Eine gefährliche Sicherheitslücke in Java 7 Update 97 und Java 8 Update 73/74 hat Oracle veranlasst, außerplanmäßig ein Sicherheitsupdate zu veröffentlichen. Server sind nicht betroffen. (Java, Server) 
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Synology: DSM 6.0 bringt Btrfs und Snapshots für NAS-Systeme
Synology hat die Version 6 für das NAS-Betriebssystem Diskstation Manager (DSM) freigegeben. Es gibt eine Optimierung für 64-Bit-Prozesse, die nun auch mehr als 4 GByte Arbeitsspeicher ansprechen können, und ein neues Dateisystem. Das allerdings nur für eine Auswahl an Geräten. (Synology, Speichermedien) 
Synology hat die Version 6 für das NAS-Betriebssystem Diskstation Manager (DSM) freigegeben. Es gibt eine Optimierung für 64-Bit-Prozesse, die nun auch mehr als 4 GByte Arbeitsspeicher ansprechen können, und ein neues Dateisystem. Das allerdings nur für eine Auswahl an Geräten. (Synology, Speichermedien) Police Raid Usenet Service, Arrest Operator, Seize Data
A France-based Usenet provider says that his service has been raided and shutdown by the police. The 5,000 user ‘Newsoo’ service appears to have been a labor of love for its owner, but all data is now in the hands of authorities after he was arrested. A long-standing complaint by anti-piracy outfit SACEM appears to have been the trigger.
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When it comes to file-sharing news, torrent sites usually grab most of the headlines and have done so for the last decade or more. However, a much older method of file-sharing continues in the background, one which facilitates the spread of huge amounts of copyrighted material every day.
Usenet (newsgroups) is a server-based sharing system that usually requires a subscription to access. Users download files (binaries) directly from servers run by their Usenet provider and no peer-to-peer sharing takes place. This means that downloads are very secure, almost immune from snooping, and generally very fast.
Certain prominent cases aside, Usenet providers have largely avoided prosecution but for one company in France the show is now over. Following a complaint filed by anti-piracy outfit SACEM two years ago, France’s largest independent Usenet provider Newsoo has just been shut down by the police.
“I just got back from custody after a search and seizure of Newsoo servers by the judicial police in Strasbourg. I announce therefore that the Newsoo adventure ends immediately and permanently,” Newsoo owner Cedric reports.
While the Newsoo operation was small by Giganews standards, for example, the service was definitely unique. Cedric (known online as Optix) was very public about his passion for his staunchly independent service, which was built up over the years by hand and backed up by personal customer support from the enthusiast.
An earlier thumbs-up from Optix in the Newsoo control room
But like many file-sharing services (and all Usenet providers), Newsoo had its problems with copyrighted content being uploaded to its servers and this week the authorities ran out of patience. In what was reportedly a relatively calm raid, Optix was arrested and his service dismantled.
“As to the ‘practical’ terms of my custody, rest can be assured. The staff were very courteous, kind and sympathetic, and there were no handcuffs and all that. I’m fine,” he explained in a statement.
While questioning whether the shutdown of his service was appropriate, Optix says that it actually came as a relief. Describing Newsoo as an addictive project in which he was responsible for everything, the combination of little time with his family and no financial incentive eventually became too much.
“Revenues were automatically fed back into the activity itself, I took no salary, no dividends, nada, niet, zilch – zero personal enrichment. In other words, everything earned [was always spent on] new machines, new fibers, and the network,” he says.
Newsoo celebrates 10Gbps fibre in 2015
While the raid effectively closed down Newsoo, Optix says the final decision lay with him. He will now place his company into liquidation, cooperate with the inquiry, and try to remember the good times.
“When I began two years ago, I started with barely two poor machines. I gained a lot of knowledge and I enjoyed sharing with you my successes, my problems and now my fall (well that is not really a pleasure),” he told supporters on the Warizens forum.
“It was really great to see that even if people were not fully in the project, most have made the effort to read all of my writings, because there is so much to say on a subject as exciting as this. In short, it is time to say goodbye.”
