Turns out those terahertz scanners in the airports are mostly safe, but they do a little unzipping of your DNA. Derek says it's nothing to worry about; you won't grow a third arm in the airport--even if it would be handy for carrying baggage. We also find out e-mail isn't private. Did we need the courts to tell us that? And Facebook gets $711 million it will never see.Listen now:Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) EPISODE 1096Federal judge says e-mail not protected by Fourth Amendment http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/10/29/2257209/Federal-Judge-Says-E-mail-Not-Protected-By-4th-Amendment http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2009/10/29/on-gmail-and-the-constitution/Facebook awarded $711 million in spam lawsuit http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10387021-93.htmlInternet regulator Icann approves Web addresses in multiple languages http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/oct/30/icann-approves-idn-web-addresses-language http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10387139-93.htmlEpix launches premium movie channel for TV and the Web http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/epixhd_premium_movie_channel_for_the_tv_and_internet_invites.php http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2009/10/studios-launch-epix-high-def-on-demand-movies-site-and-we-have-invites.arsGoogle Wave to be opened for federation today! Yes, for you to host. http://thenextweb.com/appetite/2009/10/30/breaking-google-wave-opened-federation-today-host/Software that fixes itself http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/23821/Microsoft’s Mission Viejo store opens http://www.ocregister.com/articles/microsoft-store-viejo-2628335-mission-firstLet’s kill the OS upgrade disc http://news.cnet.com/8301-19882_3-10386856-250.htmlHow terahertz waves tear apart DNA http://science.slashdot.org/story/09/10/30/1216230/How-Terahertz-Waves-Tear-Apart-DNAReoCities: Because GeoCities is gone, but not forgotten http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/10/29/reocit...
Turns out those terahertz scanners in the airports are mostly safe, but they do a little unzipping of your DNA. Derek says it's nothing to worry about; you won't grow a third arm in the airport--even if it would be handy for carrying baggage. We also find out e-mail isn't private. Did we need the courts to tell us that? And Facebook gets $711 million it will never see.
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EPISODE 1096
Federal judge says e-mail not protected by Fourth Amendment
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/10/29/2257209/Federal-Judge-Says-E-mail-Not-Protected-By-4th-Amendment
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2009/10/29/on-gmail-and-the-constitution/
Facebook awarded $711 million in spam lawsuit
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10387021-93.html
Internet regulator Icann approves Web addresses in multiple languages
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/oct/30/icann-approves-idn-web-addresses-language
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10387139-93.html
Epix launches premium movie channel for TV and the Web
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/epixhd_premium_movie_channel_for_the_tv_and_internet_invites.php
http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2009/10/studios-launch-epix-high-def-on-demand-movies-site-and-we-have-invites.ars
Google Wave to be opened for federation today! Yes, for you to host.
http://thenextweb.com/appetite/2009/10/30/breaking-google-wave-opened-federation-today-host/
Software that fixes itself
http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/23821/
Microsoft’s Mission Viejo store opens
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/microsoft-store-viejo-2628335-mission-first
Let’s kill the OS upgrade disc
http://news.cnet.com/8301-19882_3-10386856-250.html
How terahertz waves tear apart DNA
http://science.slashdot.org/story/09/10/30/1216230/How-Terahertz-Waves-Tear-Apart-DNA
ReoCities: Because GeoCities is gone, but not forgotten
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