The permanent evercookie presented around four weeks ago is apparently easier to kill than previously thought. Various instructions and scripts are now available to help users get rid of the cookie
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The Pidgin development team has released version 2.7.4 of its open source instant messenger application, a maintenance and security update that addresses a denial of service vulnerability in the libpurple library
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A flaw in the implementation of the Reliable Datagram Sockets protocol in the Linux kernel can be exploited to gain root rights. The vulnerability has already been remedied in the Git repository for developers
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Alfresco is in the process of removing LGPL components from its open source enterprise content management system and Hibernate is the first library to be completely removed
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Mozilla has released a prototype of an "open web app ecosystem" designed to support the needs of Web developers in their efforts to develop web sites and apps that aren’t bound to a specific browser or device
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Lenovo’s web site for service and support-related training is infected and is spreading the hackload.AD trojan
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The Symbian Foundation has announced that Lee M. Williams has stepped down from his position as Executive Director for what are described as personal reasons
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Mozilla has released updates for the Firefox web browser and for the Thunderbird news and email client, closing a number of critical security vulnerabilities in its open source products
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The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) has accused the Business Software Alliance (BSA) of hampering innovation with its call for patented innovations to be included in open standards
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The Qt developers at Nokia have released a developers only version of Qt 4.7 for Symbian^3 devices in preparation for bringing the Qt Quick enabled version to users phones at the start of next year
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