YouTube blocked in China
M4rl : Ooppps! Not good..
YouTube blocked in China
BEIJING, China (CNN) -- China has blocked the popular video-sharing Web site YouTube but did not offer a reason for the ban.
Google, which owns YouTube, said it began noticing a decline in traffic from China about noon Monday.
By early Wednesday, site users insider China continued to encounter an error message: "Network Timeout. The server at youtube.com is taking too long to respond."
For sale: One life in China
M4rl : I think $3/hour is too much, but great idea. LOL
For sale: One life in China
BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Chen Xiao had pretty much given up making her own decisions and so decided to throw open her life to the whims of China's hundreds of millions of Internet users, known in China as netizens.
"It's your right to arrange Chen Xiao's life, and it's my obligation to serve you," read her online shop.
China: Outraged users protest online nudity crackdown
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China: Outraged users protest online nudity crackdown
Chicago (IL) - In an act of apparent online rebellion against China's crackdown on "vulgar" online content - including nudity censorship, famous Renaissance nudes have been photoshopped to have clothing added. One example is Michelangelo's statue of David, which now shows a Mao suit. In addition, the first man, Adam, is shown with black socks and a necktie reaching down to his nether regions.
The protest has been running throughout the past week, and began on Douban.com when a user complained that several nude images, including Titian's Venus of Urbino had been deleted from his online photo album.
Protestors began organizing shortly thereafter to save their websites from being shut down, or their content censored. So far, the protestors have asked to have 1,635 websites and 200 blogs to voluntarily shut down for one month to protest the policy.
While the protestors are covering up ancient art with modern clothing, they warn participants not to go too far and include
Malicious insider attacks to rise
M4rl : OMG! Hmm.. Switch to Linux?
Malicious insider attacks to rise
The world's biggest software maker has warned companies to expect an increase in "insider" security attacks by disgruntled, laid-off workers.
Microsoft said so-called "malicious insider" breaches are on the rise and will worsen in the present downturn.
"With 1.5 million predicted job losses in the US alone, there's an increased risk and exposure to these attacks," said Microsoft's Doug Leland.
"This is one of the most significant threats companies face," he said.
As the general manager of the newly formed Identity and Security unit at the company, Mr Leland told BBC News the effects of such attacks can be far reaching.
"The malicious insider is classed as the greatest security concern because they have access, and relatively easy access, to corporate assets," said Mr Leland.
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