According to a Zataz report, the raid targeted 650TB of data and resulted in the seizure of 130 hard disks. One newsgroup connected to the service is said to have held 26 million MP3 files.
Optix has been told he will appear in court June 21, 2016.
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Strafe verhängt: Frankreich fordert von Google weltweite Auslistung von Links
Mit dem Geoblocking von beanstandeten Links wollte Google den europäischen Datenschützern entgegenkommen. Doch der französischen CNIL reicht das nicht, sie verhängte eine Geldstrafe. Google will die Entscheidung anfechten. (Google, Datenschutz) 
Mit dem Geoblocking von beanstandeten Links wollte Google den europäischen Datenschützern entgegenkommen. Doch der französischen CNIL reicht das nicht, sie verhängte eine Geldstrafe. Google will die Entscheidung anfechten. (Google, Datenschutz) Star Wars: The Force Awakens Blu-ray Leaked Online
In a massive blow to Disney’s on-going anti-piracy efforts, the much anticipated Blu-ray release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been ripped and uploaded online, nearly two weeks before the retail release date of the disc set.More than 250,000 peop…
In a massive blow to Disney's on-going anti-piracy efforts, the much anticipated Blu-ray release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been ripped and uploaded online, nearly two weeks before the retail release date of the disc set.
More than 250,000 people have already downloaded the ripped version (available in a 1.43 GB BRRip, as well as a full 11 GB 1080p version) in the first 12 hours alone, and this number is expected to reach multi-millions in the weeks to come.
With scene release groups now required to supply a photo of the original physical source, the released photos shows the release group, REPLiCA, managed to obtain a retail version of the disc set (physical copies will already be in warehouses, awaiting the end of the release embargo period).
This is the second major piracy blow for the hit Star Wars movie, with camcorded versions of the film being uploaded online only a week after it officially hit theaters in mid December. But unlike that version, there are no issues with the quality of this latest Blu-ray, which, according to comments made in relation to the upload, features 10 out of 10 audio and video quality.
With that said, it is unlikely that this leak will have a huge impact on Blu-ray sales (which is still expected to break all records), with many fans likely to both (illegally) download and to buy when the Blu-ray hits shelves on April 5th, for a movie that most fans regard as the best Star Wars film since the original trilogy.
More than 250,000 people have already downloaded the ripped version (available in a 1.43 GB BRRip, as well as a full 11 GB 1080p version) in the first 12 hours alone, and this number is expected to reach multi-millions in the weeks to come.
With scene release groups now required to supply a photo of the original physical source, the released photos shows the release group, REPLiCA, managed to obtain a retail version of the disc set (physical copies will already be in warehouses, awaiting the end of the release embargo period).
This is the second major piracy blow for the hit Star Wars movie, with camcorded versions of the film being uploaded online only a week after it officially hit theaters in mid December. But unlike that version, there are no issues with the quality of this latest Blu-ray, which, according to comments made in relation to the upload, features 10 out of 10 audio and video quality.
With that said, it is unlikely that this leak will have a huge impact on Blu-ray sales (which is still expected to break all records), with many fans likely to both (illegally) download and to buy when the Blu-ray hits shelves on April 5th, for a movie that most fans regard as the best Star Wars film since the original trilogy.
Apple pulls iOS 9.3 update for older devices following activation problems
iPhone 5S and older, iPad Air and older, and others are potentially affected.
The iPhone 4S and other older iDevices could be affected by this problem. (credit: Andrew Cunningham)
Apple has temporarily pulled the iOS 9.3 update for older iDevices following some issues with device activation. On a support page for the update, the company said that affected products could get stuck during the activation phase of the update if users didn't happen to remember their Apple ID passwords.
Devices affected include the iPhone 4S, 5, 5C, and 5S; and the iPad 2, third- and fourth-generation Retina iPads, and the iPad Air. Apple's page doesn't mention the iPad Mini or iPod Touch lines, but according to this Twitter account that tracks iOS updates, the iPad Mini, Mini 2, and Mini 3 and the fifth-generation iPod Touch are also affected.
