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Greetings,

Happy Reading for today.


best,
<Karen>


1)
Opinion: More proof of e-voting trouble (cue crickets)
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1332152/105834/54252/2/
The GAO report released earlier this month makes no bones about it:
Security and reliability concerns about electronic voting are real
and demand attention from federal, state and local authorities. So
where, asks Brad Friedman, is the outrage?

2)
Global Integrity
http://www.globalintegrity.org
This organization provides "information on corruption and
governance" for countries around the world.

3)
How dangerous is Skype?
http://tinyurl.com/2xrbpn

4)
Bug may expose encrypted e-mail
http://tinyurl.com/yql9cj


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5)
Kuwait has the highest percentage of Internet hacking in the world
http://tinyurl.com/22ulkd

6)
Hackers ordered to pay restitution to Port Orange police
http://tinyurl.com/2e23t6
Justin A. Perras, 19, Timothy McKeage, 21, Jason D. Hawks, 24, Zachary
W. Mann, 19, and Jeffrey R. Weinberg, 21, were ordered by a federal
judge in West Palm Beach to stay away from computers.

7)
Archive of over 300,000 UPI images
http://www.upinewspictures.com/.
searchable and available for licensing.
You can search the archive without payment.

8)
Ex-Teacher, Suing L.I. School District, Says She Was Accused of Witchcraft
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/08/nyregion/08witch.html?_r=1&ref=education&oref=slogin

9)
The whole point of Real ID is to have a uniform national identity document
http://www.realnightmare.org/

Status of Anti-Real ID Legislation in the States
http://www.realnightmare.org/news/105/

10)
5.5g iPods can now run Linux
http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2007/03/55g_ipods_can_now_run_lin.html


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PLEASE ADD YOUR K12 SCHOOL OR SCHOOL DISTRICT
TO THE  MASTER DIRECTORY OF SCHOOLS ONLINE
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/schools/

The registry is organized by state and by grade level.
The registry also includes sites for charter Schools, virtual schools,
school districts, state and regional education organizations, state
departments of education, state standards and state administrators.
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11)
Geek DIY (do it yourself)  (love this <Karen>)
http://www.makezine.com

12)
Last month's root-server attack revisited
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/09/root_server_assessment/
Last month's attack on at least six of the net's root servers was
formidable, but thanks to the implementation of a technology designed to
protect the infrastructure, only two were affected, according to a
factsheet [1] issued today by ICANN.

Hacker Ethic
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Technology/ethics.html

K12 Public Education Hacker Ethics Sony is a Cracker
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Music/drm.html


13)
Web based DST testing site invented by Jeff Williams U of MN staff member
http://dst.umn.edu
I created a web site that can detect if your computer will accurately
spring ahead at the new, earlier time.  It can tell if you are using
current DST'07 rules, earlier DST rules, EU Summertime, no DST at all
(like in non-Navajo areas of Arizona), or if it is unable to detect.
It then shows the results in large Red, Yellow, or Green dots to be
easy for end-users.

No one can open or accept my meeting because outlook smartly
says "Can't open this item. This time is not valid due to daylight saving time." 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kiad/413460966/

14)
HEARING LOSS PREVENTION (ipods etc)
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Music/ears.html
How did the music get this lound?

15)
META SEARCH ENGINES AND THE HIDDEN NET
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Internet/search.html
ENGINES FOR TEACHERS AND CHILDREN
SEARCH ENGINE TIPS
FREE DATABASES

16)
Famous Folkies
Pete Seeger, Alan Lomax, Bob Dylan, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Allan Jabbour
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Music/woodieguthrie.html

17)
Chinese hackers seek U.S. access
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/hacking/2007-03-11-chinese-hackers-us-defense_N.htm
SAN FRANCISCO -- The cyberattack of a U.S. military computer system has
deepened concern about cyberspying and the security of the Internet's
infrastructure.
Chinese hackers were most likely behind an intrusion in November that
disabled the Naval War College's network, forcing it to disconnect from
the Internet for several weeks, says Lt. Cmdr. Doug Gabos, a spokesman
for the Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command in Norfolk, Va.

18)
Visa Security Summit Has Some Advice For Everyone
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=197801737
The tensions and problems surrounding the security of electronic
customer data and online transactions got a proper airing last week,
when Visa held a security summit in Washington, D.C. It seems everyone
had some advice for others in the transaction chain.
Visa USA president and CEO John Philip Coghlan wasn't cutting retailers
any slack for data breaches. "The majority of compromises come from
storage of prohibited data and retailers using vulnerable systems to
process data," Coghlan said. Just one-third of the largest merchants --
those processing more than 6 million transactions a year -- comply with
payment card security standards. Visa this year will offer incentives
for compliance, such as giving its lowest fees to those that are
compliant before October, plus it will levy fines for noncompliance.

19)
Free Wiki for the Education Classroom
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Internet/Interestingsites/BuildPageSite.html

20)
The Great Firewall of China
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Technology/securitycrisisCENSORSHIP.html
is a filtering system that sits on the edge of
China's connection to the internet.

21)
Comic Book on Copyright Law
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Internet/3copyright.html
from Duck University can be downloaded for free.

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