Genuine subterfuge at work...
A music fan in Melbourne managed to sneak his way backstage at a gig this week by editing a band's Wikipedia page on his phone. David Spargo was attending a show by Australian duo Peking Duk when he had a "lightbulb-above-the-head kind of moment."
After editing Peking Duk's Wikipedia entry to list him under "family," he approached a security guard with his ID, saying he was the step-brother of band member Reuben Styles and producing his phone as proof.
"I stood out there for five minutes and I started to think this isn't going to work," Spargo told The Guardian.
"Then Reuben pops his head out and is like, 'hey bro, come on in.'"
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France is trying to get an upper handle on things...
Several readers sent word that French newspaper Le Monde got its hands on documents showing the French government is debating two new pieces of legislation that are unfriendly to internet users.
The first would ban people from sharing Wi-Fi connections during a state of emergency.
"This comes from a police opinion included in the document: the reason being that it is apparently difficult to track individuals who use public Wi-Fi networks."
The second would forbid the use of Tor within France's borders.
"The main problem with such a ban on Tor is that it wouldn't achieve a whole lot.
Would-be terrorists could still access Tor from outside the country, and if they did manage to access Tor from within France I doubt they're concerned about being arrested for illegal use of the network."
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Double speak as expected from these guys...it's not easy to play "God" with the planet.
Negotiators at the UN climate talks in Paris released a draft of an agreement to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.
No part of the draft has been finalized as many points remain in contention, particularly between developing countries and more wealthy nations. Laurence Tubiana, the French envoy for the talks, said:
"We could have been better, we could have been worse.
The job is not done, we need to apply all intelligence, energy, willingness to compromise and all efforts to come to agreement. Nothing is decided until everything is decided."
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Look out apple Jean-Claude Biver is nipping at your heels...
According to reports TAG Heuer is struggling to keep up with the high demand for its $1,500 TAG Heuer Connected Android Wear-powered smartwatch.
Since its launch in November the company has sold about 100,000 units and plans to crank up production to 2,000 units per week.
According to Slashgear: "Jean-Claude Biver, the CEO of Tag Heuer shares that more smartwatch models from the company will be unveiled at the end 2016 or early 2017 – with options of new materials and diamonds.
Being the genius that revived brands such as Blancpain and Hublot, Biver has positioned Tag Heuer as the first luxury watchmaker that enters smartwatch business with a 'big bang' and ready to use large eco-system courtesy of Android Wear."
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