[1st-mile-nm] Fwd: 8.27

[Marianne Granoff]

 From another list.  FYI.


>New attack cracks common Wi-Fi encryption in a minute, CW
>Computer scientists in Japan say they've developed a way to break 
>the WPA encryption system used in wireless routers in about one minute.
> 
>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9137177/New_attack_cracks_common_Wi_Fi_encryption_in_a_minute?source=rss_news
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>U.S. lags other nations in Internet speed, CNET
>The average Internet download speed in the U.S. is slower than that 
>in 27 other countries, according to a new report by the 
>Communications Workers of America.
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>http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10317118-38.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=News-PoliticsandLaw
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>U.S.A.: Dead Last in Internet Speeds, and Not Trying Very Hard to 
>Catch Up, Peer Flow
>A programmer on a project I'm working on just moved back to Finland. 
>He's got 30 megabits per second, and he could get 100 Mbps if he 
>wanted to pay a little more. Meanwhile, back in the U.S.A., we're 
>lucky to get 3Mbps through DSL or 8Mbps through cable. Anywhere in 
>Japan you can buy 100Mbps for about the same price per month
>http://riskman.typepad.com/peerflow/2009/08/usa-dead-last-in-internet-speeds-and-not-trying-very-hard-to-catch-up.html
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>ACLU sues for information on laptop searches at U.S. borders, CW
>The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the U.S. Department of 
>Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection unit for 
>information on its policies related to searches of laptops and other 
>electronic devices at U.S. borders.
> 
>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9137173/ACLU_sues_for_information_on_laptop_searches_at_U.S._borders?source=rss_news