Erinnert sich noch jemand an Sudden Strike? Vor vielen Jahren war die im Zweiten Weltkrieg angesiedelte Strategiereihe ein großer Erfolg. Jetzt kündigt Kalypso Media einen vierten Teil an - Golem.de konnte eine frühe Version anspielen. (Kalypso, Steam) Category: Uncategorised
WLAN-Router mit Fremdfirmware: TP-Link zahlt hohes Bußgeld für Regelverstöße
WLAN-Router-Hersteller TP-Link hat sich mit der US-Regulierungsbehörde FCC auf die Zahlung einer Geldbuße geeinigt, weil das verkaufte WLAN-Equipment gegen Funkregulierungen durch Fremdfirmware verstieß. Die Möglichkeit von Drittentwickler-Firmware soll aber nicht gesperrt werden. (Stretchable Electronics: Gesundheitschip auf der Haut bekommt Strom per NFC
Ein elastischer Chip auf der Haut kann einiges über die Gesundheit des Trägers herausfinden. US-Forscher haben eine solchen Chip entwickelt, der drahtlos kommuniziert und ohne Akku auskommt. (Wearable, Technologie)
Ein elastischer Chip auf der Haut kann einiges über die Gesundheit des Trägers herausfinden. US-Forscher haben eine solchen Chip entwickelt, der drahtlos kommuniziert und ohne Akku auskommt. (Wearable, Technologie) Strava Beacon lets cyclists broadcast their real-time location to friends
Another way to stay safe while exercising alone
(credit: Strava)
It's no secret that apps and programs on your smartphone have a lot of information about you, and now some of them are letting you broadcast some of that information to the world. Facebook Live is a good example of this friendly, social intrusion, but is wasn't the first example of this, and it certainly won't be the last. But rather than just exploiting the social aspect of these features, some companies are figuring out how to make broadcasting personal information work for the broadcaster. Strava is the latest company to do this with a new feature called Strava Beacon, which lets athletes share their real-time location with anyone they want.
This is mostly a safety feature—when Beacon is activated, users can go into the Strava app and select three contacts they want to send a notification text to with their location. The contacts can be anyone in their smartphone, so you’re not limited to just Strava user friends. Once selected, a text message will form, either with Strava’s default language or your own custom message, with a link to a real-time map of your location. The link leads to a page on Strava’s website where the people you sent the link to can see where you are as you move throughout your run or ride.
The link will always open in a browser, so your recipients don’t need to have the Strava app—or even be a Strava user—to see your location. This will come in handy for those parents and relatives who aren’t into fitness or who aren’t too tech savvy. The link also isn’t limited to the three contacts you choose within the Strava Beacon feature. You can copy and paste the link anywhere you want, but Strava advises caution when doing this. Common sense is key—if you don’t want strangers seeing where you are, maybe don’t post the link to Facebook or Twitter.
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Apple: QWERTZ-Tastatur für großes iPad Pro ist endlich erhältlich
Fast ein Jahr nach der Vorstellung des iPad Pro mit 12,9-Zoll-Display hat Apple endlich ein Tastaturcover mit deutschem QWERTZ-Layout veröffentlicht. Nutzer der kleinen Variante des Tablets sollten sich aber nicht zu früh freuen: Sie müssen weiterhin die englische Tastatur verwenden. (iPad Pro, Apple)
Fast ein Jahr nach der Vorstellung des iPad Pro mit 12,9-Zoll-Display hat Apple endlich ein Tastaturcover mit deutschem QWERTZ-Layout veröffentlicht. Nutzer der kleinen Variante des Tablets sollten sich aber nicht zu früh freuen: Sie müssen weiterhin die englische Tastatur verwenden. (iPad Pro, Apple) iFixit-Teardown: In der Xbox One S versteckt sich der Master Chief
Microsofts schlanke Xbox One S weist ein paar Neuerungen auf: Die Festplatte ist größer, die Leistungsfähigkeit der Kühlung wurde verringert und das Netzteil in die Konsole integriert. Auf manche Tricks, die Sony bei der Playstation 4 nutzt, verzichtet Redmond aber. (Xbox One S, Playstation 4)
Microsofts schlanke Xbox One S weist ein paar Neuerungen auf: Die Festplatte ist größer, die Leistungsfähigkeit der Kühlung wurde verringert und das Netzteil in die Konsole integriert. Auf manche Tricks, die Sony bei der Playstation 4 nutzt, verzichtet Redmond aber. (Xbox One S, Playstation 4) BREIN Settles With Prolific Usenet Uploader for €15,000
Acting on behalf various copyright holders, anti-piracy group BREIN has signed a €15,000 settlement with a prolific Usenet uploader. The man, who uploaded over 18,000 music releases, informed fellow Usenet users that he’s out of the game. BREIN, meanwhile, says it will continue its quest against uploaders of copyrighted material.
