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[stiller]

Fosi!!! Saracu'!!! A avut mirror si pe home.ro vreo doi ani Ce vremuri bre. IPkL0N, KwAnTaM

[stiller]

Originally Posted by The Null Device

What if last.fm were evil?

Regarding the last post about last.fm: one of last.fm's staff has posted a rebuttal on their web forums, to wit:
* Nobody at Last.fm had any knowledge of our user data being fed to the RIAA (or any labels directly), before or after the alleged incident, or at any other point in the history of the company.
* Last.fm has never given data linking IP addresses and scrobbles to any third party. * Last.fm has never given data linking IP addresses and scrobbles to CBS (who, by the way, we don't consider a third party, but who do have to uphold our privacy policy).
* We've been in communication with CBS and they deny that they gave any third party any of our user data.
If TechCrunch have any evidence which contradicts any of the statements I've made here, I'd love to see it, but I think someone is taking them for a ride. I'm not sure why, though.
Make of that what you will. Assuming the denials are true, last.fm and/or CBS will have no choice but to sue TechCrunch for libel to protect their reputation; it'll be interesting to see how that unfolds.
Nonetheless, even if this isn't true, the possibilities it raises are thought-provoking:

Last.fm's scrobbling software originally sent over only the title, artist and length of tracks as they were played. More recently, it was extended to send a fingerprint of each track. The difference between these two is crucial; it is the difference between hearsay and admissible evidence. In short, when you scrobble a track using the last.fm client, it sends over cryptographic proof of your possession of the recording. You can disable the fingerprinting function in the last.fm client software, assuming that you trust it, of course:
How much you trust last.fm's closed-source client software is another matter. Assuming that last.fm had been compromised by the MAFIAA, what's to say that the software didn't trawl your hard drive for things that looked like MP3s (slowly, as not to arouse suspicion), fingerprint them, and then send the list over to MediaSentry or someone, along with some juicy forensic information about your machine (serial numbers, MAC addresses, &c.)?
Of course, this would be totally illegal and even more unethical. But, then again, so would waiving the EU's privacy laws to send user identifying information to CBS (as is alleged). And it's not like the RIAA haven't been known to use underhanded tactics in their dirty war against music fans.
Even assuming that last.fm are 100% above board and CBS are sufficiently law-abiding to not undermine them, handing over potentially compromising information imples a trust that the information will be kept secure; i.e., that there are no weak links. Given the fact that everybody from TK Maxx to Her Majesty's Government seems to leak personal information left, right and centre, this may not be a safe assumption.
In short, if you're sending over fingerprints of the music on your hard drive, make sure that there is nothing there you wouldn't want to prove possession of to hostile parties.

The Null Device blog: What if last.fm were evil?

[meganic]

Aia cu mininova s-a zis ?Au inceput sa filtreze torrente.Le-au dat imputernicire sa stearga in voie torrentele care nu le convin.Au disparut deja Lost , Heroes, Prison Break.Au luat masuri si pentru uploaderi si multe altele.

Popular Torrents Start to Disappear From Mininova | TorrentFreak

[Venah]

Nu am stat sa citesc prin toate 95 de pagini, dar pentru cei nelamuriti:

Se depisteaza usor cei care descarca un torrent astfel: anumite organizatii de stat creeaza torrenturi destul de populare in care seteaza un tracker; acest tracker retine absolut orice IP care acceseaza acel fisier.

Dar nu au ce sa faca impotriva pirateriei. Daca ar persecuta doar 1 om ar fi nedreptate, dar daca ar incerca sa ii pedepseasca pe toti, nu credeti ca ar fi cam... imposibil?

[duKeZZ]

Ce ai zis tu acolo e ca si cum politia ti-ar vinde cocaina ca apoi sa te aresteze.

[ogargarita]

Originally Posted by duKeZZ

Ce ai zis tu acolo e ca si cum politia ti-ar vinde cocaina ca apoi sa te aresteze.

Este exact ce se intampla in zilele noastre. Strategia de care zici tu face parte din misiunile sub acoperire, o parte din misiuni in care sunt implicati politistii de la Crima Organizata.

[MYSTIK]

adica se incalca legea pentru a se respecta legea.

