av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 4, 2016 | Notiser
Romanian hacker who targeted Bush family and Colin Powell sentenced
A Romanian hacker who targeted the Bush family, former secretary of state Colin Powell and others has been sentenced to more than four years in prison.
Forty-four-year-old Marcel Lazar is known by the nickname Guccifer. He is best known for hacking the email account of a Bush family member and revealing private family photos and paintings connected to former presidents George HW Bush and George W Bush.
Lazar also told reporters he hacked into Hillary Clintons private email server, but prosecutors and the FBI director, James Comey, have said he was lying.
Lazar was sentenced on Thursday in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia. The 52-month sentence was in line with prosecutors request.
Lazar did not address the court at the hearing.
Källa: Romanian hacker who targeted Bush family and Colin Powell sentenced | US news | The Guardian
av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 4, 2016 | Notiser
Microsoft gets support in gag order lawsuit from U.S. companies
Technology, media, pharmaceutical and other companies, along with major corporate lobbying groups, filed legal briefs on Friday in support of a Microsoft Corp lawsuit that aims to strike down a law preventing companies from telling customers the government is seeking their data.Friday was the deadline for filing of friend-of-the-court briefs by nonparticipants in the case.
The filings show broad support for Microsoft and the technology industry in its latest high-profile clash with the U.S. Justice Department over digital privacy and surveillance.Microsoft’s backers included the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers, Delta Air Lines Inc, Eli Lilly and Co, BP America, the Washington Post, Fox News, the National Newspaper Association, Apple Inc, Alphabet Inc’s Google, Amazon.com Inc, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and many others.Microsoft filed its lawsuit in Seattle federal court in April, arguing that a law allowing the government to seize computer data located on third-party computers and often barring companies from telling their customers that they are targets is unconstitutional.
The Justice Department argues that Microsoft has no standing to bring the case and the public has a “compelling interest in keeping criminal investigations confidential.” Procedural safeguards also protect constitutional rights, it contends. A Justice Department spokesman declined comment on Friday’s filings.
Källa: Microsoft gets support in gag order lawsuit from U.S. companies | Reuters
av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 4, 2016 | Nöje
La Lucha (The Struggle)
In 1962, Fidel Castro banned all professional (for profit) sports in Cuba. For Cuba’s top athletes this means a tough choice. Stay in Cuba, their home, or defect and follow their dreams. This is the story of two-time Olympic gold medalist Mario Kindelán Mesa.
Directed by: Justin Henning
Produced by: SOCIETY (society.tv) in association with EL CENTRAL producciones
Executive Producer: Harry Calbom & David Holm
Producer: Carlos Gómez & Reymel Delgado Rodriguez
Cinematographer: Justin Henning
Movi Operator: Ryan Haug (motionstate.com)
Assistant Director: Jimmy Ochoa
Camera Assistant: Matt Louie
2nd AC: Hannol Rodriguez
Sound: Elijah Lawson & Ariel Novo
Editor: Nick Pezzillo
Post Producer: David Guti Rosado
Colorist: Eric Rosen (lightpress.tv)
Compositor: David Viau
Titles: Jonny Sikov
Music by: Industrial Revelation, Buddy Roch & Solomon Ligthelm
Sound Design and Mixing by: John Buroker at Hearby Sound
Special thanks: Motion State, Austin Wilson, Harry Calbom, David Holm, Carlos Stevens, Nannette Buroker, Jeff Tillotson, Shane Dillon, Mckenna Turner, Larisa Peters, Rebecca Parenteau, Trust Collective
Starring: Mario Kindelán Mesa
av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 4, 2016 | Notiser
How Spy Tech Firms Let Governments See Everything on a Smartphone
SAN FRANCISCO Want to invisibly spy on 10 iPhone owners without their knowledge? Gather their every keystroke, sound, message and location? That will cost you $650,000, plus a $500,000 setup fee with an Israeli outfit called the NSO Group. You can spy on more people if you would like just check out the companys price list.The NSO Group is one of a number of companies that sell surveillance tools that can capture all the activity on a smartphone, like a users location and personal contacts. These tools can even turn the phone into a secret recording device.Since its founding six years ago, the NSO Group has kept a low profile. But last month, security researchers caught its spyware trying to gain access to the iPhone of a human rights activist in the United Arab Emirates. They also discovered a second target, a Mexican journalist who wrote about corruption in the Mexican government.Now, internal NSO Group emails, contracts and commercial proposals obtained by The New York Times offer insight into how companies in this secretive digital surveillance industry operate. The emails and documents were provided by two people who have had dealings with the NSO Group but would not be named for fear of reprisals.
Källa: How Spy Tech Firms Let Governments See Everything on a Smartphone – The New York Times
av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 4, 2016 | Nyheter
Ming-Chi Kuo berättar det han vet om nya iPhone
KGI Securities analytiker Ming-Chi Kuo bekräftar merparten av det vi redan tror oss veta om nya iPhone 7 och iPhone 7 Plus. Kom nu ihåg att Ming-Chi Kuo är den analytiker som oftast har rätt om Apples nya prylar.
Lagringskapaciteten blir 32, 128 och 256 GB. Det innebär att 16 GB modellen försvinner. Den nya modellen kommer också fem färger, svart (rymdgrå försvinner), rosa, guld, silver och en ny pianosvart färg.
– New A10 chip from TSMC that could top out at 2.4-2.45 GHz, although Apple may clock it a bit lower due to heat and power consumption concerns.
– Storage capacities of 32 GB, 128 GB, and 256 GB on both the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. The iPhone 7 Plus will include 3 GB of DRAM to support the dual-lens camera, while the iPhone 7 will continue to include 2 GB.
– Five color options including the usual silver, gold, and rose gold, along with a “dark black” replacing the usual Space Gray. A new fifth color Kuo describes as glossy “piano black” will also be offered. A photo of SIM trays in those five colors surfaced earlier this week
Hörlursuttaget försvinner mycket riktigt och en högtalare till kommer att finnas i botten av telefonen. Den stora modellen kommer att ha en dubbel 12 Megapixel-kamera, den lilla modellen en enkel 12 Megapixel kamera. Vattentålig och med en så kallad Widé color display som plockats från iPad Pro.
I stort så är det uppgifter som vi redan känt till.