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  • More Great Stuff From Seth Schoen

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    If you want to understand what the whole Palladium/LaGrande/”trusted computing” issue is about, you should read Seth Schoen’s recent writing. His analysis is insightful, technically sound, independent, and hype-free. For the latest example, click here, scroll down to “Trusted Computing,” and read the next several sections.

  • Early Release of MS Decision Just a Blunder

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    Ted Bridis at AP confirms, based on an internal investigation by court staff, that the early release to the Web of Judge Kollar-Kotelly’s rulings in the Microsoft case was just a mistake by someone on the staff.

  • Garfinkel on Mitnick's Book

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    Simson Garfinkel has an interesting reaction to Kevin Mitnick’s recent book. Mitnick, “the most famous computer hacker of our time,” claims to have operated mainly by social engineering, that is, by conning people into giving him restricted information. Garfinkel describes how Mitnick-type attacks can be mitigated by wisely-designed technology.

  • I'm Back

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    London was fabulous, though Northwest Airlines did give us an extra “bonus” day at Gatwick airport on the return trip. Posting will resume later today, once I’ve crawled out from under the pile in my inbox.

  • No Posting Until Tuesday Morning

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    You won’t find anything new here until Tuesday morning. I’ll be in London, secure beneath the watchful eyes.

  • Microsoft Ruling Released Early

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    Update (8:42 PM): The item below, which I am leaving here only to maintain a complete record, was INCORRECT. It was based on an inaccurate report from a reader, which was discovered when I asked the reader a few more questions. At this point, although the ruling was put on the Court’s website early, there…

  • Hiatus for Fritz's Hit List

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    As of today, Fritz’s Hit List is going on hiatus. It’s not that I have run out of examples for the list. I have many good ones left, and a few great ones like a musical chip-and-dip bowl. It’s just that I have made my point and I’m tired of having to write a new…

  • SpamCop Blacklists Declan, Again

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    Declan McCullagh reports that his Politech server has been blacklisted by SpamCop – for the third time. Longtime readers may recall this site being wrongly blacklisted by SpamCop in its early days. The scary part is that SpamCop is apparently one of the more responsible spam blacklisters. Amy Wohl reports being on another blacklist. UPDATE…

  • Microsoft Ruling Released Early

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    Ted Bridis at the Associated Press reports that Friday’s rulings on the Microsoft case put on the Court’s website at 2:40 PM, about two hours before their official release. As in the Intentia/Reuters incident, the documents were put on the website in a guessable location, but without any links to them being released. Slashdot published…

  • Fritz's Hit List #29

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    Today on Fritz’s Hit List: logic analyzers. These devices, which are standard equipment in electronics laboratories, record electrical signals in digital form, so they qualify for regulation as “digital media devices” under the Hollings CBDTPA. If the CBDTPA passes, any newly manufactured logic analyzers will have to incorporate government-approved copy restriction technology. Fight piracy –…