Flooding File Sharing Networks With Bogus Files: Patented
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New Worm for IRC, File-Sharing Networks
New Worm for IRC, File-Sharing Networks
11/11/2003 05:40 PMTechfocus Nov 11 2003 4:07PM ET
File sharing networks win in court
File sharing networks win in court
08/19/2004 08:36 PMUSA Today Aug 20 2004 0:31AM GMT
More Legitimate Uses Of File Sharing
Networks: Course Materials
More Legitimate Uses Of File Sharing
Networks: Course Materials
11/12/2003 01:33 PMAnd, now, we have yet another example of how file sharing networks can
be used for perfectly legitimate reasons. The famous Berklee College
of Music is now offering
80
different lessons as audio or video files on file sharing
networks. They're encouraging anyone to download them, under a
Creative Commons license. They point out that this was the most
efficient way to get that information out there. While some people
still insist that offering stuff for free undermines the content
owners' ability to make money, Berklee realizes that this actually
enhances their reputation while getting more information out there -
both of which are strong positives. The article includes a quote from
the RIAA which misses the point, saying that they don't mind if people
share their own content on file sharing networks. That may be true,
but that's not the message they're bringing to politicians or the
courts, where they're actively trying to shut down file sharing
networks and insisting that their cannot be substantial non-infringing
uses of such networks.
File-sharing networks warned of US
prosecution
File-sharing networks warned of US
prosecution
08/06/2004 03:26 PMComputer Shopper Aug 6 2004 6:19PM GMT
BBC Really Is Looking At File Sharing
Networks To Distribute Programs
BBC Really Is Looking At File Sharing
Networks To Distribute Programs
02/17/2004 01:15 PMThe BBC made a ton of news back in August for saying they were going
to
open
their archive of TV programs for free, and then made even more
news by suggesting they might
use file
sharing networks to distribute that content. However, there had
been some skepticism since then whether or not they would really do
it, and some management shuffles (and questions about the BBC's very
existence) had put the whole thing into question. However, folks at
the BBC say they're still actively
exploring
P2P file sharing as a method for distribution and want to create
an online PVR of sorts that would let people download or stream any
content they wanted. Realizing that the bandwidth costs would be
immense, they (unlike so many others) have realized the power that P2P
distribution allows them: distributing a massive amount of content
without having to deal with the bandwidth costs by using everyone
else's excess bandwidth. Assuming this ever really does get going, it
will be exhibit number one of a "legitimate use" in the next lawsuit
trying to make file sharing networks illegal.
Windows update hits file sharing
networks
Windows update hits file sharing
networks
08/10/2004 02:34 PMCNET News.com Aug 10 2004 7:22PM GMT
States Warn File-Sharing Networks
(washingtonpost.com)
States Warn File-Sharing Networks
(washingtonpost.com)
08/04/2004 09:54 PMwashingtonpost.com - More than 40 state attorneys general are set to
warn major peer-to-peer file-sharing networks that they may face
enforcement actions if they do not take steps to stem illegal activity
on the networks, such as the trading of child pornography and stolen
movies and music.
Windows update hits file-sharing
networks
Windows update hits file-sharing
networks
08/10/2004 02:34 PMZDNet Aug 10 2004 7:28PM GMT
RIAA files 477 more file-sharing
lawsuits
RIAA files 477 more file-sharing
lawsuits
04/29/2004 10:36 AMThe Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has filed 477
more lawsuits against people trading unauthorized music online,
including lawsuits against 69 people who allegedly used university
networks to download music.
Sharing Ideas Just Got Easier: Blogging,
Keyword Tagging, File Sharing, Social
Networking … And That’s Just For
Starters!
Sharing Ideas Just Got Easier: Blogging,
Keyword Tagging, File Sharing, Social
Networking … And That’s Just For
Starters!
03/23/2005 04:46 AMLaunched this month, Apcala is a web system that allows you to share
photographs, audio, video, documents and personalised profiles with
friends, family, other Apcala users and the Internet at large. It’s
advertising free and free to use. [PRWEB Mar 23, 2005]
Sharing Encrypted Files
Sharing Encrypted Files
05/14/2004 06:25 AMSharing Big Files on the Internet
Sharing Big Files on the Internet
04/09/2005 07:42 PMSearch Engine Journal Apr 9 2005 11:08PM GMT
Overcoming Obstacles to Sharing Your
Files
Overcoming Obstacles to Sharing Your
Files
05/19/2004 06:04 PMQ. I tried to send a file to a friend using America Online's
stand-alone Instant Messenger program, but it wouldn't work. Why not?.