[stefanap]

Originally Posted by Venah

Nu am stat sa citesc prin toate 95 de pagini, dar pentru cei nelamuriti:

Se depisteaza usor cei care descarca un torrent astfel: anumite organizatii de stat creeaza torrenturi destul de populare in care seteaza un tracker; acest tracker retine absolut orice IP care acceseaza acel fisier.

Dar nu au ce sa faca impotriva pirateriei. Daca ar persecuta doar 1 om ar fi nedreptate, dar daca ar incerca sa ii pedepseasca pe toti, nu credeti ca ar fi cam... imposibil?

Se spunea ca romanul nu are educatie financiara, dar speram ca are minime cunostiinte de IT.

Eu ma intreb ce router sa aleg, ca sunt 5 nesecurizate. Toata lumea isi cumpara routere dar securizarea lor este nula. Semnal maxim, conectare la alegere. Chiar as putea renunta la internet, cu un PDA in masina situatia este un dezastru. ( xx conexiuni, am verificat, ca nu stiu din ce motive nu ma pot conecta la router-ul meu). Efectul vanzarilor de laptop-uri catre marea masa , fara cunostinte minime. Plug &Play !

Hai sa fim seriosi cu IP-ul.

LE: router-ul meu este securizat , desi am inteles ca s-a spart WPA sau asa ceva. ( WPA2 ( AES +TKP). Si habar nu am ce inseamna in afara de parola. Pana si anumite tranzactii le fac pe un live CD cu linux sau banalul Express Gate din desktop.

[SteakHunter]

Originally Posted by stefanap

Se spunea ca romanul nu are educatie financiara, dar speram ca are minime cunostiinte de IT.

Un laptop de pe vremea lui p3, 2 placi de retea pe pcmcia/usb, o bere la baeti sa configureze un router pe el.

[stefanap]

Dar se pare ca berea este scumpa si au renuntat la idee. SAcum sunt 5 routere nesecurizate din RDS, UPC, Clicknet (?).


O fi criza si berea la PET este scumpa. Cand ies afara in masina PDA-ul gaseste 12-14 conexiuni libere.
Renunt la internet si-mi pun laptop-ul in masina ?

Am cunostinte minime de IT. ( mari la statistica ) Si nu la SPU....

[!nsomnia]

Originally Posted by duKeZZ

Ce ai zis tu acolo e ca si cum politia ti-ar vinde cocaina ca apoi sa te aresteze.

se cheama flagrant organizat si e o actiune perfect legala care se practica de cind s-a inventat politia.

Originally Posted by Venah

Daca ar persecuta doar 1 om ar fi nedreptate, dar daca ar incerca sa ii pedepseasca pe toti, nu credeti ca ar fi cam... imposibil?

unu - "nedreptatea" subliniata de tine nu e ilegala si fraza "domle, de ce m-au ars pă mine si pă vecinu' l-au lasat in pace" nu va tine in fata niciunui judecator ever. doi - pica foarte greu in balanta si factorul "bani", iar banii nu se scot din prinderea unui amarit - doi care copie un "buci fierbinti III" de pe filelist ci de la firme care utilizeaza softuri fara licenta sau de la distribuitorii de materiale piratate.

[geo2000]

Downloadul inca nu e pedepsit in Romania...ramane partea cu uploadul asta .

[PigBrother]

Originally Posted by geo2000

Downloadul inca nu e pedepsit in Romania...ramane partea cu uploadul asta .

Can you translate please?

[Assassin]

Se refera la faptu' ca se pedepseste "punerea la dispozitie..." blabla.

[Rover]

Atacul jocurilor video second hand

[Daisy]

Un roman a fost obligat de instanta sa plateasca daune civile de aproape 3.000 euro pentru ca a pus pe internet materiale piratate - IT - HotNews.ro
se pare ca a inceput ...

[NightRage]

Deja incep sa se rareasca huburile bune.Dar raman trackerele private,sau in varianta Rapidshare(asta e doar daca esti foarte disperat)

[MYSTIK]

DC++ e un fel de VCR in era Blue-Ray. E doar pentru nostalgici sau tehnofobi.

[Iris]

Vesti proaste

Gardianul - Politia internetului. Statul vrea sa elaboreze o lege pentru useri si provideri

[dod0]

da.. sunt sigur ca de data asta o sa le iasa.
sa le tinem pumnii.