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NEW TECHNIQUE DEVELOPED TO IDENTIFY CHEATING IN ONLINE GAMES

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NDSS 2010WASHINGTON, D.C., USA and GENEVA, SWITZERLAND–2 February 2010–In a paper scheduled to be presented at the upcoming 17th Annual Network and Distributed System Security Symposium (NDSS 2010), Darrell Bethea, Robert Cochran, and Michael Reiter of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill describe a technique they have developed to identify cheating in the rapidly growing, multi-billion dollar industry of online gaming which includes titles such as World of Warcraft. The full paper will be published in the NDSS Proceedings.

Cheating through the use of non-sanctioned client software compromises the gaming experience for players and undermines the revenue of game developers and operators. The approach outlined in the paper to be presented at NDSS 2010 could help ensure the integrity of the online gaming experience by providing an automated, alternative approach to current, manually programmed methods of identifying game cheats. The described approach is server-based and does not increase the required bandwidth, often a critical expense for game operators.
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Real-Time Text Taskforce (R3TF) promotes text equivalent to voice

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Real-Time Text TaskforceOSS, NETHERLANDS and GENEVA, SWITZERLAND -1 February 2010: The Real-Time Text Taskforce (R3TF) today announced the establishment of an independent, open forum and centre of excellence where engineers, experts, motivated individuals, companies and organisations can work together to advance the adoption of Real-Time Text (RTT), a character-by-character streaming technology that provides immediacy for text-based communications, similar to what the telephone service provides for voice.
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Webcast: ISOC-DC discussion “Choices for the Smart Grid”

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On Jan 20 2010 the DC area members of the Internet Society held a discussion: “Choices for the Smart Grid“. The electric power grid–and the appliances in your home–are being networked, enabling electric utilities to better control electric power generation, consumption, and distribution–and give consumers ways to save energy and money. But it is not clear how the Smart Grid will develop. Will the Smart Grid be fully integrated with the Internet or will proprietary technologies and security concerns make that difficult? What steps will be needed to ensure the security of the Smart Grid? How will the Smart Grid interoperate with home networks and other systems? Will each utility and each country adopt different approaches or will there be global standards–and who will set those standards?

Details, slides and video below:
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ISOC-NY Event: Eben Moglen ‘Freedom in the Cloud’ – 2/5/2010

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Eben Moglen, Professor of Law and Legal History at Columbia University, and founder, Director-Counsel and Chairman of the Software Freedom Law Center, spoke about “Freedom in the Cloud: Software Freedom, Privacy and Security for Web 2.0 and Cloud Computing” on Friday, February 5, 2010.

Audio:

Presentation:

Q&A:

Video is below:

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Webcast: New York Tech Council – Tech Trends for 2010 1/14/2010

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On Jan 14 2010 the newly formed New York Technology Council held its second public meeting in the form of a panel discussion on the topic “Technology Trends for 2010“. Representatives of Google and Microsoft were joined by City Council member Gale Brewer to pontificate on what the new year might bring.

Audio is here. Video is below.
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Webcast: Google Book Settlement Workshop – 1/20/2010

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On Jan 20, the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) , the National Writers Union (NWU), and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) and the Internet Society’s New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) jointly sponsored a workshop to discuss the implications for writers of the proposed Google Books Settlement (GBS), which is the result of a class action brought by the Authors Guild. There is some urgency, as writers only have until Jan 28 2010 to opt out or object. The three sponsoring writers organizations above all oppose the settlement. A fairness hearing has been set for 18 February.

With NWU President Larry Goldbetter moderating, the panel was

with additional input from:

Audio is here. Video is below.
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Social Media Week: Feb 1-5 2010

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2010 marks the second year of Social Media Week. The week-long conference, started last year in NYC, has now gone global with events also happening in Toronto, São Paulo, London, and Berlin. Over the course of the week and in each city, programs will span a variety of formats, ranging from talks, presentations and panel discussions, to interactive workshops, seminars, networking events and drinks receptions.