In Survey, Fewer are Sharing Files (Or
Admitting It)
In Survey, Fewer are Sharing Files (Or
Admitting It)
01/05/2004 02:28 AMNew York Times Jan 5 2004 1:47AM ET
In Survey, Fewer Are Sharing Files (or
Admitting It)
In Survey, Fewer Are Sharing Files (or
Admitting It)
01/05/2004 03:38 AMNew York Times Jan 5 2004 2:45AM ET
I don't mind sharing Internet access but
what about the files on my computers?
I don't mind sharing Internet access but
what about the files on my computers?
02/17/2004 12:58 PMHi, i have just bought a wireless router and pc card to use at home
(my laptop and stationary). I had heard about War chalking so did a
search to see how safe it was to use this WLAN. To be honest, i am
scared of installing it now. I absolutely don't mind my neighbours
being able to connect to the internet through my WLAN, actually I
think I might even go and put a letter through theri letter box
informing them about it, but before i do i just want to clear a couple
of things up: -- Just because they can access the Internet through
my WLAN, can they see all the files on my computer. The thing is that
I have 3 computers at home and I still want them to be able to share
files. I don't think any of my neighbours are seriel hackers but hey,
if the info is staring you in them in the face they just might be
tempted to look. If i am honest, i think i would. -- Will this
drastically slow down my internet connection? Thanks guys, i am
just a newby to the WLAN world so please gentle :-
Is the war on file sharing over?
Is the war on file sharing over?
01/16/2004 11:26 AMThe music biz is declaring success, citing lawsuits and Apple's
iTunes. But to music fans who recall the glory days of Napster, the
fight goes on.
Is The War On File Sharing Over?
Is The War On File Sharing Over?
01/16/2004 11:04 AMThe music biz is declaring success, citing lawsuits and Apple's
iTunes. But to music fans who recall the glory days of Napster, the
fight goes on. By Farhad Manjoo (Salon via MyAppleMenu)
Latest Study Says People Sharing Fewer
Files Online
Latest Study Says People Sharing Fewer
Files Online
01/05/2004 03:42 AMThe recording industry is cheering about how the latest study from the
folks at the Pew Internet and American Life project says that
fewer people
are saying they're downloading music. Beyond the obvious problem
that this study only counts what people
say they're doing, I
don't think it's surprising at all. Of course people are going to be
more cautious when there's a chance they're going to get sued.
However, I don't see how this is a good thing. All they've done is
annoy a bunch of people who should be their best customers. That
doesn't seem like very smart business.
'F' Is for File Sharing
(washingtonpost.com)
'F' Is for File Sharing
(washingtonpost.com)
09/09/2004 12:21 PMwashingtonpost.com - It's move-in day for freshmen at the University
of Maryland's College Park campus and the narrow lawn outside Denton
Hall is strewn with piles of suitcases, bedding and Dell computer
boxes. If recent history is any guide, the smiling teens wandering
amid the makeshift encampments are primed to join the next generation
of hard-core music pirates who'll raid Internet file-swapping networks
for hundreds of thousands of illegally copied songs over the next four
years.
Faux File-Sharing
Faux File-Sharing
01/05/2005 11:29 AMWhat consumers want—an out-of-box way to share and transmit
files between different storage media and computers (and
users)—is exactly what manufacturers don't want to give them,
but they'll tease us a little. So, if you're really rich, DigitalDeck
Entertainment Network is busting out an in-home network PC to gear to
DVD sharing system that costs $4000 - $5000. It probably consists of a
bunch of cables and a universal remote that your geeked-out younger
brother could hack together himself.
Techno-enhanced televisions take big step into
spotlight [USA Today]
Fired up over file sharing
Fired up over file sharing
08/20/2004 12:11 PMAs hackers find a way to trade with iTunes, a court rules that
software makers are not liable for file swappers' actions.
Skypecasting - P2P File Sharing
Skypecasting - P2P File Sharing
04/10/2005 12:50 PMThe File Sharing Experiment
The File Sharing Experiment
08/05/2004 12:38 PMThe File
Sharing Experiment is a project with the goal of demonstrating how
file sharing actually helps the music, movie, and software industry.
Folks are encouraged to post purchases they've made and a short
explanation of how they learned about the band/movie/game and why they
ended up buying something for it. All the evidence is anectdotal, but
when taken together, it's already over a quarter million dollars in
reported sales and the site has been up for one week.
