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Chrome flaw makes it possible to copy DRM video streams such as Netflix

Publié: juin 26, 2016, 10:33pm CEST par Mark Wilson

Security researchers from Ben-Gurion University Cyber Security Research Center (CSRC) have unearthed a vulnerability in Google Chrome that can be exploited to make copies of DRM-protected video streams. The problem affects all Chromium-based browsers, and makes it possible to circumvent Widevine encryption technology Google uses to secure streams. Widevine has been used in Chrome for a while, after Google acquired it back in 2010. It has been used to prevent piracy of premium YouTube channels, and is also used to protect Amazon Prime and Netflix streams. Google was informed about the problem back in May, but is yet to issue… [Continue Reading]
Post-Brexit, an online campaign for a second UK referendum gains huge support

Publié: juin 26, 2016, 3:21pm CEST par Mark Wilson

The UK may not yet have introduced online voting -- nor is it likely to any time soon -- but it does have a website that can be used to raise petitions for debate. The House of Commons website is home to a huge number of such petitions, and any that gain 100,000 signatures will be raised in Parliament. After the UK referendum on EU membership saw the country narrowly voting in favor of Brexit (even if they didn’t know what this meant), a petition calling for a second referendum has been signed more than 3 million times. Ironically, the… [Continue Reading]
Report: YouTube and Facebook are now using automated tools to remove extremist content

Publié: juin 26, 2016, 12:18pm CEST par Mark Wilson

With the likes of ISIS understanding the power of social media, Facebook and other online services find themselves under increasing pressure to counter terrorist and other extremist content. A report by Reuters says that a number of online companies are using automated tools to remove videos that violate terms of use. Such tools have previously been used to prevent the spread of copyright videos online, but now it seems that they have been put to a new task. While automation can do little, if anything, to prevent the initial appearance of extremist videos, social networks can use them to stem… [Continue Reading]
Microsoft to kill off Surface 3 in December

Publié: juin 26, 2016, 11:44am CEST par Mark Wilson

If you're in the market for a Surface 3, now is the time to buy one. Microsoft says that production of the Surface 3 will come to an end in December this year, and warns that stocks are already starting to run low. It's not yet clear whether the end of production for the cheapest Surface device signals the end of Microsoft's Atom-based devices. But it certainly seems as though the company is keen to focus its attention on the Pro range as well as the Surface Book. Microsoft confirmed the end of Surface 3 production to ZDNet. Mary Jo… [Continue Reading]
Take control of Windows files and folders with RunAsTrustedInstaller

Publié: juin 26, 2016, 8:41am CEST par Mike Williams

If a Windows program doesn’t have the rights to access a file, Registry key, or carry out some other task, running it as an administrator might solve the problem -- but this won't always be the case. RunAsTrustedInstaller runs programs with the same privileges as TrustedInstaller, an even more powerful account, giving you extra control over many system objects. Downloading the program can be tricky, because some antivirus engines may flag it as malware, but that’s only because RunAsTI could theoretically be used by hackers for malicious purposes. It's not dangerous itself. Unzip the download and you'll see two executables,… [Continue Reading]