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Criminal justice software code could send you to jail and there’s nothing you can do about it
DEF CON American police and the judiciary are increasingly relying on software to catch, prosecute and sentence criminal suspects, but the code is untested, unavailable to suspects’ defense teams, and in some cases provably biased. In a presentation at the DEF CON hacking conference in Las Vegas, delegates
‘A huge deal’: Secret iPhone operating system code leaked online
The code has seemingly been taken from the ‘iBoot’ part of the iPhone operating system The source code for one of the most secretive parts of the iPhone’s operating system appears to have been leaked online. It could provide hackers with a treasure trove of information they
Another day, another 4,600 lines of Linux kernel code
The Linux kernel is improving faster than ever, gaining 7.8 patches per hour and 4,600 lines of new code every day. That’s according to a report published Monday by the Linux Foundation and focusing on the state of kernel development. Entitled “Linux kernel development — how fast