Personally, this was the point I tried to make in the heyday of
Napster. You could find anything on Napster, but rarely could you find
complete albums, so the service had the effect of promoting CD sales.
I would often surf others' music lists whenever I noticed things I
liked, download the things I hadn't ever heard of, then I'd end up
buying CDs from Amazon.
The File-Sharing Debates
The File-Sharing Debates
12/07/2003 02:35 AMNew York Times Dec 7 2003 1:15AM ET
File Sharing Going Strong
File Sharing Going Strong
07/12/2004 11:07 AM
Online file swapping endures: What, exactly, is eDonkey?
Despite entertainment industry attempts to curb online song and
movie swapping with lawsuits and education campaigns, more people than
ever are using peer-to-peer services.
BigChampagne, which tracks Internet file sharing, says 8.3 million
people were online at any one time in June using unauthorized services
like Kazaa and eDonkey — up 19% from 6.8 million in June
2003.
The majority of files being traded were music, BigChampagne says.
Porn videos and images were the second-biggest category.
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File Sharing Against Censorship
File Sharing Against Censorship
04/09/2004 04:04 PMIn the early days of the web, there was lots of talk about how it
would help usher in democracy and bring down dictatorships, because
information could not be contained. Turned out that wasn't exactly
true, as places like China do a pretty good job (though, certainly not
perfect) containing information online. So now, more people are
starting to
look at ways
to use file sharing as a news delivery system that is much more
difficult to block than typical file sharing. This isn't all that
new, but making such programs easier to use would go a long way
towards getting this to work. In fact, why not combine the concept
with a news aggregator of some kind, so that the news you're reading
is automatically available to everyone else using the software.
NYT Promotes File Sharing
NYT Promotes File Sharing
09/10/2004 12:37 PMFile Sharing Goes Mobile
File Sharing Goes Mobile
09/08/2004 02:29 PMWith all these different music download stores and file sharing apps,
it was only a matter of time before everything started to go mobile.
I recently wrote up an article at TheFeature about
all the
various music download offerings for mobile phones, but it looks
like some are already going beyond that to offer some form of "file
sharing" as well. EMI has
talked about
mobile file sharing in the past, but it seemed pretty watered
down. Recently, Wippit, makers of an increasingly popular DRM
technology that encourages limited file sharing announced plans to
offer
mobile file sharing by letting users get around many wireless
carriers by sending the file in response to an SMS message. The
latest, though, is that SK Telecom is showing off a
mobile file sharing system in Korea that will
let users swap music files, ringtones, videos and more via their 3G
network. They admit that it has no copy protection at all, and even
say, "we're not thinking about that type of problem." It's not clear
if that's because they never plan to actually launch it, or they just
don't care. Given that the recording industry in Korea wanted to
sue wireless
carriers for offering MP3 playing phones (even after they agreed
to forcibly degrade the sound quality), you have to wonder how long
such an application would remain on the market. Still, it's been said
many times before: it's only a matter of time until a real
Napster-style file sharing app is written for mobile phones, whether
by the carriers themselves or (more likely) independently. And still,
everyone in the wireless and music industry seems to ignore this
potential problem and insist that overpriced ringtone revenue will be
around forever.
File-sharing app eDonkey comes to Mac OS
X
File-sharing app eDonkey comes to Mac OS
X
06/29/2004 01:58 PMeDonkey announced on Tuesday
that its peer-to-peer file-sharing software is coming to Mac OS X.
Previously, Mac support was available only through a text-based
command line interface in the software. eDonkey links every client on
the network with each other, allowing them to search within both the
entire network and a subset of it. Users can also download files from
multiple users simultaneously and automatically continue interrupted
downloads during their next session, in addition to the ability to
send private messages to other users. The eDonkey application is not
finalized for Mac OS X yet, but you can download a Beta of either the
free or paid version from the developer's Web site. Both require Mac
OS X v10.2 or higher and 64MB RAM; the free version has limited
features and displays ads when you use it.
file sharing = piracy? Not really.
file sharing = piracy? Not really.
01/16/2004 11:27 AMAn interesting Salon article: Is the war on file sharing
over?:
If one is willing to believe the happy talk
from music business executives, the tide has finally turned against
file sharing, thanks to the get-tough tactics employed by the
Recording Industry Association of America.
