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Slashdot Daily Newsletter
In this issue:
* Florida Reduces Penalties For 'Sexting' Teens
* Ask Slashdot: How to Exploit Post-Cataract Ultraviolet Vision?
* Psystar Loses Appeal In Apple Case
* Tesla Model S: 0-60 In 4.5 Seconds
* Hot Multi-OS Switching — Why Isn't It Everywhere?
* Google Opens First Retail Outlet In London
* Citigroup Questions Whether US Spectrum Shortage Exists
* Canadian Court Finds Website Scraping Infringes Copyright
* Tom's Hardware Pits Newest Firefox, Opera and Chrome Against Each Other
* ODF 1.2 Is Approved
* Amazon's Silk: SaaS Is Closing the Net
* Facebook's Faces Trademark Suit Over Timeline
* Russian Software Company Says Its App Can Crack BlackBerry Security
* Security Vulnerabilities On HTC Android Devices
* Prototyping Boards Make It Easier To Find Flaws in Specialized Hardware
* Privacy Groups Ask FTC For Facebook Investigation
* World Solar Challenge 2011 Starts In Two Weeks
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| Florida Reduces Penalties For 'Sexting' Teens
| from the more-time-to-work-through-their-shame dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Sunday October 02, @02:21 (Cellphones)
| with 242 comments
| https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/10/02/0018257/florida-reduces-penalties-for-sexting-teens?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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SonicSpike sends word that Florida has [0]changed how law enforcement
deals with teenagers who send racy pictures to each other over their
phones. Quoting CNN: "Before Saturday, a Florida teenager who sent or
received nude photos or video could have been charged with a felony and
forced to register as a sex offender. But a new law, recognizing the
proliferation of cell phones and computers, eases the penalties for
'sexting' infractions. A first offense is punishable by eight hours of
community service or a $60 fine; the second is a misdemeanor and the
third is a felony. ... Under House Bill 75, teens who receive explicit
images won't be charged if they took reasonable steps to report it, did
not solicit the image and did not send it to someone."
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Links:
0. http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/01/us/florida-sexting/
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| Ask Slashdot: How to Exploit Post-Cataract Ultraviolet Vision?
| from the oh-not-ultraviolent dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday October 02, @15:36 (Medicine)
| with 229 comments
| https://ask.slashdot.org/story/11/10/02/1937232/ask-slashdot-how-to-exploit-post-cataract-ultraviolet-vision?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]xmas2003 writes "I recently had [1]cataract surgery with a Crystalens
implant. With my cloudy yellowing (UV-filtering) natural lens removed, I
see the world in a new light (more on that in a moment) as everything is
brighter and colors are more vivid ... plus in focus. As a typical
Slashdot reader, I've been myopic since childhood, so it's wonderful not
to have to wear glasses/contacts for distance. One interesting oddity is
that [2]I can now see ultraviolet light ��� it seems that [3]there are a
few people who have photoreceptors sensitive below 400nm into the UV
spectrum. I've done some testing with a Black Light and UV filter to
confirm this but would love to do more conclusive testing such as using a
[4]Monochromator ��� anyone in the Boulder, Colorado area have access to
one? And any suggestions from Slashdot readers on how I can further
explore this phenomenon? While I can't [5]see dead people, I guess I have
a 'superpower' ... although I'm not sure a middle-aged suburbanite dad
should don purple tights and cape to become a crime-fighter!"
Discuss this story at:
https://ask.slashdot.org/story/11/10/02/1937232/ask-slashdot-how-to-exploit-post-cataract-ultraviolet-vision?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.komar.org/
1. http://www.komar.org/faq/colorado-cataract-surgery-crystalens/
2. http://www.komar.org/faq/colorado-cataract-surgery-crystalens/ultra-violet-color-glow/
3. http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/04/04/8255929/
4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monochromator
5. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167404/
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| Psystar Loses Appeal In Apple Case
| from the sir-can-I-have-another dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday October 02, @13:21 (OS X)
| with 221 comments
| https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/10/02/1643219/psystar-loses-appeal-in-apple-case?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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The dispute between Mac cloner [0]Psystar and Apple has been a long and
twisty one; now, reader UnknowingFool writes that "Last week, the U.S.