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Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN has targeted operators of pirate sites for more than a decade, and more recently it started going after uploaders as well.
The rightsholder-backed group doesn’t target random file-sharers but mostly focuses on prolific uploaders.
Over the past few months the group has gone after several torrent site uploaders, with some success. However, BREIN’s enforcement actions go further than BitTorrent alone, they also keep an eye on Usenet.
This week the anti-piracy group announced that it has settled a dispute with a large-scale Usenet uploader, who shared over 18,000 music albums, discographies, and compilations.
The man agreed to pay €15,000 in damages and stop his activities effective immediately. If not, an ex-parte court order requires him to pay an additional fine up to €50,000
According to court records, BREIN used the message-id of NZB files to confirm that the man was indeed the uploader, and also linked these to posts he made on NZB spot-sites.
After he received the court order, the uploader posted a message on one such site informing fellow users that he had been forced to quit.
“This morning I was ‘honored’ with a visit from the bailiff on behalf of BREIN. To cut a long story short, I am sentenced to pay a hefty sum of money for my work as a spotter / poster. Perhaps there are people who would just continue, but I’m out,” the uploader wrote.
BREIN director Tim Kuik is happy with the outcome and stresses that they have their sights set on pirates of all kinds.
“BREIN previously announced that it would expand its actions against illegal uploaders. This doesn’t only affect BitTorrent uploaders as in previous cases this year, but also uploaders to Usenet and file-hosters or cyberlockers” Kuik says.
“In addition to the present case, there are still more investigations ongoing. We don’t warn illegal uploaders, but immediately offer them a settlement. If someone does not want to settle, a court proceeding will follow, to recover the full damages and costs,” he adds.
It’s clear that the anti-piracy group is becoming more active against uploaders. For many years the Netherlands was considered a relative safe haven for file-sharers, but if left up to BREIN this will no longer be the case.
Looking ahead, BREIN is planning to go after uploaders on a much larger scale to increase the catch-rate.
The anti-piracy group has started to systematically monitor IP-addresses of torrent swarms, in order to identify the IP-addresses of prolific sharers. They then hope to identify the account holders through their Internet providers.
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Basis Peak: Intel ruft heiße Smartwatch komplett zurück
Schon länger rät die Intel-Tochter Basis Nutzern der Smartwatch Peak, diese nicht mehr zu tragen: Überhitzungsprobleme sollen bei einigen Nutzern zu Verbrennungen geführt haben. Mit einem Softwareupdate lässt sich das Problem nicht beheben – daher ruft der Hersteller alle Uhren zurück. (Intel, Server)
Schon länger rät die Intel-Tochter Basis Nutzern der Smartwatch Peak, diese nicht mehr zu tragen: Überhitzungsprobleme sollen bei einigen Nutzern zu Verbrennungen geführt haben. Mit einem Softwareupdate lässt sich das Problem nicht beheben - daher ruft der Hersteller alle Uhren zurück. (Intel, Server) HEIST: Timing- und Kompressionsangriff auf TLS
Durch die geschickte Kombination eines Timing-Angriffs in Javascript und der bereits bekannten BREACH-Attacke ist es möglich, Geheimnisse in TLS-Verbindungen zu entschlüsseln. Anders als früher ist dafür kein Man-in-the-Middle-Angriff nötig. (Report Calls for Operating Systems to Block Pirated Downloads
A report has caused controversy by suggesting operating systems, such as those from Microsoft, Apple, and Google, should enforce copyright laws by blocking pirated downloads.The report, produced by Sweden’s Black Market Watch and the Global Initiative …
A report has caused controversy by suggesting operating systems, such as those from Microsoft, Apple, and Google, should enforce copyright laws by blocking pirated downloads.
The report, produced by Sweden's Black Market Watch and the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime, produced several recommendations, and one of which called for companies that own the major operating system to take action against pirated content.
"The producers of operating systems should be encouraged, or regulated, for example, to block downloads of copyright infringing material," the report concludes.
Interestingly, the report referenced an unsubstantiated rumor from last year in which a clause in Windows 10's user agreement suggested Microsoft reserved the right to "kill" pirated downloads and software. At that time, it was also revealed Microsoft had been sending some user information to an anti-piracy firm. Despite Microsoft confirming later that the information sharing was due to the OS's anti-phishing protection and unrelated to anti-piracy actions, these revelations caused some torrent trackers to ban Windows 10 users temporarily.
This series of events, the report says, is precisely why an operating system level block of pirated downloads could be effective.
The same report also chastised ISPs for profiting from piracy, a claim that has already been rejected by some ISPs in Sweden. One local ISP, Bahnhof, has rejected the claims as "pure nonsense", and warned that ISPs will not become "copyright cops" willingly.
[via TorrentFreak]