Last fall, the RIAA began filing lawsuits against individual users
of peer-to-peer trading sites, and the strategy, the RIAA says now,
has paid off. The group is careful not to declare a final victory over
file trading, but things are finally beginning to look up for a
business long in decline, say industry representatives. After years of
scoffing at copyright laws, Americans are finally beginning to
understand the gravity of file trading's offense against copyright.
The article is interesting. But what I find most
interesting is this automatic alignment that is made in the media
discourse between file sharing and piracy. There are many, many uses
other than those the RIAA defines as illegitimate for file sharing
(note, I am not saying
anonymous file sharing, although there
worthy uses for that too). Sure, the media loves a good fight and
that's why the focus on this comparison. But the uses of sharing
should, can, and
will move beyond those in dispute. And not
just for files, either.
Why am I saying this? Well, can't you guess?
Stay tuned. :-)
File-Sharing Primer
File-Sharing Primer
05/23/2002 10:39 PMMUTE File Sharing 0.2
MUTE File Sharing 0.2
01/10/2004 05:42 PMSimple, private file sharing.
File-sharing Goes Social
File-sharing Goes Social
01/07/2004 02:52 PM
The RIAA has taken us on a tour of networking strategies in the last
few years, by constantly changing the environment file-sharing systems
operate in. In hostile environments, organisms often adapt to become
less energetic but harder to kill, and so it is now. With the RIAA's
waves of legal attacks driving experimentation with decentralized
file-sharing tools, file-sharing networks have progressively traded
efficiency for resistance to legal attack.
The RIAA has slowly altered the environment so that relatively
efficient systems like Napster were killed, opening up a niche for
more decentralized systems like Gnutella and Kazaa. With their current
campaign against Kazaa in full swing, we are about to see another
shift in network design, one that will have file sharers adopting
tools originally designed for secure collaboration in a corporate
setting. - More at
http://www.shirky.com/writings/file-sharing_social.html
Call to tax file-sharing
Call to tax file-sharing
09/22/2004 04:22 AMBBC Sep 22 2004 8:22AM GMT
File Sharing Sentinel
File Sharing Sentinel
01/22/2004 09:15 AMMUTE File Sharing 0.2.1
MUTE File Sharing 0.2.1
01/22/2004 06:22 PMSimple, private file sharing.
The Ups And Downs Of File Sharing
The Ups And Downs Of File Sharing
04/26/2004 11:53 AMThe latest Pew study says that
14% of American
internet users claim they've stopped downloading music, but that
the number of people downloading has been steadily growing again over
the last few months. The study has a few problems, however. First,
it's all based on asking people about their activities, and
considering the publicity campaign, it's easy to imagine a heavy file
sharer saying they don't download any music because they don't want to
risk opening themselves up to a lawsuit. Furthermore, the study does
not appear to distinguish between what kind of music is being
"downloaded." They seem to lump together downloading unauthorized
files, using paid download stores like iTunes, or even legitimate
downloads directly from a musician's own website.
The File Sharing Report
The File Sharing Report
09/18/2004 04:46 PMGrok Description matches for Flooding File Sharing Networks With Bogus Files: Patented
GrokA matches for Flooding File Sharing Networks With Bogus Files: Patented
WinMX 3.53 released
WinMX 3.53 released
07/02/2004 04:28 PMWinMX v3.52 Beta 2
WinMX v3.52 Beta 2
06/14/2004 01:31 PMWinMX is a free file-sharing program like no other. It allows you to
simultaneously connect to many established networks based on the
"Napster" protocol. This means more users and more search results
than other sharing programs. WinMX also supports any file type,
allowing you access to a diverse assortment of shared video files as
well as the usual MP3 files. [Freeware 584 KB]
Winmx Software making calls to Port 25
Winmx Software making calls to Port 25
08/06/2004 06:52 PMRetro Granny (Aug 05 2004)
Re: Winmx Software making calls to Port
25
Re: Winmx Software making calls to Port
25
08/07/2004 03:33 PMRetro Granny (Aug 07 2004)
Another bogus ad
Another bogus ad
05/25/2004 05:49 PMBogus Wuffie
Bogus Wuffie
12/03/2003 11:03 PM
Dave Johnson:
Curses, foiled again!
Carlos has uncovered my secret plan to embezzle huge amounts of
bogus wuffie.
Watch out for bogus invoice man
Watch out for bogus invoice man
06/22/2004 04:30 AMSummertime and the scammin' is easy
Bogus-ify your outgoing caller ID
Bogus-ify your outgoing caller ID
08/31/2004 01:06 AM
Xeni Jardin:
Ahoy, stalkers, crank yankers, and evil telemarketer scumbags!