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals [1]ruled mostly against Psystar in their
appeal of their case with Apple. The Court found for Apple in that they
did not misuse copyright by having conditions in the OS X license.
Psystar won on one point in which some of the court orders should have
not been sealed."
Discuss this story at:
https://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/10/02/1643219/psystar-loses-appeal-in-apple-case?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psystar_Corporation
1. http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20110929014241932
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| Tesla Model S: 0-60 In 4.5 Seconds
| from the mind-the-headwinds dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday October 02, @17:41 (Transportation)
| with 208 comments
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/10/02/2140259/tesla-model-s-0-60-in-45-seconds?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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thecarchik writes "We already know a lot about the all-electric 2012 [0]
Tesla Model S sedan ��� but at a press event ahead of tonight's exclusive
VIP event at the former Toyota NUMMI facility in Fremont, California,
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced Tesla was making a faster Model S for those
with a sporty side. [1]Cutting the brisk 0-60 time of the standard Model
S from 5.6 second to under 4.5 seconds, the sportier version features the
same 85 kilowatt-hour, 300 miles-per-charge battery pack found in the
2012 Model S Signature series. 'That's quicker than a [Porsche] 911
[Carrera],' joked Musk. 'Not bad for an electric luxury sedan.' But if
you thought 300 miles was the maximum range a Tesla Model S could do,
you'd be wrong."
Discuss this story at:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/10/02/2140259/tesla-model-s-0-60-in-45-seconds?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.greencarreports.com/overview/tesla_model-s_2012
1. http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1066795_breaking-tesla-making-faster-2012-model-s-0-60-in-under-4-5-seconds
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| Hot Multi-OS Switching — Why Isn't It Everywhere?
| from the all-the-tradeoffs-conspire dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday October 02, @10:22 (Operating Systems)
| with 187 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/10/02/1420204/hot-multi-os-switching-why-isnt-it-everywhere?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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First time accepted submitter [0]recrudescence writes "Slashdot readers
might remember the [1]Touchbook announcement from [2]Always Innovating
stirring up a lot of excitement in the Slashdot community back in 2009
(almost a year before the iPad was announced and essentially killed this
off, and way before the Asus Transformer, which is essentially the same
idea). The company's new product seems to [3]support Hot multi-OS
switching, supposedly with a minimal performance penalty. What seems
strange to me is, why haven't other developers jumped in on this already?
Macs, for instance, made a huge campaign of their products' [4]new
ability to finally support Microsoft Windows, yet (disregarding emulation
options) they're still limited to booting to a single working system at
any time."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/10/02/1420204/hot-multi-os-switching-why-isnt-it-everywhere?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. mailto:tpapastylianou@hotmail.com
1. http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/09/03/02/1635210/new-netbook-offers-detachable-tablet
2. http://www.alwaysinnovating.com/home/
3. http://www.alwaysinnovating.com/products/aios.htm
4. http://www.apple.com/uk/findouthow/mac/#windowsmac
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| Google Opens First Retail Outlet In London
| from the but-it's-still-in-beta dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Sunday October 02, @05:30 (Google)
| with 161 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/10/02/023251/google-opens-first-retail-outlet-in-london?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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theodp writes "Google is following in the footsteps of Apple and
[0]Microsoft. The London Evening Standard reports that [1]the world's
first 'Google Store' has opened in a PC World on London's gadget street,
Tottenham Court Road. Officially known as 'the Chromezone,' the 285sq.
ft. pop-up 'shop within a shop,' which only sells Google's Chromebook
laptop and a few accessories such as headphones, will run for three
months up to Christmas. But if the low-key experiment is successful,
Google could follow Apple in opening permanent stores around the world.
