UK Bill Would Outlaw Open Public Wifi Hotspots – WiFi – Gizmodo. “If passed, something called the Digital Economy Bill over in the U.K. could do the unthinkable in this, the digital age: Ban open wifi spots….”

Airport scanners may violate laws – rights group | Top News | Reuters. “The use of full-body scanners at British airports may breach human rights laws, the country’s equality commission said on Tuesday, potentially undermining the latest weapon against terrorism….”

Groklaw – Microsoft Patents Sudo?!! – Updated 2Xs. “Lordy, lordy, lordy. They have no shame. It appears that Microsoft has just patented sudo, a personalized version of it….”

Harald Welte’s blog. “Two days ago, Netgear has announced the so-called “Open Source” WNR3500L router, together with an equally “Open Source” MyOpenRouter community. The problem with this Open Source router is: It ships with binary-only kernel modules. Not only is this extremely Closed Source, but it also….”

Microsoft is hell-bent on killing the Netbook – The Next Web. “The fact is, people don’t care that the computer they’re buying is cheap and running an old OS; it does what they need it to. That must hurt Microsoft. Killing netbooks by strangling them with licensing restrictions and poor marketing is their desperate attempt [...]

Cat Stevens Considers Lawsuit Over Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida” | Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily. “The courtroom battle of “Joe Satriani vs. Coldplay” might be getting a little more crowded. Yusuf, formerly Cat Stevens, says he noticed a similarity between his 1973 song “Foreigner Suite” and Coldplay’s Grammy-winning “Viva La Vida” as well….”