Beginning this Wednesday, September 1, US-based online company
Star38.com will offer paying
subscribers a Caller ID falsification service. Make-believe you're the
White House! Or 1-800-CALL-ATT! Or, hell, get your '80s on and vamp
out in 867-5309! Kevin Poulsen of SecurityFocus tried it out, and
evidently the service checked out as providing what it promised. Users
complete an online form with phone number, number they want to call,
number they want to appear to be calling from; in a couple of seconds,
the system rings back to patch them through to their call destination.
But, like, in a secret numeric disguise: call recipients see the
spoofed number displayed on Caller ID.
Link
to
Register article (
via /., which contains some interesting debate from readers
over whether or not the system is a truly effective spoofing
mechanism)
"Plame Scandal Bogus! "
"Plame Scandal Bogus! "
12/04/2003 03:49 AMClamp down on bogus colleges
Clamp down on bogus colleges
06/18/2004 06:17 AMThe government gives details of a new register designed to clamp down
on the abuse of the immigration system.
Bogus barcode blunder
Bogus barcode blunder
01/06/2005 02:15 AMWhen people say that crimes does not pay, they truly mean it. Take the
latest news about a barcode counterfeit scam that was taking place at
Walmart. Sure, that the time I am sure that the folks perpetrating the
scam thought they had out smarted the system. In reality, it came back
to haunt them though….
Direct and Related Links for 'Bogus barcode
blunder'
PC orders arrest of bogus Mau Mau
veterans
PC orders arrest of bogus Mau Mau
veterans
04/05/2005 05:22 PMEast African Standard Apr 5 2005 9:53PM GMT
Roller 1.1 progress and bogus wuffie
Roller 1.1 progress and bogus wuffie
03/31/2005 12:01 AM We deployed a beta of Roller 1.1 at
blogs.sun.com today, featuring the new built-in "Planet Roller" blogs.sun.com
aggregator, which includes both BSC hosted and externally hosted
Sun bloggers.
On the planet page, we substitute Technorati rankings (via Te
chnorati.java) for the normal hot-blogs listing because we don't
track hit counts for external blogs.
And, if you're looking at the Technorati rankings and wondering
what a bush-league blogger like me is doing up there with MaryMary and
Tim Bray? Well, I'm sorry to say, it's all due to
bo
gus
whuffie.
At the time, I actually wrote to the Technorati folks to point out to
them that my place in the Technorati 100 was undeserved. They have
since rejiggered their formulas (sorry to get so technical) and I'm
out of the list, but still highly ranked.
eCommerce is 0wned by bogus patents
eCommerce is 0wned by bogus patents
12/05/2003 05:25 PMWant to get a sense of just how screwed up the patent system is? Check
out this mockup of a simple e-commerce page, which is annotated with
the
twenty patents it violates.
* 24-kids-scannán.ie: é domain name. National characters in domain
names: EP1159820
* [Action] [Kids] [Drama] [Adventure]: (tabbed pallettes) EP689133
* Picture link - pop-up window: EP0537100
* Watch - Displaying video through the web: EP0933892
* Download film - Displaying video through the web (same as
above):
EP0933892
* mpeg4-format - Widely used video format for video download: More
than 40 patents (herunder DK638218)
Link
(
Thanks, Yoz!)
Bush's bogus race card
Bush's bogus race card
05/03/2004 04:33 PMMan injured in bogus taxi attack
Man injured in bogus taxi attack
07/24/2004 07:58 AMA man is attacked in Londonderry after accepting a lift in a car which
he thought was a taxi.
Man Charged With Eating Bogus Check (AP)
Man Charged With Eating Bogus Check (AP)
05/28/2004 05:07 PMAP - A man suspected of trying to cash a bogus check ate the evidence
as Bartlett police officers moved in, and they suspect he's been
victimizing people all over the state.
EFF To Proactively Try To Bust Bogus
Patents
EFF To Proactively Try To Bust Bogus
Patents
04/19/2004 04:29 PMRealizing that any real patent reform is going to take decades, and
that everyone is suffering now from bogus patents, it appears that the
EFF is setting up a project to try to
proactivel
y bust bogus patents. It's a great goal, but it remains to be
seen how effective they are. Others have tried to do similar things
(though, perhaps with different tactics) without much success so far.
Bogus SAS member jailed for rape
Bogus SAS member jailed for rape
05/18/2004 01:35 AMA builder is sentenced to 20 years in jail for raping two women after
convincing them he was an SAS member.
