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Why Hackers Hit India
The Supreme Court of India and All India Congress Committee websites suffered distributed denial of service attacks under “MT Operation India,” leaving them inaccessible for 24 hours. Anonymous crippled the government pages to chastise Indian service providers for blocking file-sharing sites like Vimeo and The Pirate Bay.
India’s ISPs acted in anticipation of a pending government proposal, which aims to create a Committee for Internet Related Policies for overseeing the subcontinent’s online activities.
The committee, a 50-member UN-backed organization, would hold censorship powers over content deemed inappropriate or offensive by India’s ruling party. But Anonymous, whose Pirate Party won parliamentary seats in Sweden and Germany after campaigning for Internet freedom, disagrees with this direction.
“Namaste #India, your time has come to trash the current government and install a new one. Good luck. #SaveTPB #Anonymous #Censorship,” the collective tweeted.
Anonymous has a history of denouncing governments that wish to control the Internet, while India
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BlackBerry Curve 9220 launches in India as an entry-level smartphone
RIM unveiled a new BlackBerry device in India – Curve 9220, which will also find its way to the other markets in the coming weeks. Specs wise, the new BlackBerry sports a 2.44-inch QVGA screen, 2-megapixel camera, EDGE data, Wi-Fi, 512MB of RAM, microSD card slot, and a 1,450 mAh battery that is good to keep you talking for 7 hours or listen to music for 28 hours. Of course, you’ll also get to access the BBM service and keep up with your contacts while on the go.
The price is set at Rs. 10,990, which translates into some $211. If you grab the BlackBerry Curve 9220 before June 30, RIM will also bundle a selection of apps worth 2,500 rupees.
Sounds like a good deal for the emerging markets of the world presuming users there want a BlackBerry device rather than some Android-powered one, which can be even cheaper…
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Apple, Amazon clouds have been dirty, Greenpeace reports
Environmental activist group Greenpeace released a report today examining how energy-efficient and clean cloud computing really is. The group called out Apple and Amazon as having some of the dirtiest clouds in the industry.
The report, titled “How Clean is Your Cloud?“, gave each company a score based on the energy efficiency of its data centers and the type of energy used to power them. Apple received low marks, getting a D in energy transparency and an F in “infrastructure sitting.” Amazon got nearly straight Fs across the board. Google had the highest scores, with an A in renewables and advocacy, and a B in energy efficiency.
Greenpeace’s report noted that understanding the true efficiency of so-called green data centers is quite hard and that metrics that many companies rely on, such as Power Usage Effectiveness, are ineffective. This is in largely because many companies aren’t willing to disclose their data
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Intel launches Studybook, a tablet just for students
Intel announced Studybook today, a tablet intended to be a cheap option, serving students internationally, and sold through local hardware vendors.
Intel wants companies around the world to brand it, and tailor its software to the educational region that company serves. That is, each tablet should run in that country’s language and have the local nuances that would make students feel at home using the new technology. The hardware itself, developed by Intel is made of rugged plastic, water and dust proof, and sports shock absorbers around the screen’s corners — made to be used by young students.
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Those companies who do take on the responsibility of filling out the tablet will be able to price it based on how expensive the software is, as well as any hardware add-ons. The Wall
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Digital Evidence Fuels Rutgers Bullying Conviction
Former Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi was found guilty of all charges, including invasion of privacy and bias intimidation, for filming his roommate, Tyler Clementi, having intimate relations with another man. Ravi then posted about it on Twitter and invited others to spy on the unsuspecting couple. Clementi committed suicide two days later, in part as a result of Ravi’s actions.
The case marks the first time Twitter, Facebook, text messaging, e-mails, surveillance cameras, and swiped University I.D. cards combined to play such a major part in a conviction, and could set precedent for other upcoming cases in an increasingly digital age.
The public nature of social networking sites is increasingly making headlines. Recently, job applicants, high school students, and college sports players were asked to hand over their Facebook and Twitter passwords for review, fueling the debate over whether
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