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diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/02.05.06/Wed/nightly.txt b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/02.05.06/Wed/nightly.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3e8458c --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/02.05.06/Wed/nightly.txt @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +The Nightly Build: + +* Google has joined the cable companies to say that the [internet can't handle movie downloads][1]. Google says the bandwidth strain of movie download services like Joost will bring the network to its knees. The Internet was not designed for TV Google claims. Good. Let's not put TV on the internet. + +[1]: http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=internetNews&storyID=2007-02-07T182929Z_01_L0767087_RTRUKOC_0_US-CABLE-WEBTV.xml&pageNumber=1&imageid=&cap=&sz=13&WTModLoc=NewsArt-C1-ArticlePage1 "Google and cable firms warn of risks from Web TV" + + +* Two significant flaws have been found in Firefox. The first is a [flaw in the pop up blocker][5] that shipped with Firefox 1.5 which allows remote sources to read local files. The second vulnerability is more serious and [allows phishing sites to fool Firefox][6] into thinking that the site is secure. The phishing attack appears to work on newer versions of Firefox including the most recent v2.0.0.1. + +[5]: http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5JP051FKKE.html "Firefox Popup Blocker Allows Reading Arbitrary Local Files " +[6]: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=367538 "Firefox 2.0.0.1 Phishing Protection bypass" + +* [FuturePhone][2] has [gone the way of the Dodo][3]. Well sort of, the dodo wasn't sued for 2 million dollars that I know of, but they are both gone. + +[2]: http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2006/10/19/19pogue-email/ "The Final Word on Futurephone" +[3]: http://gigaom.com/2007/02/07/atts-free-call-bill-2-million/ "AT&T’s Free Call Bill: $2 Million" |