While Apple works on a fix, the company says that you should try to reset your password or disable the Activation Lock feature at iCloud.com or connect the affected device to a computer running iTunes. Apple said in a statement to iMore that it would be posting a fixed version of the update "in the next few days," and we'll update this post when it does.
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Apple re-posts iOS 9.3 update for older devices to fix activation problems [Updated]
iPhone 5S and older, iPad Air and older, and others are potentially affected.
The iPhone 4S and other older iDevices could be affected by this problem. (credit: Andrew Cunningham)
Update: Apple today posted a new version of the update, build 13E237, to fix the activation problem for all affected devices. It's currently available to download over-the-air or via iTunes.
Original story: Apple has temporarily pulled the iOS 9.3 update for older iDevices following some issues with device activation. On a support page for the update, the company said that affected products could get stuck during the activation phase of the update if users didn't happen to remember their Apple ID passwords.
Devices affected include the iPhone 4S, 5, 5C, and 5S; and the iPad 2, third- and fourth-generation Retina iPads, and the iPad Air. Apple's page doesn't mention the iPad Mini or iPod Touch lines, but according to this Twitter account that tracks iOS updates, the iPad Mini and Mini 2, and the fifth-generation iPod Touch are also affected.
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Rage-quit: Coder unpublished 17 lines of JavaScript and “broke the Internet”
Dispute over module name in npm registry became giant headache for developers.
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It all started with a request from the developers of a messaging application to an open-source developer to change the name of a library. It ended with JavaScript developers around the world crying out in frustration as hundreds of projects suddenly stopped working—their code failing because of broken dependencies on modules that a developer removed from the repository over a policy dispute.
At the center of it all is npm, Inc., the Oakland startup behind the largest registry and repository of JavaScript tools and modules. Isaac Schlueter, npm's creator, said that the way the whole thing shook out was a testament to how well open source works—the missing link was replaced by another developer quickly. But many developers are less than elated by the fact that code they've become dependent on can be pulled out from under them without any notice.
The disruption caused by the wholesale unpublishing of code modules by their author Azer Koçulu was repaired in two hours, Schlueter told Ars, as other developers filled in the holes in the repository. The incident is, however, prompting Schlueter and the team at nmp Inc. to take a look at how to prevent one developer from causing so much collateral damage.
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Report: “YouTube Connect” will be a livestreaming Periscope competitor
News of yet another live YouTube service surfaces.
VentureBeat has the scoop on another YouTube service: YouTube Connect. Connect would be a livestreaming service which would take on "spur-of-the-moment" live video services like Facebook Live and Twitter's Periscope.
The report says the service would include apps on Android and iOS with "much of the same functionality" as Periscope and Facebook Live. Streaming would be immediate and paired with chat and "tagging" features. There is supposedly even a "news feed" that would list videos from friends and your YouTube subscriptions. Live broadcasts would be saved for later on-demand viewing and would show up on the content creator's YouTube channel.
The new service would be yet another expansion of the YouTube brand and app lineup. Including Connect, YouTube's video empire would be spread across a whopping seven apps: the regular YouTube app, YouTube Gaming, YouTube Music, YouTube Kids, YouTube Creator Studio, and YouTube Capture. There is also the umbrella subscription service YouTube Red.
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Zika may have skulked around Brazil for more than a year unnoticed
Genetic study pegs virus’ arrival to 2013, letting 2014 World Cup off the hook.
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While ongoing scandals and indictments rocked the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) during the 2014 World Cup Tournament in Brazil, there’s one thing the group was likely not guilty of—introducing Zika to the Americas.
The first case of the mosquito-transmitted virus in the Americas was documented in May of 2015 in Brazil. And some researchers had speculated that the large, international crowds of athletes and sports fans that flocked to the game may have unwittingly delivered the virus.
But a new genetic study, published Thursday in Science, suggests that the virus arrived in Brazil between May and December of 2013, well before the tournament. Around that time, the authors noted, Brazil saw a boost in travelers from areas that where then experiencing Zika outbreaks, including French Polynesia and New Caledonia. But, that travel surge was not likely linked to a specific events—sporting or otherwise—the authors emphasized.
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