Tuesday, April 1, 2014

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 02/04/2014





Prenda Law stunner: “Porn trolls” win a round, dodge sanctions
Thanks, but you're not a real judge. And this forgery looks just fine.
    








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California man who lasered two helicopters to face 14 years behind bars
26-year-old man from Fresno receives harshest sentence yet, prosecutors say.
    








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Supreme Court hears argument on a patent worthy of King Tut
Is the patent behind a global banking lawsuit just "a man with an abacus?"
    








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Rearview cameras will be required in vehicles in 2018
The Department of Transportation finally addresses backup accidents.
    








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Google gets the jump on April Fools with new “Pokémon Master” job listing
Pokémon catching game is fun (and also a ploy to get you to use Google Maps).
    








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Smoking restrictions having huge benefit for the next generation
Preterm births, asthma treatments down in countries that restrict public smoking.
    








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More Wi-Fi is better: FCC expands use of 5GHz spectrum
Agency also says it will auction 65MHz of spectrum for mobile broadband.
    








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Amid CEO fallout, Mozilla affirms support for “LGBT marriage equality”
First dev to protest praises Moz but still wants direct response from Eich.
    








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Maryland puts its health exchange site before death panel
Flawed $125 million site will be replaced with Connecticut's system.
    








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“Pirate Bay Bundle” shares 101 little-known indie games via BitTorrent
Free collection being distributed on site better known for pirated content.
    








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Report: RSA endowed crypto product with second NSA-influenced code
Extended Random like "dousing yourself with gasoline," professor warns.
    








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Japan’s whaling “not for scientific purposes,” must cease
Court rules that the practice does not abide by current permit terms.
    








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SMS-powered money transfer system arrives in Europe
No smartphone required: Kenyan-developed M-Pesa enables basic banking services.
    








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How far will the Supreme Court go to stop patent trolls?
Today's case: An Australian patent holder's idea boils down to 7 lines of code.
    








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Faster, cheaper, smaller: The state of the system-on-a-chip in 2014
Buying a phone or tablet this year? Here's what you can expect inside it.
    








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New IPCC report on climate change focuses on managing risks
Flooding, health concerns, and ocean acidification are among the vulnerabilities.
    








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German chancellor on NSA’s “high-value targets” list
New docs show aggressive targeting of leaders from Palestine, Peru, and Syria too.
    








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