30 pirate online cinemas”, a term that is most often used to describe streaming sites. In total, 19 criminal proceedings are now underway for alleged copyright infringement offenses.

Police haven’t provided a full list of fallen sites but four – three of which with relatively significant traffic – were named in a report last month. They were operated by two brothers, one of whom works for a high-level government department handling taxes and customs while tackling fraud.

Of the 30 sites closed by police, 13 were allegedly operated by one man based in Lviv, the largest city in western Ukraine. His motivation is said to be the revenues generated by advertising on the platforms.

Given that so-called ‘camming’ is considered a particularly damaging form of piracy, Hollywood will be pleased that Ukrainian police have also captured their very first ‘cammer’.

According to the authorities, a case has been filed against a “young man” who was caught filming movie premieres for distribution via pirate sites. The man, from the city of Kryvy Rih in the Dnipropetrovsk region, now faces up to two years in prison for alleged violations of Part 1 of Art. 176 (Violation of copyright and allied rights) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

In addition to tackling piracy of movies and TV shows, the Ukrainian authorities say that they’ve also been investigating people involved the illegal transmission of thousands of live TV channels. No arrests have been reported in connection with the investigation.

“The completion of the operation does not mean that work in this direction is stopped,” said Ukrainian cyberpolice chief Sergey Demedyuk.

“We continue to take measures to expose so-called pirates and are ready to interact with the right holders to respond to the violation of their rights. So, we call on interested parties to cooperate in countering piracy.”

In recent weeks, an anti-piracy memorandum was signed by Starlight Media (Ukraine’s largest broadcasting group), Media Group Ukraine (one of the largest media holding companies), TV channel Studio 1 + 1, Discovery Networks, IFPI-member Music Industry Association of Ukraine, and the Ukrainian Anti-Piracy Association.

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

Ikea hat eine physische Fernbedienung für die eigenen Symfonisk-Lautsprecher angekündigt. Diese steuert auch alle Sonos-Lautsprecher. Damit erhalten Sonos-Kunden mehr Komfort und profitieren somit von der Zusammenarbeit mit Ikea. (Ikea, Multi-Room)

Akkus sind die wichtigste Komponente von Elektroautos. Doch auch, wenn sie für die Autos nicht mehr geeignet sind, sind sie kein Fall für den Schredder. Hersteller wie Audi testen Möglichkeiten, sie weiterzuverwenden. Ein Bericht von Dirk Kunde (Akku, Elektroauto)

Es ist wieder Patchzeit für Android-Nutzer. Im Juni-Update beseitigt Google erneut zahlreiche Sicherheitsprobleme. Zwei der Fehler der höchsten Kategorie betreffen fast alle Anwender neuerer Android-Versionen. Andere wiederum sind nur in Android 9 zu finden. (Android, Sicherheitslücke)

The results and analysis for DVD, Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray sales for the week ending May 25, 2019, are in. The third entry in a delightful franchise about a mythical creature is this week's top seller. Find out what movie it was in our weekly DVD, Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray sales stats and analysis feature.

Erste Marktforscher haben aufgrund des US-Boykotts gegen Huawei ihre Prognosen angepasst. Sie erwarten ein langsameres Wachstum - und Vorteile vor allem für die Konkurrenz. (Huawei, Smartphone)