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The people behind a company once accused of being complicit in copyright infringement through peer-to-peer filesharing are now selling software that blocks pirated content—and gives Internet service providers a way to make cash in the process. And soon, a version of the same technology could be used by ISPs to inject their own advertisements into search results—a capability that is sure to raise the ire of proponents of network neutrality. Global File Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Kazaa owners Brilliant Digital Entertainment Inc. (BDE), have developed software that combines a database of “known bad files” with Web filtering technology at the ISP’s firewall, allowing ISPs to intercept and change links in search results being passed back to a user’s PC—and sending searchers to sites where ... Continue reading →

An injunction issued by an Indian court in a copyright infringement case has forced Indian Internet service providers to block access to the video-sharing sites Vimeo and DailyMotion, Bittorrent-tracker The Pirate Bay, text-sharing site Pastebin and a number of other websites. In response, members of Anonymous mounted a denial of service attack on the websites of the Indian Supreme Court and the Indian National Congress political party. As of 2pm GMT, both sites are back up. The temporary restraining order (PDF) was issued by The High Court of Judicature at Madras in response to a lawsuit by the Chennai, India based company Copyrightlabs (whose site appears to have been taken down for maintenance) over the sharing of the movie "3" online. It orders ISPs to ... Continue reading →

Insider tells why Anonymous ‘might well be the most powerful organization on Earth’Facebook | Twitter | Email | InstapaperPostmedia NewsSaturday, May 12, 2012Christopher Doyon, a.k.a. Commander X, sits atop a hillside in an undisclosed location in Canada, watching a reporter and photographer make their way along a narrow path to join him, away from the prying eyes of law enforcement. It’s been a few weeks of encrypted emails back and forth, working out the security protocol to follow for interviewing Doyon, one of the brains behind Anonymous, now a fugitive from the FBI. Doyon, who readily admits taking part in some of the highest-profile hacktivist attacks on websites last year — from Tunisia to Orlando, Sony to PayPal — was arrested in September for a ... Continue reading →

Christopher Doyon, a.k.a. Commander X, sits atop a hillside in an undisclosed location in Canada, watching a reporter and photographer make their way along a narrow path to join him, away from the prying eyes of law enforcement. It’s been a few weeks of encrypted emails back and forth, working out the security protocol to follow for interviewing Doyon, one of the brains behind Anonymous, now a fugitive from the FBI. Doyon, who readily admits taking part in some of the highest-profile hacktivist attacks on websites last year — from Tunisia to Orlando, Sony to PayPal — was arrested in September for a comparatively minor assault on the county website of Santa Cruz, Calif., where he was living, in retaliation for the town forcibly removing ... Continue reading →

Google feeds its search engine's index with site data from a virtual army of "bots"—Web-crawling applications that scour sites for content. But in the past, Google's bots hit a wall when they ran into interactive content that was loaded through JavaScript—especially on pages that use Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) to allow users access to additional content without reloading pages. But now, according to Vancouver-based developer Alex Pankratov, it appears Google's bots have been trained to act more like humans to mine interactive site content, running the JavaScript on pages they crawl to see what gets coughed up. Google has in the past offered up proposals to make AJAX content more searchable, but this put the burden on Web developers rather than on Google's bots—and ... Continue reading →

Google feeds its search engine's index with site data from a virtual army of "bots"—Web-crawling applications that scour sites for content. But in the past, Google's bots hit a wall when they ran into interactive content that was loaded through JavaScript—especially on pages that use Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) to allow users access to additional content without reloading pages. But now, according to Vancouver-based developer Alex Pankratov, it appears Google's bots have been trained to act more like humans to mine interactive site content, running the JavaScript on pages they crawl to see what gets coughed up. Google has in the past offered up proposals to make AJAX content more searchable, but this put the burden on Web developers rather than on Google's bots—and ... Continue reading →

Enlarge / AMD's silde introducing the Trinity CPU/GPU architecture. AMD On May 15, AMD officially unveiled Trinity, the company’s successor to its Llano line of "Fusion" processors that combine CPU and GPU into a single part. The company announced five models of the new processor: three for "mainstream" notebook computers, desktops, and "all-in-one" systems; and two targeted at what AMD calls the "ultrathin" notebook market. With a 17-watt version available for "ultrathin" notebooks, AMD can offer up an alternative to Intel’s trademarked Ultrabook. "In theory, AMD has something that can work there, but we'll have to see how it plays out in the real world," said David Kanter, Manager and Editor of Real World Technologies, in an interview with Ars. And there’s one other wrinkle ... Continue reading →

The alleged DM exchange threatening The Jester with exposure. The vigilante hacker who made a name for himself harassing Anonymous, disrupting WikiLeaks, and stalking “jihadist” sites is apparently laying low after threats to expose his real identity were made via Twitter on May 11. The person claiming to have details of The Jester’s identity plans to publish that information—after he passes the hat for Bitcoins first, allegedly in part to raise funds for WikiLeaks. On May 14, The Jester's Twitter account was deleted. Later that day, another one sprung up with posts claiming to be The Jester—and announcing DDoS attacks on some of his favorite targets. It’s not clear if any of this is legitimate—whether it involves someone who has dirt on The Jester, someone ... Continue reading →