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Submission + - No Charges in UK for Gary McKinnon (bbc.co.uk) 1

Submitted by clickclickdrone on Friday December 14, 2012 @11:24AM

clickclickdrone writes: Computer hacker Gary McKinnon, who is wanted in the US, will not face charges in the UK, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.

Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer QC said the chances of a successful conviction were "not high".

He announced the decision some three months after Home Secretary Theresa May stopped the extradition.

Mr McKinnon, 46, admits accessing US government computers but says he was looking for evidence of UFOs.

The US authorities tried to extradite him to face charges of causing $800,000 (£487,000) to military computer systems and he would have faced up to 60 years in prison if convicted.

Submission + - 'Road trains' ready to roll (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by clickclickdrone on Monday November 09, 2009 @12:19PM

clickclickdrone writes: The BBC is reporting that Road trains that link vehicles together using wireless sensors could soon be on European roads.

An EU-financed research project is looking at inexpensive ways of getting vehicles to travel in a 'platoon' on Europe's motorways. Each road train could include up to eight separate vehicles — cars, buses and trucks will be mixed in each one. The EU hopes to cut fuel consumption, journey times and congestion by linking vehicles together. Early work on the idea suggests that fuel consumption could be cut by 20% among those cars and trucks travelling behind the lead vehicle.

Submission + - Amazon to block Phorm scans 1

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clickclickdrone

on Wednesday April 15, 2009 @06:28AM

clickclickdrone writes: "The BBC are reporting (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7999635.stm) that Amazon has said it will not allow online advertising system Phorm to scan its web pages to produce targeted ads. For most people this is a welcome step, especially after the European Commission said it was starting legal action against the UK earlier this week over its data protection laws in relation to Phorm's technology. Anyone who values their privacy should applaud this move by Amazon."

Submission + - Malware Hijacks Windows Update

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clickclickdrone

on Wednesday May 16, 2007 @04:28AM

clickclickdrone writes: "The BBC are reporting a new piece of malware is in the wild that can hijack Windows Update's functionality and bypass firewalls allowing it to install malicious code on users PCs. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6657677.stm notes the new code was discovered by Frank Boldewin at http://www.reconstruction.org/ in an email.

The attack utilises the BITS system but as ever, the best way to avoid it is common sense and an up to date AV package.

To be honest, I'm surprised it's taken this long to find a way to use Windows Update as a way in to otherwise secure systems."

Submission + - Nasa to decide fate of Hubble

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clickclickdrone

on Thursday October 26, 2006 @10:50AM

clickclickdrone writes: "According to the BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6088076.stm NASA are debating whether or not to sent astronauts in to space to service the Hubble telescope. Without intervention it is thought to be good for another 24-36months.
Given the quality of images and data it has produced since it's launch, it sounds like a no brainer to me but the people who hold the purse strings are rarely predictable when it comes to spending money."

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