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Board of Elections Web site leaves Social Security numbers vulnerable
For at least the last six years, a loophole in the Chicago Board of Elections Web site has exposed the Social Security numbers and birth dates of more than 1 million registered voters to anyone with a computer, a Web connection and rudimentary programming knowledge.
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Sony Recalls Notebook Computer Batteries Due to Previous Fires
“Name of Product: Rechargeable, lithium ion batteries containing Sony cells used in Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation, Gateway Inc., Sony Electronics Inc., and Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. notebook computers.
Units: About 340,000 batteries (an additional 3,080,000 battery packs were sold worldwide) […]
Hazard: These lithium ion batteries can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.”
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Fujitsu Siemensin kannettavalle Joutsenmerkki
Fujitsu Siemens kertoo sen Lifebook C1410 -kannettavan saaneen yhtiön tietojen mukaan ensimmäisenä tietokoneena pohjoismaisen ympäristömerkin, joutsenmerkin.
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Petri Kokosta Google-pomo
Entinen taitoluistelija Petri Kokko on nimetty hakukoneyhtiö Googlen ensimmäiseksi Suomen maajohtajaksi.
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LEGO Flamethrower
Markus Puustinen (whose name TechEBlog have shortened to
Mark
, for some reason) has built a way-too-cool LEGO flamethrower. Yep, a flamethrower made out of LEGO blocks… and a bottle of butane gas. -
Nightwish.com tietomurron kohteena
Nightwishin kotisivu joutui viikonloppuna ilkivallan kohteeksi. [Murtautuja laittoi perjantai-iltana sivulle tiedostoja, joista sivulla kävijät saivat tietokoneeseensa viruksen.]
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YouTube nukes 30,000 videos
In the first major mass removal of content in its history, YouTube has removed nearly 30,000 videos after being contacted by a number of Japanese rights-holders […]. Japanese broadcast giant NHK was among those seeking the removal of materials.
ars technica via Juha