A Russian web security firm has discovered a Mac Trojan that is disguised as a Adobe Flash update.
When installed this virus enables hackers to access passwords and other information typed into browsers and Skype.
Apple has issued an update in response to the Flashback Trojan on Tuesday. Removal instructions are also available from F-Secure.
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The 2012 Juno Awards are airing tonight at 8 pm Eastern from Ottawa on CTV Television.
It will be hosted by William Shatner and will feature performances by Blue Rodeo, Feist, deadmau5 and numerous other nominees |
iTunes have recently added movies to their cloud services in the States.
This enables their clients to view films and television programs on multiple devices though it appears that they may be short on Universal and Fox releases.
Hopefully this will be rectified by the time the service is enabled in Canada, though it should be noted that no official date in regards to its introduction has yet been published.
Francophone music service Zik.ca will offer a streaming music subscription service on April 4th.
The Archambault.ca subsidiary will offer over 12 million songs to its subscribers, including a large repertoire of french music. No details as to the rates have been published yet.
Specially marked 591 mL Coke products in Canada include a code redeemable for free music downloads from iTunes.
These codes expire on May 31st, 2012 and are limited to 10 per week. Click here for additional details.
Ottawa professor Micheal Geist has posted an interesting entry on his blog about the potential risks for Cloud services and the usage of personal video recorders in Canada after the passing of Bill C-11.
Apparently telecommunication giants Rogers and Shaw and voiced some concerns about provision 31.1 (5) in Bill C-11 :
Subject to subsection (6), a person who, for the purpose of allowing the telecommunication of a work or other subject-matter through the Internet or another digital network, provides digital memory in which another person stores the work or other subject-matter does not, by virtue of that act alone, infringe copyright in the work or other subject-matter.
Concerned about the vagueness of this provision, the Liberal Party Of Canada had attempted to introduce an amendment in committee but failed.
On March the 26th, the House Of Commons will be in session and the amended version of Bill C-11 will likely pass through its third reading shortly after.
