Bluetooth Spam is Coming
Slashdot points to an article about companies who have figured out a way to send commercials to nearby bluetooth devices. So now if you're walking near a fast food spot, you get a instant message on your phone offering a lunchtime special.
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Tags: Advertising, Bluetooth, Regulation, SpamSchneier Supporting Security Theater?
Security theater is the term Bruce Schneier uses to describe a security measure that doesn’t actually improve security as much as it makes us feel more secure. While he disagrees with most uses, he allows that sometimes, feeling better is a good thing. For example, hospitals that put RFID bracelets on newborns that will trigger an alarm if they go through the wrong doors helps reassure new mothers when the .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
Tags: RFID, Security TheaterMaine Rejects REAL ID
The Maine House and Senate registered nearly unanimous opposition Thursday to the federal Real ID Act, which requires states to change their drivers' licenses into national IDs linked to a central database. The resolution is not binding on Congress, but .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]22% of Windows Copies Pirated? Yeah, Whatever.
Slashdot pointed to this article about a Microsoft press release stating that 22% of Windows Installations are pirated. Their basis for this conclusion? Failure rate of the Windows Genuine Advantage tool.
Self-absorbed boobs. I've never used any pirated software, but I have been greatly tempted to get a hacked version of the software .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
Tags: DRM, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, PiratingDon’t Buy Windows Vista
That seems to be an undercurrent (or more than an undercurrent) of thought on the web. Here is a list of 10 good reasons not to buy Vista.
The point about Windows being released with the need for a hardware upgrade is something I can relate to. When XP came .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
Tags: Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Oops, Windows VistaRFID Tattoos for Soldiers
Hmm…. Prime cuts of meat… and military personnel. In the same sentence. I realize that military people have a reduced set of rights compared to civilians, but they deserve respect, not to be tagged like a piece of meat.
"It could help identify friends or foes, prevent friendly fire, and help save soldiers' lives," he .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
