IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 18/08/2015

Watchdog group says Soylent’s cadmium and lead levels violate CA law
Group also has similar Proposition 65 complaints about Hershey's Chocolate.

How BitTorrent could let lone DDoS attackers bring down big sites
uTorrent, Mainline, and Vuze most susceptible to DoS abuse, researchers say.

Rogue System is a button-studded, checklist-filled space survival sim
Complex procedure-filled game aims for realism—or at least "realism"—in zero-G.

The new, underground sport of first-person drone racing
Our intrepid photographer spent three months following the UK's FPV scene.

AT&T’s “Extreme Willingness to Help” is key to NSA Internet surveillance
Published report said partnership dates back to 1985.

Gallery: Japan’s gaming centers provide joy for the kid inside
Ars visits Taito Station, a six-story Japanese arcade.

Parrot drones easily taken down or hijacked, researchers demonstrate
Open telnet port, open Wi-Fi, root access, open season.

Most-funded European Kickstarter project ever still hasn’t shipped yet
"I ask you, have you ever under taken a project of this size or this complexity?"

Drones used to monitor bears send their heart rates through the roof
Heart rate monitors revealed higher stress levels than visible activity indicated.

Lawsuit over two-word tweet—“actually yes”—can move ahead, judge finds
"The Court concludes that Sagehorn has adequately pleaded a First Amendment claim."

Will Supreme Court force DHS to divulge secret plan to cut cell service?
Feds, lower courts say release of the full plan would "endanger" public safety.

8chan-hosted content disappears from Google searches
Domain-specific searches contain warning about "suspected child abuse content."

Comcast will launch short-form video platform in coming weeks
Platform's current name is “Watchable” although that could change.

Despite transparency claims, Etsy ups secrecy and shifts profits overseas
Tax law prof: "If it were up to me, it would be illegal and not just unethical."

PlayStation Experience fan festival moves to San Francisco for 2015
$60 ticket gets you two days to wallow in early PS4 demos this December.

My browser visited Weather.com and all I got was this lousy malware (Updated)
New rash of malvertising attacks threatens millions of Web surfers.

Chelsea Manning having troubles with military brig authorities
Convict faces solitary confinement over unauthorized toothpaste, books.

Intel, Apple report “doubled” diversity hiring in 2015
Intel already ahead of annual mark for its "full representation by 2020" goal.

Comcast VP: 300GB data cap is “business policy,” not technical necessity
Exec who manages data cap measurements doesn't know why Comcast caps are so low.

UK to test roads that recharge cars as they drive
The British government is investing £500 million over five years on the technology.

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Monday, August 17, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 18/08/2015

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