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Re: [News] Microsoft Holds a Patent on Door Hinge

__/ [ Robert Newson ] on Saturday 16 December 2006 11:02 \__

> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> 
> ...
>> http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/9721
> 
> ``...The hinge pin cannot be removed without removing at least one of the
> second leaf portions, and since the second leaf portions cannot be removed
> while the door is closed, the hinge pin cannot be removed while the door is
> closed.''
> 
> Obviously MS doesn't like the situation where nobody can get in if the door
> is closed and so has grabbed the patent to ensure that back doors will
> always be open to MS?

...and their trusting accomplices.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4713018.stm


Could Hollywood hack your PC?

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| Congress is about to consider an entertainment industry proposal
| that would authorize copyright holders to disable PCs used for
| illicit file trading.
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http://news.com.com/2100-1023-945923.html


Data Protection Commissioner criticizes search of private PCs online

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| "In the case of a search via the Internet a police officer covertly,
| without the person knowing about it, accesses a person's computer."
| During such an operation he or she might copy data and obtain all
| kinds of personal documents; the police officer was acting as a "state
| hacker," so to speak. Mr. Schaar observed. "Such an approach is in
| conflict with the legal obligation to protect the core of
| individuals' privacy," Mr. Schaar stated emphatically.
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http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/82529/from/rss09

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