Each event, including the live stream and backchannel conversations will be hosted on the Social Media Week website, allowing for participants from around the world and across multiple cities to take part in the conference. In NYC thanks to sponsorship from meebo and PepsiCo many events are free.

  • SMW Global blog is at http://socialmediaweek.org/blog/
  • The SMWNYC schedule is at http://smw-newyork.sched.org/
  • Follow SMYNYC at http://twitter.com/smwnyc
  • NYC Twitter hashtag is #smwnyc
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    • ISOC Pres. Lynn St Amour to address FCC Open Internet Workshop 1/13/10

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    Lynn St. Amour, President of the Internet Society, has been invited to provide framing remarks at the upcoming FCC Open Internet Workshop on Innovation, Investment, and the Open Internet tomorrow, Wednesday, January 13 at 16:30 EST (23:30 UTC) at the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

    ISOC-NY Members are encouraged to contribute to the discussion.

    Lynn’s remarks are filed here and are transcribed below:

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    Harlem Meeting 1/13/10

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    As you may be aware from our recent newsletter, the Internet Society has granted funds to The Harlem Computer/Internet Access Programme.

    We are going to have an informal visit with the project leads next Wednesday, and would like to take this opportunity to invite anyone interested to come along.

    What: Introduction to The Harlem Computer/Internet Access Programme
    When: Weds 13 Jan 2010 – 6pm
    Where: 10 W 138 St (off 5th Ave) (map)
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    Season’s greetings from Raúl Echeberría

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    As Chair of Internet Society Board of Trustees, I would like to take this opportunity to offer my best wishes for a wonderful New Year to Members, Chapters, partners, and friends around the world.

    As a community joined by a vision of the Internet’s potential to foster global innovation and to benefit individual lives, I believe the past year provides us many reasons for confidence. Our collective efforts have helped make the Internet more accessible to an increasing number of people around the world. We have helped promote the adoption of technologies that are at the core of the Internet’s continued development.

    Perhaps most importantly, we have helped those beyond our community understand that openness and transparency are not just chance features of today’s Internet, but properties intrinsic to its creation and continuing evolution, and that they must be preserved.

    Thus, I look forward with much optimism to working with you in 2010 as we continue to advance the cause of an Internet for everyone.

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    2009 Wrap-up from ISOC President Lynn St Amour

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    Thanks for an Extraordinary Year of Achievements
    from Lynn St.Amour, President and CEO of ISOC

    Dear Members, Friends, and Colleagues,

    The end of 2009 is here – and what a year it has been. The Internet Society continued to prosper in 2009, the results of our work reaching wider and deeper than ever before. So it is a pleasure to extend my sincere gratitude to all of you whose combined efforts, energy, and dedication have made this such a great year.

    We often use the term “Internet community” and, looking back at the achievements of this year, it is clear that these are truly the result of a strong, committed community pulling together around shared values and principles.

    It is impossible to list here all of the Internet Society’s achievements from such a busy and productive year, but I would like to single out a few highlights.
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    Internet Society Funds Projects to Expand Internet Access and Use

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    Community Grants Programme’s 10th round helps extend Internet’s reach and promote key technologies

    [Washington, D.C., USA and Geneva, Switzerland–23 December 2009] The Internet Society (ISOC) today announced it is funding community-based projects around the world to promote Internet access and education in underserved communities, to track and highlight the deployment of IPv6–the next generation protocol key to the Internet’s continued growth, and to address issues such as online identity theft.

    “These awards extend the Internet Society Community Grants Programme’s five-year tradition of providing tangible support for efforts by the Internet Society’s global community in realizing our shared vision that the Internet can be used to improve the life of people in all parts of the world,” said Jon McNerney, Chief Operating Officer of the Internet Society. “As the Internet becomes a larger part of everyday life in many parts of the world, it is even more important that we enable its use by the billions of people on every continent who today are without access.” Continue reading →