Anti-piracy outfit Web Sheriff has found itself mired in controversy after asking a music metadata site to change information relating to the artist Taio Cruz. After asking for proof that Cruz’s birth name is not Adetayo Ayowale Onile-Ere as listed, MusicBrainz received a birth certificate from Web Sheriff. However, it’s being claimed that the document is a forgery.
Source: Web Sheriff Sent “Forged” Taio Cruz Birth Certificate to MusicBrainz – TorrentFreak
Security guards seized tog’s equipment, said he was a ‘lunatic’ – and called police
Source: Photographer hassled by Port of Tyne for filming a sign on a wall • The Register
Kickstarter tasked me, a freelance reporter, to find out why a highly funded crowdfunding campaign for a palm-sized drone flamed out in…
Source: How Zano Raised Millions on Kickstarter and Left Most Backers with Nothing — Kickstarter — Medium
A man is ordered to inform police if he intends to have sex at least 24 hours in advance.
Source: Man ordered to tell police if he plans to have sex – BBC News
Well, what did you expect?
Source: For fsck’s SAKKE: GCHQ-built phone voice encryption has massive backdoor – researcher
This doesn’t have much to do with the Juniper back door currently in the news, but the document does provide even more evidence that (despite what the government says) the NSA hoards vulnerabilities in commonly used software for attack purposes instead of improving security for everyone by disclosing it.
Source: NSA/GCHQ Exploits Against Juniper Networking Equipment – Schneier on Security
Elected MPs were deliberately misled by Brit spy agencies
Source: Big Brother is born. And we find out 15 years too late to stop him • The Register
If you get a letter through the post accusing you of Internet piracy, you must be guilty. That’s the message from most copyright trolls and infuriatingly, even some ‘neutral’ lawyers commenting on these cases. But while it might seem daunting, putting up a fight is not only the right thing to do, but can also cause claimants to back off.
Source: No Copyright Trolls, Your Evidence Isn’t Flawless – TorrentFreak
