Google’s game changing browser Chrome combines sophisticated technology with a simple UI, to create a faster, safer and easier browsing experience. Launched in 2008, Google Chrome quickly dominated the browser market to become the most used browser globally within 4 years of its public release. Google’s rapid and continuous development cycle ensure...
GPU-Z is a lightweight utility designed to give you all information about your video card and GPU. Support NVIDIA and ATI cards Displays adapter, GPU and display information Displays overclock, default clocks and 3D clocks (if available) Validation of results No installation required Support for Windows 2000 / XP / Vista (both 32 and 64 bi...
In the final response to the case, one of the presiding judges ruled that nearly all access to protected computers without proper authorisation or permission, was an activity that in theory at least, could actually now be considered a criminal act.
The wider implications could have a real effect on the wider sharing of passwords outside of confidential and/or business environments, said one of the judges who disagreed with the ruling.
Some tech industry commentators have also shared concerns that the ruling could set a precedent for the results in future cases, including disputes about the sharing of Netflix passwords.
Judge Reinhardt, who was against the specifics of the ruling argued that the verdict called into question that fact that password sharing was not the same as hacking, could not be considered the same thing, and was concerned how the outcome of the case would affect the literally millions of people who shared passwords for email, social media, and other sites such as Netflix, citing the fact that the act of doing so was ‘generally harmless conduct.’
Reinhardt speculated that ordinary people could in certain innocent cases find themselves jailed as a result of the ruling.
Judge McKeown however, another of the appeals court judges, disagreed, and wrote in her summation that the specifics of the case bore little or no ‘resemblance to asking a spouse to log in to an email account to print a boarding pass.’
Only time will tell how other similar cases fare in criminal and civil prosecutions, and whether the case in question will be referred to in a specific sense, or if a blanket precedent has been set that could negatively affect people who like House of Cards.
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Adobe Acrobat Pro DC with Adobe Document Cloud has been touted to 'change the way you work with important business documents forever.' With Adobe Acrobat Pro DC with Document Cloud services you'll be able to work anywhere you like. You can create, edit, and sign PDFs with the new Acrobat DC mobile app, and also use Mobile Link to access recent...
Video Booth is a great little application if you like to edit your own video for fun. It gives you the ability to take snapshots and video clips both quickly and with minimal fuss. Not only can you take snapshots and video but Video Booth also has a small array of effects, so you can customize your photos and videos as you see fit. The interface...
DVDFab 9 is a DVD/Blu-ray/video processing application. The application allows you to copy any DVD/Blu-ray disc to a computer HDD and then burn it to blank media, or convert it to a variety of video files to be played on either a computer, portable devices or other compatible display. DVDFab 9 is an integrated shareware package that includes DVDF...
In this day and age of privacy invasion–whether committed by hackers or by our own governments–end-to-end encryption in a messaging platform is highly sought after. It has the power to win over long-time devotees to a competing app, for example, as WhatsApp discovered when they unveiled their e-to-e offering. Other platforms have followed suit, and have even made this sender/recipient-only encryption par for the course, meaning it’s a default feature without any kind of hoop-jumping on the part of the user.
Which is why Facebook’s new end-to-end offer is so confusing. Not only does the user have to engage the encryption every single time he sends a message–meaning there’s no setting that can just automatically afford the user this level of security–but only one device in the Facebook user’s account can be encrypted for this kind of purpose. There’s no syncing your messages with encryption engaged, that is.
Why would two of the biggest names in tech–Facebook and the other company to shun this encryption, Google–be willing to lose out on the user loyalty that e-to-e could stand to offer? Perhaps because both Facebook and Google are in the business of gathering their customers’ information, storing it, using it, and even selling it. However, don’t think they’re all bad: the method by which Facebook’s new Secret Messages (yes, it’s actually called that) will function means your messages cannot be accessed by the company and therefore cannot be turned over to the government, even with a warrant or court order. How very Apple of them.
Secret Messages will be powered by a mainstay of encrypted communication tech, Open Whisper Systems, who has publicly stated its approval for Facebook’s efforts, even while admitting it’s less than thrilled with the multi-step effort users have to expend rather than making encryption the default setting for every user.
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