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US State Bans Forced RFID Tagging Of Humans




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RFID Reader To Locate Passive Tags To Within Six Inches




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New RFID Tag Could Mean The End Of Bar Codes








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Russian Media Group Rambler Attempting To Hold Nginx Hostage





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vReliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) rds_page_copy_user Privilege Escalation

This Metasploit module exploits a vulnerability in the rds_page_copy_user function in net/rds/page.c (RDS) in Linux kernel versions 2.6.30 to 2.6.36-rc8 to execute code as root (CVE-2010-3904). This module has been tested successfully on Fedora 13 (i686) kernel version 2.6.33.3-85.fc13.i686.PAE and Ubuntu 10.04 (x86_64) with kernel version 2.6.32-21-generic.




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Linux/x64 Reverse TCP Stager Shellcode

188 bytes small Lnux/x64 reverse TCP stager shellcode.





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LabVantage 8.3 Information Disclosure

LabVantage version 8.3 suffers from an information disclosure vulnerability.




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Irix LPD tagprinter Command Execution

This Metasploit module exploits an arbitrary command execution flaw in the in.lpd service shipped with all versions of Irix.









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Madeira looks to keep tax advantage

On top of EU access, an impressive quality of life, talented labour and a thriving tourism sector, Madeira offers a white-listed preferential tax regime that is conducive to long-term, productive investments. Sebastian Shehadi reports.




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Renewable energy takes center stage at POWERGEN ASIA and Asian Utility Week

In a region of the world where coal is still king, there is room for renewables. This was a takeaway from the Ministerial Address and Joint Opening Keynote at POWERGEN Asia and Asian Utility Week. The two annual events kicked off Tuesday, Sept. 3, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.




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Renewable energy takes center stage at POWERGEN ASIA and Asian Utility Week

In a region of the world where coal is still king, there is room for renewables. This was a takeaway from the Ministerial Address and Joint Opening Keynote at POWERGEN Asia and Asian Utility Week. The two annual events kicked off Tuesday, Sept. 3, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.




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City Utility Trials Voltage Optimization in First for Western Canada

The city utility for Lethbridge, Alberta is starting a voltage optimization trial that is expected to deliver energy savings for customers while reducing overall energy usage in the city’s electricity distribution system.




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POWER-GEN International Explores the Competitive Advantages of Power Generation Technologies

When California voted to get 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2045, it sent a signal to the market about which types of power generation technologies will remain competitive into the future. And according to Mike Ferguson, Director, North America Energy Infrastructure and Sustainable Finance with S&P Global Ratings, what California does, other states may soon follow.




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Renewable energy takes center stage at POWERGEN ASIA and Asian Utility Week

In a region of the world where coal is still king, there is room for renewables. This was a takeaway from the Ministerial Address and Joint Opening Keynote at POWERGEN Asia and Asian Utility Week. The two annual events kicked off Tuesday, Sept. 3, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.




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Send love to faraway friends and family with this video montage app

TL;DR: Give a meaningful gift during these difficult times with a Tribute Video Montage for $64.99, a 34% saving as of May 9.


A Zoom happy hour only goes so far.

If you're looking for a way to celebrate and send affection to your loved ones, regardless of the reason, check out Tribute Video Montage as an alternative to those wonky (and sometimes awkward) video calls. 

Sending a Tribute might just be one of the best morale-boosting presents you can send during these trying times. It's a way for friends and family to share their love and appreciation for someone they want to celebrate, whether for a major milestone, like a 50th anniversary or 30th birthday or just because. The platform is super easy to use and breaks a 10-hour process down to just 10 minutes. Read more...

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HITECH Act Stage 2 EHR Incentive Program Meaningful Use Final Rule

This rule establishes criteria that hospitals and physicians must meet to qualify as "meaningful users" of electronic health records and receive further financial incentives in Stage 2 of the HITECH Act Electronic Health Record Incentive Program. The program, part of the economic stimulus package, is providing billions of dollars in Medicare and Medicaid incentives to spur widespread adoption of EHRs.




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HITECH Act Stage 2 EHR Incentive Program Software Certification Final Rule

This rule establishes criteria for electronic health records software that qualifies for Stage 2 of the HITECH Act Electronic Health Record Incentive Program. The program, part of the economic stimulus package, is providing billions of dollars in Medicare and Medicaid incentives to hospitals and physicians to spur widespread adoption of EHRs.




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[Coronavirus] Vestager pushes tracing apps as key for summer holidays

The commissioner for the digital portfolio, Margrethe Vestager, warned that "without the technology, it will be very difficult to open [society] to the degree that we all want" - since new outbreaks might surge back until there is a vaccine.




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Will UK Carbon Emission Rules Lead to Energy Shortages?

The U.K. risks power shortages because utilities may react to Europe’s toughest carbon emissions rules by closing plants without replacing them.