'It is our first foray into physical retail,' said Google's Arvind
Desikan. 'This is a new channel for us and it's still very, very early
days. It's something Google is going to play with and see where it
leads.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/10/02/023251/google-opens-first-retail-outlet-in-london?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://slashdot.org/story/09/02/13/043207/microsoft-to-open-retail-stores
1. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23992985-googles-first-store-pops-up-in-london.do
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| Citigroup Questions Whether US Spectrum Shortage Exists
| from the blame-the-spectrum-speculators dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday October 01, @23:19 (Wireless Networking)
| with 120 comments
| https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/10/01/2215201/citigroup-questions-whether-us-spectrum-shortage-exists?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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alphadogg writes "For more than two years, the U.S. mobile industry has
warned of an upcoming spectrum shortage, but [0]two analysts at Citigroup
don't buy it. AT&T, trade group CTIA and even officials with the U.S.
Federal Communications Commission have talked frequently about a coming
spectrum crunch, as mobile customers move to data-sucking smartphones and
tablets. Smartphones use 24 times the spectrum compared to standard
mobile phones, and tablets use 120 times the spectrum, FCC Chairman
Julius Genachowski said in a speech on Tuesday. But Citigroup analysts
Jason Bazinet and Michael Rollins questioned what has become the
conventional wisdom in the mobile industry. The U.S. has plenty of
spectrum for mobile broadband, but much of it is in the wrong hands, they
said."
Discuss this story at:
https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/10/01/2215201/citigroup-questions-whether-us-spectrum-shortage-exists?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/093011-citigroup-questions-if-us-spectrum-251472.html
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| Canadian Court Finds Website Scraping Infringes Copyright
| from the didja-see-the-eula-punk dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday October 02, @11:19 (Canada)
| with 119 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/10/02/1437207/canadian-court-finds-website-scraping-infringes-copyright?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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First time accepted submitter wrecked writes "A trial judgment from
British Columbia, Canada, found that [0]Zoocasa, a real estate search
site operated by Rogers Communications, breached copyright by scraping
real estate listings and photos from Century 21 Canada. [1]The decision
thoroughly reviews the issues of website scraping, Terms of Use, 'Shrink
Wrap' and 'Click Wrap' Agreements, robots.txt files, and copyright
implications of hyperlinking. For American readers used to multi-million
dollar damages, the court here awarded $1,000 (one thousand dollars) for
breach of the Century 21 website's Terms of Use, and statutory copyright
damages totalling $32,000 ($250 per infringing real estate photo). More
[2]analysis at Michael Geist's blog, [3] and the Globe & Mail."
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/10/02/1437207/canadian-court-finds-website-scraping-infringes-copyright?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.zoocasa.com/en/
1. http://www.canlii.org/en/bc/bcsc/doc/2011/2011bcsc1196/2011bcsc1196.html
2. http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/5996/125/
3. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/the-law-page/why-reading-a-websites-fine-print-matters/article2173530/
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| Tom's Hardware Pits Newest Firefox, Opera and Chrome Against Each Other
| from the do-the-windows-numbers-hold-for-linux? dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday October 02, @19:47 (Chrome)
| with 114 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/10/02/2319210/toms-hardware-pits-newest-firefox-opera-and-chrome-against-each-other?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "Firefox 7 was released a couple days ago, and
now the [0]latest Web browser performance numbers are in. This article is
the same series that ran benchmarks on Mac OS X Lion last month. This
time around the new Mozilla release is going against Chrome 14 and Opera
11.51 in 40+ different tests on Windows 7. Testing comes from every
category of Web browsing performance I can think of: startup time, page
load time, JS, CSS, DOM, HTML5, Flash, hardware acceleration, WebGL,
Java, Silverlight, reliable page loads, memory usage/management, and
standards conformance. The article also has a little feature on the
Futuremark Peacekeeper browser benchmark. An open beta of the next
revision has just been made public. This new version adds HTML5, video
codecs, and WebGL tests to the benchmark. It's also designed to run on
any browser/OS/device combination ��� e.g. Windows desktop, iPad, Droid 2,
MacBook, Linux flavors, etc. Another great read, a must for Web browser
fanatics!"
