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Date: 2002-02-18 06:17:46
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February 15, 2002

[FC - a near miss for freedom of speech]
Charges To Be Dropped Against Raisethefist.com Owner
Federal charges will be dropped against the teen-aged
operator of anti-government site Raisethefist.com, a
spokesperson for the U.S. attorney's office in central
California confirmed today. Sherman Austin, 18, was
arrested Feb. 2 in New York at a demonstration against
the World Economic Forum. He currently is being held
in a federal transfer detention center in Oklahoma
City, enroute to his home state of California.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/174548.html

DMCA Protection at U.S. Border
U.S. Customs officials have blocked shipments from one
of the largest online video game retailers, hoping to
stop the import of products that may run afoul of federal
copyright protections. The agency was trying to stop the
import of NEO4s, a chip that allows PlayStation consoles
to run DVDs with geographic encryptions and games copied
on to CD-ROMs, according to sources familiar with the
video game company, Lik-Sang. These chips, called "mods,"
have come under scrutiny by corporations claiming the
Copyright Act, which restricts anyone's ability to
circumvent copy protections.
http://www.wired.com/news/games/0,2101,50450,00.html

Piracy costs game industry $1.9 billion
The U.S. video game industry lost at least $1.9 billion
to global piracy last year, half of which came from
Korea and China, an industry trade group said Thursday.
The Washington-based Interactive Digital Software
Association (IDSA) said its estimate was included in
a report that the International Intellectual Property
Alliance (IIPA) will file with the United States Trade
Representative on Friday.
http://zdnet.com.com/2110-1104-838452.html

Trade Sanctions Urged To Curb Software Piracy
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/174543.html

Security board makes progress
Improving the security of commercial products and
increasing the level of security expertise in the
government are at the top of the agenda for the Bush
administration's Critical Infrastructure Protection
Board, according to Richard Clarke, the White House
cyberspace security adviser. In its first 90 days of
existence, the board has begun to address many basic
security issues that affect the public and private
sectors, as well as specific initiatives such as
the high-profile GovNet intranet and an emergency
personnel wireless priority system, both of which
are under consideration.
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2002/0211/web-clarke-02-15-02.asp

Virus smuggling risk for Outlook Express users
Security researchers have identified a way to smuggle
virus laden emails past AV checkers and into the
in-boxes of Outlook Express users. A demo suggests
it's possible to send attachments to Outlook Express
users using non-standard attachment techniques, by
encapsulating the data in Carriage Return ()
specifiers in the subject line of an email.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/24085.html

Spat over MS 'flaw' gets heated
A security company's assertion that a feature in
Microsoft's latest software tools has a flaw morphed
on Friday into an argument over whether the giant is
doing enough to secure its code. The crux of the
debate is now focused on whether the feature--
a software switch known as the 'GS flag' that turns
on additional security--has sacrificed protection
for performance, said Crispin Cowan, chief scientist
at WireX Communications, maker of secure Linux
applications, and the co-founder of open-source
security site Sardonix.org.
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-839039.html
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-838979.html

.Net compiler flaw leaves users exposed
http://www.vnunet.com/News/1129263

MS security chief: We are not stopping development
In an exclusive interview with ZDNet UK, Microsoft UK's
first chief security officer explains the reality behind
the hype of the company's widely reported security
initiative. Microsoft has appointed a chief security
officer for the UK as part of its efforts to build better
protection from hackers and viruses into its market-
dominating software. The appointment of Stuart Okin,
an e-platform technology practice manager with Microsoft
Services Organisation for five years, will be publicly
announced within the next few days.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2104481,00.html

U.S. Approves Ultra-Wideband Technology
http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/16374.html
http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/2002/02/15/wideband.htm
http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/254052p-2383498c.html

Net security: Are we ever safe?
Roundup: Many technology titans claim that security
is a top priority. But how far have we really come in
solving security problems? MSN Messenger suffers from
a worm attack, and a software flaw could leave the
core of the Internet open to hackers. Meanwhile,
Microsoft and a security firm duke it out over an
alleged .Net flaw.
http://news.com.com/2009-1001-837821.html

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