Users will not be informed if a new computer is added to a synchronisation list. Newton blames designs flaws in the Windows version of Dropbox for what he argues is a security weakness. It is unclear whether or not Linux, Mac OS X or mobile Dropbox …
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Hackers and their virus-writing allies are increasingly targeting vulnerabilities in Java in their persistent attempts to break into computer systems, the net security giant warns. Attack toolkits, such as The Phoenix, automate Java-based attacks that work …
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Gavin Clarke / The Register:
Shuttleworth sees fewer clouds in Ubuntu’s future — ‘Firm decisions’ needed — There are some tough decisions ahead about which cloud open sourcers should support in the next major version of Ubuntu. — Canonical and Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth has said that “firm decisions” …
Andrew Orlowski / The Register:
De-Finnistration: Nokia to shift HQ to US? — Elop’s radical plan — Exclusive Well-placed sources at Nokia suggest Stephen Elop is considering shifting the executive centre of gravity to Silicon Valley, creating a virtual HQ in the United States. The move would be as radical …