Tag Archive for: SOFTWARE

Fake security software is enemy No.1 – Sydney Morning Herald

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… noted that Brazil had risen to third place in the list of countries with “malicious activity,” defined as spam, online scam attempts … normally see as a flashing notice that their computer is infected with a virus, said Vincent Weafer, a …
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Software patents are the problem not the answer (Brad Burnham/Union Square Ventures)

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Brad Burnham / Union Square Ventures:
Software patents are the problem not the answer  —  Nathan Myhrvold and I have exactly the same goal.  We’d both like to promote useful innovations that have a positive social impact.  But we have very different opinions about how to do it.  Nathan believes the patent system is the answer …

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