Russian trouble makers find Quicken backdoor
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| A Russian firm that provides password-recovery services says it has
| found a backdoor in the encryption mechanism that Quicken uses to
| secure password-protected files, a feature that makes millions of
| users of the personal finance program more vulnerable to government
| spooks or other highly determined snoops.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/23/quicken_password_backdoor/
Australian software pirate to serve 4 years in US jail, court rules
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| The DOJ estimated that DrinkOrDie was responsible for the reproduction
| and distribution of more than $50 million worth of pirated software,
| movies, games and music.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=1503107502&rid=-50
Related:
Microsoft Happy with the Evolution of Windows Vista Piracy
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| But the truth is that Microsoft is happy with the way Windows Vista
| piracy is evolving. Is there a catch to this? No. The fact of the
| matter is that Windows Vista has delivered a heavy blow to
| software counterfeiters. The reason for this is the new Windows
| Genuine Advantage security mechanism integrated into the
| operating system.
|
| You may not notice this on the surface. On the surface, the
| Internet is crawling with Windows Vista cracks, hacks and
| workarounds. On the surface, every Windows Vista edition has
| been cracked and is available for download via peer-to-peer
| networks. But this is not the true extent of Windows Vista piracy.
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Happy-with-the-Evolution-of-Windows-Vista-Piracy-50577.shtml
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| Specifically, Bill Gates, citing China as an example, said:
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| "Although about 3 million computers get sold every year in China, but
| people don't pay for the software," he said. "Someday they will, though.
| As long as they are going to steal it, we want them to steal ours.
| They'll get sort of addicted, and then we'll somehow figure out how to
| collect sometime in the next decade."
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http://www.cybersource.com.au/press/gates_set_to_addict_next_billion.html
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