¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤,¸¸,ø¤º Please link to the Educational CyberPlayGround http://www.edu-cyberpg.com Add your SCHOOL OR SCHOOL DISTRICT URL http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/schools/ Please Share and Add Your Song http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ncfr/ Educational CyberPlayGround NetHappenings Mailing List ©1993 ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤,¸¸,ø¤º Greetings, Happy reading everyone. <Karen> 1) Ooops WiFi Turns Internet Into Hideout for Criminals http://tinyurl.com/24n99p 2) Critics Question Screening by Education Department http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/washington/11privacy.html 3) University Built on Profits Is Facing Growing Trouble http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/education/11phoenix.html 4) Second government Cyber Storm test brewing http://tinyurl.com/yptusn The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is planning a large-scale test of the nation's response to a cyberattack, to be held in early 2008. 5) IE and Firefox cough up hard drive contents http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/13/browser_vulns/ The latest versions of Internet Explorer and Firefox on Windows and (in the case of Firefox) Unix systems are vulnerable to attacks that could reveal the contents of sensitive files residing on a victim's hard drives. The vulnerability resides in the functionality that allows the browsers to upload files to a remote server. It requires a victim to visit a booby-trapped website and enter text with certain characters in a comment interface or other input field. 6) Mid East Hackers Challenge offers cash prizes http://www.ameinfo.com/110459.html 7) VA loses sensitive information on 1.3 million doctors http://tinyurl.com/2yscxt The hard drive that went missing from a Birmingham, Ala., Veterans Affairs Department facility last month contained highly sensitive information on nearly all U.S. physicians and medical data for about 535,000 VA patients, agency officials announced over the weekend. The data for the 1.3 million physicians who have billed Medicaid and Medicare, both living and deceased, could result in widespread fraud, such as the creation of fake Medicare and Medicaid invoices. 8) Report: FBI Loses 3 To 4 Laptops Every Month http://tinyurl.com/242a7f Three to four laptops are lost or stolen from the FBI every month, according to a report issued this month from the Justice Department's Inspector General. 9) Smithsonian Sells our Heritage? New Smithsonian-Showtime Deal Critic Entire column at http://washingtontimes.com/commentary/20070210-101936-2608r.htm Excerpts from a Washington Times Commentary, February 11, 2007 "Selling America's heritage," By Oliver North ("nationally syndicated columnist and the Host of "War Stories" on the Fox News Channel") "For more than 160 years the Smithsonian Institution made America's remarkable history available to one and all. In keeping with founder James Smithson's benevolent vision of 'an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men,' the institution's taxpayer-subsidized museums, exhibits and archives used to be open to the general public, students and legitimate researchers. But not any more -- and it's an outrage that I'm taking personally." ----- "Claire Brown, the National Air and Space Museum's communications director, informed us our award-winning 'War Stories' documentary unit will not be permitted to videotape in this public facility. According to her, the four minutes of the Enola Gay we would air violates an exclusive contract between Showtime and "'Smithsonian Networks.'" ------ "How much did Viacom pay for their exclusive rights to America's treasures? Was this contract put out to bid so that others could compete for the privilege of broadcasting our nation's heritage? Were brokers involved? If so, what were they paid? How long will this arrangement remain in effect? " "Every American ought to know the answers to these questions. After all, it's our history. But if America's heritage is going on the block -- it would be nice to know where to start the bidding for the Library of Congress or the National Archives." --------- The President issued a plea for transparency in executive compensation. He said: "A free and vibrant economy depends on public trust. Shareholders should know what executive compensation packages look like." http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/01/20070131-1.html The Inspector General of the Smithsonian issue two reports on executive compensation, one on "federal employees" and one on "trust employees." The results were pretty critical: pay levels off the chart compared to other agencies, a decline in performance accompanied by increases in pay, sloppy accounting, . http://www.si.edu/oig/AuditReports/A0606-SICompRed.pdf http://www.si.edu/oig/AuditReports/A0602_SBVCompRed.pdf 10) Unemployed could lose benefits unless they learn English, says minister http://tinyurl.com/2d79lk Jobseekers who cannot speak English and refuse to take up classes could face sanctions such as having their unemployment benefit cut, the government announced today. 11) Erate Update for K-12 Education and Libraries http://www.merit.edu/news/newsarchive/article.php?article=20070209_erate 12) Captain Copyright - The Beginning, the Middle, the End http://www.slyck.com/story1396.html Over eight months after the initiative started, it appears that the initiative has already come to an end. Access Copyright announced on the official Captain Copyright website that "in the face of continuing opposition, the [Captain Copyright classroom] materials will not be used in the classroom." Access Copyright explained, "Under these circumstances there is no point in our continuing to work on this project." Slyck takes a look at the 8 month initiative that ultimately fell apart and became officially shelved. 13 Hi-def's DRM: Dead with Rigor Mortis http://blogs.siliconvalley.com/gmsv/ 14) Belgian court rules against Google over copyright http://tinyurl.com/24ymhq 15) RIAA Admits ISPs Have Misidentified "John Does" http://tinyurl.com/2fp9mv 16) Blog Talk Radio http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ Your BlogShow lets you host your own talk show online. Receive live callers, interview guests, and broadcast to an unlimited number of listeners. All you need is any type of phone, an internet connection, and something to say. 17) Vint Cerf: one quarter of all computers part of a botnet http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070125-8707.html 18) Pope sacks astronomer over evolution debate http://tinyurl.com/378kfj Pope Benedict XVI has sacked his chief astronomer after a series of public clashes over the theory of evolution. He has removed Father George Coyne from his position as director of the Vatican Observatory after the American Jesuit priest repeatedly contradicted the Holy See's endorsement of "intelligent design" theory, which essentially backs the "Adam and Eve" theory of creation. 19) Computer Problem Report Form The Birth of Tech Support http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Technology/ComputerHelpForm.html 20) Microsoft Patches 20 Security Vulnerabilities http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2094669,00.asp 21) Hacker strikes 600 business sites http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/nelsonmail/3960894a6420.html Nearly 600 websites belonging to Kiwi businesses have been hijacked by a Turkish computer hacker. <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> Educational CyberPlayGround NetHappenings Mailing List ©1993NetHappenings: the largest and oldest K12 Education Mailing List Email Preferences -- Subscribe - Unsubscribe - Digest
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