Kenya: PC Orders Arrest of Bogus Mau Mau
Veterans
Kenya: PC Orders Arrest of Bogus Mau Mau
Veterans
04/05/2005 07:50 PMAllAfrica.com Apr 5 2005 10:54PM GMT
Bogus bl0gs snare fresh victims
Bogus bl0gs snare fresh victims
04/14/2005 04:01 AMUsers are being warned to watch out for bogus weblogs that hide
malicious programs on their pages.
FTC Cracks Down On CompUSA Over Bogus
Rebate Program
FTC Cracks Down On CompUSA Over Bogus
Rebate Program
03/14/2005 05:27 PMThe
rebat
e scam used by consumer electronics firms is fairly well known.
Basically, the retailers advertise a very low price, but the only way
to get it is to pay a much higher price and send away for a rebate
(which
many
people forget to do). However, most of these retailers contract
out the rebate programs to firms who have the incentive to figure out
ways to deny or delay your rebate. This includes common tactics like
denying the rebate for some random reason or waiting until you called
to send out the rebate (and then telling you "it just went out
yesterday..."). While it's always done by third party firms, it looks
like the retailers are finally getting in trouble for the practice.
Last year, the state of Ohio
crack
ed down on Best Buy for rebate failures, and now the FTC and
CompUSA have
settled charges
concerning false rebate info, including delaying payments
(promised in six to eight weeks) for many months.
Phishing twist relies on bogus bl0gs
Phishing twist relies on bogus bl0gs
04/12/2005 11:04 AMAttackers are capitalizing not only on the popularity of blogs but
also on the free storage that some hosting sites offer.
Microsoft tests blocking of bogus
Windows
Microsoft tests blocking of bogus
Windows
09/23/2004 09:21 PMiTnews Sep 24 2004 0:49AM GMT
Acacia Goes After Universities With
Number One Bogus Patent
Acacia Goes After Universities With
Number One Bogus Patent
08/09/2004 12:51 PMApparently realizing that they need to try to extort as much cash as
possible from companies before their patent gets invalidated (after
all, it made the
number
one spot on the EFF's list of bogus patents that they're working
to invalidate), Acacia isn't stopping at
suing
every cable and satellite TV company (this, after they went after
porn
sites and
internet
radio stations). Now, they're
se
nding warning letters to colleges and universities that stream content
online. How, exactly, is all of this encouraging innovation? As
far as I can tell, it's encouraging lawyering, and making it much more
difficult for plenty of companies
and educational institutions
to innovate.
Big Time Bogus Pill Spammer Stopped
Big Time Bogus Pill Spammer Stopped
07/31/2004 02:09 AMThe FTC is happily announcing the fact that a federal court has
shut down one of the big-time Florida pill spammers,
Creaghan A. Harry. He's listed in Spamhaus' register of known
spammers (though, as Harry Creaghan - which Spamhaus says is his
r
eal name even if he insists on reversing it). A federal judged
has barred him from sending any more spam, and frozen his assets
(which just so happen to be in Latvia). Of course, it remains to be
seen if this actually does anything to slow down spam. Still, it's a
start.
DBS Bank in HK warns of bogus banking
website
DBS Bank in HK warns of bogus banking
website
12/25/2003 11:20 PMChannel NewsAsia Dec 25 2003 10:39PM ET
Fight bogus cellphone "portability"
charges
Fight bogus cellphone "portability"
charges
11/04/2003 03:45 PMOk, you all have a homework assignment. In light of our post yesterday
about cellphone number portability and how some cellular carriers are
using it as an excuse to squeeze even more money out of their
customers, we're compiling a list of which cellphone companies are
tacking on new monthly "portability" fees (which you have to pay even
if you don't plan to switch carriers), and if they are, how much
they're gouging us for. So go take a close look at your most recent
bill and let us know if there are any suspicious new charges on there.
If you find anything, write to us at peter@gizmodo.com and let us know
who your carrier is and how much they're charging. [Thanks to reader
Aaron G. for the suggestion]...
ServerSide.com kicks JBoss over bogus
posts
ServerSide.com kicks JBoss over bogus
posts
05/28/2004 06:32 PMJBoss Inc. will get no more opportunity to criticize and otherwise
slap around its competitors on TheServerSide.com, after the site's
parent company charged Friday that JBoss employees were posting
inflammatory messages in its community forum under "anonymous and
bogus names."
Flooding File Sharing Networks With Bogus Files: Patented