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Data-interception technology sparks privacy vs safety arguments
Database, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 27/01/2010
» Experts have raised concerns over whether using Sniffer software to resolve suspicious internet activity violates the Computer-related Crime Act B.E. 2550.
Promises, promises
Database, Published on 27/01/2010
» She earned the title of Thailand's Best Information and Communications Technology Minister of 2009, and just two weeks into the new year, she showed she has no intention of slowing down; Thailand, declared Ranongruk Suwanchwee will definitely have third generation phone service in 2011, or if not, then in a year shortly thereafter; as Korea, Japan and other countries worked on startup up 4G service, Mrs Ranongruk insisted that 3G service for Thais was a top priority, and she fully intends to spend 20 billion baht this year alone.
Focus on loyal, paying customers, not pirates
Database, James Hein, Published on 27/01/2010
» There is a fine line between product protection, security and customer dissatisfaction. Organisations that develop software employ all manner of protection mechanisms to stop people using their products without paying for them first. Almost without exception the pirates and crackers find a way to bypass these protection mechanisms and the same people who didn't pay for software get the latest versions for free or at a greatly reduced price.
The 3G saga continues... for the worse
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 20/01/2010
» It has been more than a month now since Thailand joined the civilised world when the Turtlephone Organisation of Thailand launched its 3G network in Bangkok and the surrounding areas. I signed up one day after launch. So, how has the experience been? How is the network? How is the customer service and billing?
A bite of the Apple
Database, Published on 20/01/2010
» Google released the Nexus One smart phone, an impressive gadget that will push more improvements in the iPhone, but will not immediately take much more than a nibble out of the Apple; the new phone runs on the Google operating system, and starts life with more than 18,000 apps - about 15 percent of the Apple selection but, on the other hand, able to multi-task, something the iPhone apps won't do; the big deal about Nexus One, however, is only about US and Canada, where Google aims to be, very roughly, what Number 2 yuppiephone firm DTAC was when the Norwegians took it over and it unlocked its phones; that is what Google is doing with Nexus, which is made by HTC of Taiwan and costs $529 or 17,500 baht in real money - but which is unlocked and will work with any carrier; this is a revolution in the US wireless industry, where phones are totally locked into carriers, and if you want an iPhone, you sign a two-year, near-usurious contract with AT&T; phone companies will feature the Nexus One - T-Mobile subsidises it for $179 for Americans who agree in writing to pay $79.99 a month for the next two years, or 6,000 plus 2,700 baht in real money; but Google will sell you the phone for use with any carrier from its website (google.com/phone) and this is the first crack in the phone-company control of the business.
Computer villains beware - digital forensics gather pace
Database, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 20/01/2010
» In the physical world, the police need help from forensic teams to collect evidence to solve crimes and catch culprits. Similarly, in the digital world, digital forensics are a crucial part of the fight against cyber criminals and hackers. The evidence these professionals can gather against suspects can be presented in court.
Cracking good time
Database, Published on 13/01/2010
» German tech nerd Karsten Nohl showed off at the Chaos Communication Conference in Berlin how he cracked the encryption that you were trusting to keep your phone calls un-tappable throughout Thailand; the researcher proved it would be pretty simple to crack any GSM encryption; he said the 20-year-old encryption algorithm used by most GSM companies is simply too weak, and can be cracked by anyone who really cares; he released all the data, cracking tables and instructions, but did not give away an actual cracking program, because that might be illegal.
Last one in, again
Database, Published on 06/01/2010
» Never in Thai history has a story that didn't happen so dominate the news and clearly emerge as the Technology Story of the Year; just before the New Year, your TOT flipped a switch that started providing bandwidth of the third-generation kind in a couple of obscure corners of Bangkok, but in truth, 2009 was the year that Laos and Cambodia totally humiliated the telecoms state enterprises by leaving Thailand a far, distant last among Asian countries providing 3G service to yuppiephone subscribers.