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Submission + - Ask Slashdot: Fixing UVC Camera Issues?

Submitted by Khyber
Khyber writes: I bought some cheap Chinese camera glasses with built-in microphones. These are supposed UVC cameras manufactured in 2015. Under Windows XP, these cameras are seen perfectly fine and work as web cameras, even the microphones work. Under Windows 7, the camera appears to install just fine, however I get the "This device can perform faster if you connect to USB 2.0" (which it is connected to) and when I try to load it up with any camera viewer such as manycam or any chat program's built-in previewer, I cannot receive any video from the camera. I can get audio from the camera microphones under Windows 7, so I am wondering if the camera device is having problems enumerating as a USB 2.0 device due to some change in Windows 7 (which it doesn't seem to have issues doing under XP,) or if the UVC driver for Windows 7 is missing something in comparison to the one used for Windows XP. Anybody else had issues getting newer UVC cameras to work in newer operating systems?

Submission + - Violation of ToS Should not be a Crime (eff.org)

Submitted by
Khyber
Khyber writes: "Three data and security breach notification bills have been approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee, one of which includes an amendment that adds clarity with regards to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. These three bills would require businesses to develop data privacy and security plans, and it would set a federal standard for notifying individuals of breaches of very sensitive personally identifiable information, such as credit card information or medical records. This clarification is welcomed, making the statute more focused towards hackers and identity thieves, instead of consumers that run afoul of ToS or AUPs of websites and service providers."

Submission + - Anti-Piracy firm e-mails reveal firm scam (torrentfreak.com) 4

Submitted by
Khyber
Khyber writes: "A recent DDoS attack against a UK-based anti-pirating firm, known as ACS:Law, has resulted in a large backup archive of the server contents being made available for download, which has been done and is now being hosted by the Pirate Bay. Within this archive are e-mails from Andrew Crossley basically admitting that he is running a scam job, sending out thousands of frivolous legal threats on the premise that a percentage pay up immediately to avoid legal hassles."
Software

Submission + - Good Freeware System Snapshot Tool?

Submitted by
Khyber
Khyber writes: "I'm doing a little personal research into a project that tracks what changes get made to your system every time you install a program. I know there are ways of checking through Windows Restore Points, but that's not what I'm trying to do. Instead, I'm going to start with an absolutely fresh Windows XP install, take a full snapshot of the entire installation on the hard drive, and burn that to a DVD (somewhat like a backup disc with an entire snapshot of my hard drive's current contents.) With every program I install, I'm going to take another snapshot, burn to DVD, and repeat the process until I have recreated every step taken to get to my current system state (all programs installed on a separate hard drive, all registry entries etc on the OS drive, with only snapshots of the OS drive being recorded.) The purpose for all of this I'm not legally allowed to talk about, due to confidentiality requirements. Does anybody know of such a program, preferably freeware, that will accomplish my objective, and are there tools that can be used to compare the difference in drive images?"
United States

Submission + - Habeas Corpus is GONE (senate.gov) 2

Submitted by
Khyber
Khyber writes: "In a vote of 56 yeas to 43 nays, with one abstaining, the Cloture Motion to restore Habeas Corpus has been halted, with a 3/5 majority vote unable to be attained. Article 6 states their oath to uphold the constitution, Article 4 states that habeas corpus shall not be suspended unless in cases of rebellion and invasion when the public safety may require it. It's becoming a very dark age, indeed."
Music

Submission + - UK Stores release 'Hybrid' Vinyl-MP3

Submitted by
Khyber
Khyber writes: "First World Records, which is a U.K.-based record label, has come out with a new idea in favor of Fair Use — Vinyl records that come with codes that allow you to download a 320 kbit MP3 of that song. This sounds loads better than having to deal with digital DRM ripping a CD, when you can buy the vinyl record for the oldskool sound (and for DJ-scratching potential,) and get a 320 kbit digital version for playback on the device of your choice."
Biotech

Submission + - New toxin derivative could be an answer to pain.

Submitted by
Khyber
Khyber writes: "There's a new toxin found in Australian sea snails that could radically change the way our medical pain relief works with our body, especially concerning the chronic pains some of us are unfortunate enough to suffer from. It's only a fraction of the actual toxin, but the way it works is most effective, and is theoretically non-addictive. Potential uses — Morphine/Heroin/Opium withdrawal symptoms, even perhaps Fentanyl. No details here, just the mention of current animal trials and predictions of human trials coming within a year or more. Another use I can personally think of — nicotine withdrawal."

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