Neowin News Feed for: Protected

You can finally open password-protected Office files in Windows Phone 8.1 Update, but...

Andy Weir — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 13:22:55 +0000

With its latest OS release, Windows Phone 8.1 Update, Microsoft has updated Office to now include support to allow you to open password-protected Office files on your device - but there's a catch. Read more...

Appeals court rules that email is protected by the 4th Amendment

Brandon Boyce — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 03:25:12 +0000

In the case of Warshak v United States an appeals court has ruled that government entities must first obtain a search warrant before they are allowed to seize and search your email. This gives email... Read more...

Internet Journalists are Protected by Law, Court Rules

Michael Stanclift — Sun, 28 May 2006 14:56:04 +0000

In a decision that could set the tone for journalism in the digital age, a California appeals court ruled Friday that bloggers, like traditional reporters, have the right to keep their sources confidential. A panel... Read more...

Sony Recalls XCP Copy Protected CDs

Wed, 16 Nov 2005 23:00:00 +0000

Sony BMG Music Entertainment said Monday it will pull some of its most popular CDs from stores in response to backlash over copy-protection software on the discs. Sony also said it will offer exchanges for... Read more...

Sony Back Down Over Copyright Protected CD "Viruses"

Joe Cashman — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 23:00:00 +0000

It has been reported by the BBC that Sony have come under fire after their XCP software, which is used to make CD's unusable by media players in windows, was referred to as "malware". Sys... Read more...

Windows XP - Support Patch for Wireless Protected Access

Mon, 31 Mar 2003 18:04:33 +0000

REDMOND, Wash. -- March 31, 2003 -- Microsoft Corp. today announced the availability of a free Microsoft® Windows® XP download to support Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), a new standards-based wireless network security solution from the... Read more...

Philips moves to put 'poison' label on protected audio CDs

Sat, 19 Jan 2002 05:39:36 +0000

Netherlands giant Philips Electronics has lobbed a grenade into the audio copy protection arena by insisting that that CDs including anti-copying technology should bear what is effectively a plague warning. They should in Philips' view... Read more...

Break Universal's protected music CD; with a DVD drive!

Sun, 30 Dec 2001 16:28:30 +0000

Our good buddy Patrick Norton (of TechTV's "The Screen Savers" fame) has discovered that it's possible to rip mp3's of Universal's music CD's, protected by the Cactus Data Shield system, using a DVD drive! (Just... Read more...