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Lawbite: (Ad)Vantage Point

(1) Giles Duncan Fearn (2) Gerald Kraftman (3) Ian Mcfadyen (4) Helen Claire McFadyen (5) Lindsay Urquart –v- The Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery [2019] EWHC 246 (Ch) The High Court has dismissed a claim by residents of luxury glass-fron...




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Tackling the housing shortage - a change in emphasis?

At the Conservative party conference the Communities Secretary Sajid Javid, and the Chancellor, Philip Hammond, announced a fresh package of measures aimed at addressing the national shortage of new homes. The ambition is to deliver more than 25,000...






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Tshwane teacher offers classes on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube to Grade 5 pupils

Tselane Mashilo says she believes teaching should be an holistic process, that you don’t separate the body from the mind.





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Police collecting bribe, sabotaging lockdown in Rivers – Wike

BY EMEKA EJERE Governor Nyesom Wike, of Rivers State has accused the state’s deputy commissioner of police, DCP Adamu Abubakar of sabotaging the lockdown in the state by issuing illegal letters to companies after collecting money from them. Wike, who spoke in an interview on Thursday, said the deputy commissioner of Police released people he […]

The post Police collecting bribe, sabotaging lockdown in Rivers – Wike appeared first on Hallmarknews.




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Man injured after being trapped under tree in Kaka Pt, South Otago

A man trapped under a tree has been freed and will soon be on his way to hospital.Emergency services were alerted to the man's plight about 5.30pm, a Southern Fire and Emergency spokesman said.As well as police and St John Ambulance...




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Coronavirus – Legal consequences of supply shortages – Germany

1.1 What impact might production downtime or circumstances with similar effect have on supply contracts? Reduced production or similar measurements and resulting supply shortages can cause severe problems to distributors or intermediaries, as they ...




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Contractual Advantage: New Rules of Agricultural and Food Product Trade

The Act of 15 December 2016 on Counteracting Unfair Use of Contractual Advantage in Trade of Agricultural and Food Products came into force and effect on 12 July 2017. The law confers additional powers on the President of the Office of Competition a...




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Data Privacy Implications of the use of CCTV Footage in the press

On 16 April 2019, a controversial 16-minute video containing footage of a what is believed to be a taxi journey taken by two Hong Kong celebrities, Andy Hui Chi-on and Jacqueline Wong, was published on the website of a local newspaper. This publicat...






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As US Unemployment Hits a Staggering 22 Million, Will UN Layoffs Be Far Behind?

The deadly coronavirus COVID-19, which has shut down the UN secretariat in New York, along with 32 of its agencies globally, has forced over 37,500 UN staffers worldwide to work from their homes. Asked about a decision to re-open the Secretariat building after nearly a month-long hiatus, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said: “I don’t know. […]

The post As US Unemployment Hits a Staggering 22 Million, Will UN Layoffs Be Far Behind? appeared first on Inter Press Service.




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Shunning virus lockdown, Belarus stages crowded Victory Day parade


Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus since 1994, has called fears over the coronavirus a "psychosis" and variously suggested drinking vodka, visiting saunas or playing ice hockey to beat the disease.




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Pentagon waiting out coronavirus to invite allies back to Iraq

The US commander of Operation Inherent Resolve hopes allied forces will return to Iraq once the COVID-19 crisis subsides.




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Hydroxychloroquine hopes dashed as large study finds no great advantage to antimalaria drug in Covid-19 fight

A large-scale study in New York looking at the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine has cast further doubt on its effectiveness in the treatment of Covid-19 patients.Researchers at Columbia University observed nearly 1,400 patients at a large medical centre in New York City in March and April. They found hydroxychloroquine use led to neither a higher nor lower chance of patients ending up with intubation or death.“Our results cannot completely exclude the possibility of either modest benefit or…




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Coronavirus: Austrian ski haven under fire for being early contagion hotspot

In early March, throngs of skiers flocked to Austria’s famed alpine resorts in Tyrol, completely unaware the new coronavirus was quietly working its way through the region.Thousands would become infected, bringing the virus home in Austria and beyond – to Germany, the US, Singapore and Hong Kong.Many have now filed legal complaints blaming local authorities in Tyrol for not acting quickly enough to protect travellers.“One of the key questions will be to find out when the authorities knew enough…




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Indian police question teen boy after ‘bois locker room’ Instagram chat group makes light of rape

Indian police are investigating an online chat group that made light of gang-rape and caused a backlash on social media over trivialising sexual assault, with one teenage boy questioned on Tuesday.An Instagram chat group called “bois locker room” was the top trending hashtag on Twitter in India, with many tweets using screenshots from the group to highlight derogatory comments made about women, sexism or victim blaming.Sexual violence against women has become a major issue in India since the…