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The Electronic Frontier Foundation has begun investigating why Microsoft Vista Media Centers were blocked from recording two NBC Universal shows Monday night. The group, which advocates for Internet users, said indications are that NBC sent a "broadcast flag" that triggered the block. But Danny O'Brien, EFF's international outreach coordinator, said the block couldn't have occurred unless hardware and software makers honored the network's request to prevent

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into octopuses. The Ectomo hive-mind cries out in ecstasy for such a device. From the artist who brought you Elder Clean Soap comes Shoggoth Jasmine Tea. Thanks, Jezcabelle! Don’t you fucking dare post knitting patterns for Dr. Who characters. So sayeth the BBC, though most likely it was worded in a far more politely threatening manner filled with words contain superfluous “u”s. Thanks, August Moon! Alas, poor Yorick. Thanks, Tim McElwee! Inky hard at work.

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Court Ruling)(--4th Amendment?) California Police Spying w/ CCTV's (via Wired) The Week Reports on the NSA (via Boing Boing) Court declares parts of the Patriot Act un-Constitutional (via Boing Boing) (via EFF) (Seattle Times article) (Court Decision) (an analysis) Homeland goes nuts -- wants "prior permission" for traveling (via Boing Boing) (via 10 Zen monkeys) (--Who in the government really thinks this is a good idea? Seriously? Get some SLEEP!)

Seems to me that such a legal precedent would be quite detrimental to the software industry – particularly its future in light of mash-ups and other yet-to-be-discovered techniques of innovation. The EFF weighs in

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even a judge cannot force you to divulge your password when the act of revealing the password shows that you are the person with access to or control over potentially incriminating files. See In re Boucher, 2007 WL 4246473 (D. Vt. November 29, 2007). Link Read more about all this: Clarity Sought on Electronics Searches Five Things to Know About U.S. Border Laptop Searches __

are in your favour. But new forensic tools are making automatic searches easier and easier, and the recent US court ruling is likely to embolden other countries. It's better to be safe than sorry. This essay originally appeared in The Guardian. Some other advice here.

odds are in your favour. But new forensic tools are making automatic searches easier and easier, and the recent US court ruling is likely to embolden other countries. It's better to be safe than sorry. This essay originally appeared in The Guardian. Some other advice here.