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/10/02/2319210/toms-hardware-pits-newest-firefox-opera-and-chrome-against-each-other?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/firefox-7-web-browser,3037.html
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| ODF 1.2 Is Approved
| from the boy-that-was-fast dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday October 01, @21:42 (Software)
| with 99 comments
| https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/10/02/0010211/odf-12-is-approved?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes with news that [0]the Open Document Format 1.2
specification has [1]finally been approved. "The most important
improvement to ODF 1.2 is the newly built spreadsheet support. The old
format was buggy and had a lot of legacy problems. Therefore the new
spreadsheet module was written from scratch. 'A complete clean room
implementation of the spreadsheet formula was built,' said [Michiel
Leenaars, director of the Internet Society Netherlands]. ... Another
important improvement in ODF 1.2 is the support for Resource Description
Framework (RDF) metadata, a W3C standard model for data interchange on
the Web. ... Instead of only being able to link to a URL, RDF allows
users to link text in documents to other things like a V-Card or a
calendar item. Companies can use this technology to structure their
workflow."
Discuss this story at:
https://news.slashdot.org/story/11/10/02/0010211/odf-12-is-approved?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.robweir.com/blog/2011/09/odf12-approved.html
1. http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/240930/spreadsheets_come_to_odf_as_version_12_wins_approval.html
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| Amazon's Silk: SaaS Is Closing the Net
| from the how-many-gardens-can-fit-in-an-internet dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Sunday October 02, @08:17 (Cloud)
| with 82 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/10/02/0159228/amazons-silk-saas-is-closing-the-net?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]jfruhlinger writes "Much of the initial reaction to Amazon's Silk
browser was interest in how it uses the cloud to [1]speed up browsing.
But at what cost? There are privacy concerns, of course, as Amazon will
have a record of your browsing; but in a larger philosophical sense, Silk
is of a piece with Facebook and Apple's iOS walled garden, an
[2]intermediary between you and the Internet."
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/10/02/0159228/amazons-silk-saas-is-closing-the-net?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://joshreads.com/
1. http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/09/29/008247/amazons-new-silk-redefines-browser-tech
2. http://www.itworld.com/security/208851/closing-net
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| Facebook's Faces Trademark Suit Over Timeline
| from the ask-the-traveler-for-help dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Saturday October 01, @20:15 (Facebook)
| with 79 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/10/01/2220255/facebooks-faces-trademark-suit-over-timeline?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]sydneyhype writes "Facebook's [1]recently announced Timeline feature
is [2]up against legal action from an online social-scrapbooking company
that has been in business since 2008. The company, [3]Timelines.com,
filed a trademark-infringement suit yesterday against Facebook, claiming
it is to prevent being '[4]rolled over and quite possibly eliminated by
the unlawful action by the world's largest and most powerful social-media
company, Facebook.'"
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/10/01/2220255/facebooks-faces-trademark-suit-over-timeline?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.sydneyhype.com.au/
1. http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/09/22/2021204/facebook-unveils-timeline-updated-open-graph
2. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20113958-93/chicago-company-sues-facebook-over-timeline-feature/
3. http://timelines.com/
4. http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/30/timeslines-facebook-timeline-trademark-lawsuit/
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| Russian Software Company Says Its App Can Crack BlackBerry Security
| from the put-down-that-wrench dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday October 02, @12:25 (Blackberry)
| with 66 comments
| https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/11/10/02/1624216/russian-software-company-says-its-app-can-crack-blackberry-security?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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AZA43 leaps into the ranks of accepted submitters, writing "Russian
security software vendor Elcomsoft has released an app that it claims can
[0]determine BlackBerry handheld passwords. The software supposedly hacks
the BlackBerry password via an advanced handheld security setting that's
meant to encrypt data stored on a user's memory card. And a hacker
doesn't even need to have the BlackBerry to determine a password, just
the media card."
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Links:
0. http://blogs.cio.com/blackberry/16530/blackberry-media-card-encryption-security-risk
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| Security Vulnerabilities On HTC Android Devices
| from the bit-of-an-oopsie dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday October 02, @14:29 (Android)
| with 65 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/10/02/1829237/security-vulnerabilities-on-htc-android-devices?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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[0]revjtanton writes "In recent updates to some of its devices, HTC
introduced a suite of logging tools that collected information. Lots of
information. LOTS. Whatever the reason was, whether for better
understanding problems on users' devices, easier remote analysis, or
corporate evilness ��� it doesn't matter." That's because "any app on
affected devices that requests a single android.permission.INTERNET
(which is normal for any app that connects to the web or shows ads)" on
one of these phones [1]can now grab all sorts of interesting bits from
the logged data.
