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NSA Paid A Huge Security Firm $US10 Million To Keep Encryption Weak
Reuters reports that the NSA paid massive computer security firm RSA $US10 million to promote a flawed encryption system so that the surveillance organisation could wiggle its way around security. In other words, the NSA bribed the firm to leave the back door to computers all over the world open.
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US Army Saved $US130 Million By Stealing Software
The US Army just paid a $US50 million settlement over accusations that it illegally installed software on thousands of devices without a licence. Even after the settlement, the Army ended up saving a bunch of cash. Maybe crime really does pay?
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Breakfast Wrap: Wednesday Night’s Top Stories
The 200 Top-Scoring Reddit Posts Of All Time, Visualised Oh good, it looks like Advice Animals isn’t as popular as I feared. This New Polymer Regenerates Large Parts Of Itself, Like Lizards Do I’d like to see your 3D printer try to do that. There’s No Better Use For Cup Holders Than This R2-D2 USB…
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Philly, First US City To Ban 3D Printed Guns ‘Based On Internet Stuff’
On Thursday, Philadelphia became the first US city to enact a ban on 3D printed guns. It’s a pre-emptive move, because so far there hasn’t been a single report of 3D printed firearms showing up in Philly. As an assistant to the bill’s author told Philly Magazine, “it’s just based on internet stuff out there.”