FBI Considers CALEA II: Mandatory Wiretapping On Every Device
Techmeology writes "In response to declining utility of CALEA mandated wiretapping backdoors due to more widespread use of cryptography, the FBI is considering a revamped version that would mandate wiretapping facilities in end users' computers and software. Critics have argued that this would be bad for security (PDF), as such systems must be more complex and thus harder to secure. CALEA has also enabled criminals to wiretap conversations by hacking the infrastructure used by the authorities. I wonder how this could ever be implemented in FOSS."
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ownCloud fixes critical security vulnerabilities
The ownCloud developers have released versions 5.0.6, 4.0.15, and 4.5.11 to fix a number of serious vulnerabilities in their software including SQL injection, code execution and privilege escalation problems
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Canonical to maintain Linux 3.8 until August 2014
Canonical employees have announced that they plan to provide security fixes and minor improvements for Linux kernel version 3.8 until August 2014. However, the code will be maintained separately from the official stable and long-term kernels
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Oracle to change Java version numbers
With an increase in security updates and a need to schedule non-security changes predictably, Oracle has decided to rework how Java updates get a version number
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Microsoft closes 33 security holes in May
The company has fixed a critical hole in Internet Explorer that is already being exploited by attackers, and patched vulnerabilities in all versions of Windows, in Office, in Windows Essentials, and in other components
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