Do feds track cell users illegally? Legal groups want to know | ZDNet Governme…

Jul 4, 1:24pm 1 review cell-phones, rights, privacy
http://government.zdnet.com/?p=3880

The ACLU and the Electronic Frontier Foundation sued the Justice Dept. Tuesday for information regarding the use of cellphones as tracking devices.

MIT Students Develop Solar Dish Hot Enough to Melt Steel - InsideTech.com

Jun 21, 6:14pm 17 reviews
http://www.insidetech.com/news/2389-mit-students-develop-solar-dish-hot-enoug...

From the page: "MIT Students Develop Solar Dish Hot Enough to Melt Steel"

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleI…

May 26, 2:16pm 1 review
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&artic...

They blame Symantec's Norton security software, but Symantec denies connection

NASA - 100 Explosions on the Moon

May 21, 9:38am 1 review astronomy, moon, meteror
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/21may_100explosions.htm?list39361

Meteoroids hit the moon and make bright flashes of light. There's a video of it here with an explanation.

Tasmanian tiger DNA comes alive in mouse - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Cor…

May 19, 9:03pm 5 reviews biology, dna
http://abc.com.au/news/stories/2008/05/20/2249778.htm

Extinct animal's DNA functions in a mouse! Jurassic Park, here we come!

Rootkits on routers threat to be demoed | The Register

May 17, 8:57pm 1 review hacking, security
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/15/router_rootkit/

Sebastian Muniz, of Core Security, plans to demo Cisco IOS rootkit software he developed during a presentation at the EuSecWest conference in London on 22 May. Cisco's reaction is to downplay the danger.

Activist coders aim to deafen Phorm with white noise | The Register

May 17, 8:37pm 1 review privacy, security
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/16/antiphormlite/

Software simulates random Web browsing to conceal your actual browsing under a cloud of noise.

McAfee isn't &8220;McAfee Secure&8221; or &8220;Hacker Safe&8221; | Zero …

May 14, 10:07pm 1 review hacking, security, xss
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security?p=1097

McAfee's own website is vulnerable to a Cross-Site Scripting attack, showing that they don't use their own security products to secure it.

SANS Internet Storm Center; Cooperative Network Security Community - Internet Se…

May 14, 9:40pm 1 review routers
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=4175

SNMP vulnerability in D-Link routers may be being attacked by automated malware

US soldiers pick up viruses from pirated porn - The INQUIRER

May 12, 11:41pm 1 review security, viruses
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/05/12/soldiers-pick-porn-vir...

The Washington Post reports that pornographic DVDs being picked up by US soldiers in local souks (markets), often contain more than bargained for