Monday, July 27, 2009

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July 27, 2009
In this issue
redarrow HP researchers develop browser-based darknet
redarrow Microsoft to fix critical hole in IE
redarrow Expert: iPhone 3GS crypto is easily crackable
redarrow Facebook closes API loophole that let people see strangers' photos
redarrow Legal advocates push for Google Books privacy

Darknets, encrypted peer-to-peer networks, are normally difficult to set up and maintain. But two researchers plan to demonstrate a less complicated one at Black Hat.

In a rare move outside its monthly patch cycle, company on Tuesday will release fix for critical Internet Explorer vulnerability and moderate Visual Studio one.

Corporations should think twice about using the iPhone 3GS, says expert who shows how easy it is to crack the encryption on the device.

Developers complain that change to Facebook API renders their apps useless, but Facebook says it's just aligning with users' privacy expectations.
The ACLU, EFF, and UC Berkeley Law Clinic ask Google to protect reader privacy with its Book Search project.

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