The 2011 Pwnie Awards were given for nine categories: Pwnie for Best Server-Side Bug Pwnie for Best Client-Side Bug Pwnie for Best Privilege Escalation Bug Pwnie for Most Innovative Research Pwnie for Lamest Vendor Response Pwnie for Best Song Pwnie for Most Epic FAIL Pwnie for Lifetime Achievement Pwnie for Epic Ownage Judges accepted nominations in each category … [Read more...]
Another Scam Via Snail Mail From The Internet – Domain Registry of America
The downfall of the WHOIS system for domain registration is that you leave yourself open to being contacted. Usually this might result in spam e-mail messages but every once in a while, scam attempts make their way through the postal mail. I previously wrote about a letter from Web Listings Inc with what looked like a bill for SEO services and received a few confirmations that … [Read more...]
Google Takes on Software Patents In Its Latest Blog Post
NPR has covered software patents and the topic is in the news daily. Proving that point today, Google wrote about software patents and the current on-going patent wars that are plaguing the Google Android system in When patents attack Android. Google is airing out the dirty laundry and spilling the beans that Microsoft and Apple, after forming a group to outbid Google for … [Read more...]
Federal Judge: Renting a DVD, a Player, and Streaming It To The Renter Is Not The Same As Renting A DVD
Chalk up another win for the MPAA as a federal judge has issued an injunction for Zediva. The game-changing service was still in invite-only mode when it was ordered to shut down. Zediva offered streaming movies to its customers by renting them a DVD player and a DVD, and then streaming the video online to the paying customer. This complicated setup was in-place to bypass … [Read more...]
“Main Street Fairness” Act Heads To The Federal Level and Amazon Supports It
Following several cash-strapped states passing laws dubbed the "Amazon Tax" where online retailers with affiliates in a state are considered a physical nexus and have to collect sales tax, those online retailers terminated thousands of affiliate. This resulted in states gaining no additional sales tax revenue, driving some companies across the border, and reducing the income of … [Read more...]