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/10/02/1829237/security-vulnerabilities-on-htc-android-devices?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.wibit.net/
1. http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/10/01/massive-security-vulnerability-in-htc-android-devices-evo-3d-4g-thunderbolt-others-exposes-phone-numbers-gps-sms-emails-addresses-much-more/
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| Prototyping Boards Make It Easier To Find Flaws in Specialized Hardware
| from the arduino-nuclear-plant dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday October 02, @09:20 (Security)
| with 52 comments
| https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/10/02/138208/prototyping-boards-make-it-easier-to-find-flaws-in-specialized-hardware?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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wiredmikey writes "Author Robert Vamosi writes an interesting piece on
how security researchers are using open source 'prototyping boards' and
other open source tools now available via the Internet for [0]rapid
prototyping of tools used in hardware analysis. 'The days of saying it
would take the resources of a nation-state to discover or exploit
vulnerabilities in a particular piece of hardware in an industrial
control system or a healthcare environment are rapidly fading,' he
writes. Vendors who do not test their products before selling them into
the field are doomed to be targets of future research and, perhaps,
attacks."
Discuss this story at:
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/10/02/138208/prototyping-boards-make-it-easier-to-find-flaws-in-specialized-hardware?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.securityweek.com/new-prototyping-boards-make-diy-hardware-hacks-easy
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| Privacy Groups Ask FTC For Facebook Investigation
| from the dear-mark-letter dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday October 02, @16:38 (Cloud)
| with 43 comments
| https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/10/02/2036246/privacy-groups-ask-ftc-for-facebook-investigation?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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An anonymous reader writes "10 public-interest groups [0]have asked the
Federal Trade Commission to investigate Facebook's various business
practices. This demand comes right after two similar ones this week: two
U.S. congressmen [1]asked the FTC to investigate how Facebook's cookies
behave, and Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner [2]has agreed to
conduct a privacy audit of Facebook. Given that the social network's
international headquarters is in Dublin, the latter is the more serious
one as the large majority of the site's users could be affected."
Discuss this story at:
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/10/02/2036246/privacy-groups-ask-ftc-for-facebook-investigation?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/privacy-groups-ask-ftc-for-facebook-investigation-too/4282
1. http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/us-congressmen-ask-ftc-to-investigate-facebook-cookies/4218
2. http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/irish-data-protection-commissioner-to-begin-facebook-audit/4262
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| World Solar Challenge 2011 Starts In Two Weeks
| from the aussies-know-transportation dept.
| posted by timothy on Sunday October 02, @18:40 (Transportation)
| with 24 comments
| https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/10/02/222205/world-solar-challenge-2011-starts-in-two-weeks?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email
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First time accepted submitter [0]SustainableJeroen writes "In less than
two weeks the bi-annual [1]World Solar Challenge will start. Around
[2]forty teams, mostly made up of university students from around the
globe, will battle each other for first place in the de facto world
championship of solar car racing. The teams will race each other on the
3000km Stuart highway between Darwin and Adelaide, while dodging road
trains, dust devils and kangaroos. The fastest teams will cover this
distance in four to five days, while it is by no means certain that all
teams will make it to the finish line. In 2009, the [3]Tokai University
team from Japan unexpectedly took first place in this high-tech brain
sport, with four-time winner [4]Nuon Solar Team having to settle for
second place. Who will win this edition? There are a number of very
strong contenders, but as the differences among the top teams and their
cars are very, very small it's impossible to say in advance."
Discuss this story at:
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/10/02/222205/world-solar-challenge-2011-starts-in-two-weeks?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email#commentlisting
Links:
0. mailto:jeroen@solarwebsite.nl
1. http://www.worldsolarchallenge.org/
2. http://www.solarwebsite.nl/en/world-solar-challenge-2011/
3. http://deka.challe.u-tokai.ac.jp/lp/
4. http://www.nuonsolarteam.nl/?lang=en
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