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POPSFrance To Cut Illegal Download Connections Legislation was passed in France’s senate that could sever the Internet connections of individuals who repeatedly download music and films illegally, which, in effect, may create the first government agency to track and punish individuals for online piracy.
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POPSIran: You Suck At Photoshop. Here's the caption on the NYT illustration above: In the four-missile version of the image released Wednesday by Sepah News, the media arm of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, two major sections (encircled in red) appear to closely replicate other sections (encircled in orange).
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POPSChinese Hackers:"We Hack Into The Pentagon"
"These young hackers are tolerated by the regime provided that they do not conduct attacks inside of China", he adds. One of the biggest problems experts say is trying to prove where a cyber attack originates from, and that they say allows hackers like Xiao Chen to operate in a virtual world of deniability. And across China, there could be thousands just like him, all trying to prove themselves against some of the most secure Web sites in the world. At a congressional hearing in Washington last week, administration officials testified that the government's cyber initiative has fallen far short of what is required. Most alarming, the officials said, there has never been a full At a congressional hearing in Washington last week, administration officials testified that the government's cyber initiative has fallen far short of what is required. Most alarming, the officials said, there has never been a full damage assessment of federal agency networks.
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POPSChina destroys US imports, citing safety standards not met! Obvious retaliation...after all the rejection of Chinese exports in the US recently due to concerns over the safety of Chinese food and health products. We don't accept their poisoned goods, they don't accept our goods. China has also rejected Evian water from France, citing high bacteria levels. Uh huh.