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Crime

Why does MPAA need Pretexting?

It seems that the very thing that may get an ex HP CEO thrown in Prison is the very thing that the MPAA wanted to be assured would not be banned in legislation in California. I find it very disturbing that the MPAA would need to use the highly controversial practice of pretending to be someone else in order to obtain personal information.

Russia to shutdown AllofMp3.com

In what can only be described as a stunning turn of events it appears that Russia has agreed to shutdown AllofMP3.com as of this writing the site was still up and online. I am sure that many will be disappointed if the site indeed gets shutdown. The question I have is where will it re-surface next? But I think everyone knew that the sites days were numbered.  [TechCrunch]

Is your PC being used to Send Spam?

Sadly it may be and you don’t even know it. A in-depth report on the lengths spammers are going to is amazing. A unknown Russian group has control of about 70,000 computers worldwide and this is only one of many botnets that are being used to send spam or do task that their masters want them to.

RIAA ordered to justify its Piracy Charges!

Finally the RIAA is being required to justify why it charges people it catches people pirating $750.00 a single rather than the 70 cents that retailers have to pay.

China we don’t censor the Internet Really we Don’t!

This assertion actually came out of the mouth of a Chinese Official. It's pretty funny really because even my 8 year old who is in the 4th grade know that people in China are censored. I need say no more. [TechDirt]

Protect DVD-Video = EVIL

If you happen to use Windows Media Player, own a Windows Media Center edition PC, and or you run any software players based on DirectShow. Be prepared to be dumbfounded.

Google getting called out on som of their Adsense Ads!

Seems everyday that their is a new article on on Google Adsense Policy, a new article out today calls into question some of the advertisers that are clearly abusing the system. Personally I have been battling companies targeting this site as well.