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TOP STORIES FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 04, 2006
Software to Monitor Foreign Opinions of United States Draft Report from NIST Details RFID Risks Windows Vista Antipiracy Technology Locks PCs Nokia's Wibree Challenges Bluetooth
SOFTWARE TO MONITOR FOREIGN OPINIONS OF UNITED STATES Funded by a $2.4 million grant over three years from the Department of Homeland Security, a group of major universities including Cornell, the University of Pittsburgh, and the University of Utah is developing software to monitor negative opinions of the United States or its leaders in foreign news media. Researchers plan to test the system on a database of articles from 2001 and 2002. The new software will automate existing services for monitoring global news. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/04/us/04monitor.html
DRAFT REPORT FROM NIST DETAILS RFID RISKS A draft report from the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) covers some of the security and privacy risks of using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. Agencies must decide how much information to include on the RFID tags and how to protect it. If the tag is tied to a back-end database, for example, an intruder could use an RFID reader as a back door to the database unless it has been properly secured with access controls, password protection, and cryptography. According to the report, "When practitioners adhere to sound security engineering principles, RFID technology can help a wide range of organizations and individuals realize substantial productivity gains and efficiencies." The report's guidance is intended to help current and future RFID users understand the risks and the best-known safeguards. http://tinyurl.com/rwcuq
WINDOWS VISTA ANTIPIRACY TECHNOLOGY LOCKS PCS Microsoft has embedded antipiracy technology in Windows Vista that locks a PC if the operating system isn't activated using a legitimate product registration key within 30 days of installation. The system will run with reduced functionality until activated. The technology is part of Microsoft's new Software Protection Platform and will be part of future versions of all Microsoft products, said Cori Hartje, director of Microsoft's Windows Genuine Software Initiative. Scheduled for wide availability in January, Vista is the successor to Windows XP. http://tinyurl.com/m7o73
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NOKIA'S WIBREE CHALLENGES BLUETOOTH Finnish cell-phone maker Nokia has introduced Wibree technology, which ties low-power devices such as sensors into a personal network that also includes Bluetooth-connected devices such as cell phones. According to Michael Foley, executive director of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group, "Wibree consists of a small extension to a standard Bluetooth radio." Nokia, however, insists that Wibree is not offered as an extension to Bluetooth but as a separate technology designed to prompt demand in areas such as personal fitness and toys where low-power devices monitor things such as heart rate or the movement of a toy car. http://tinyurl.com/s3y9m
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