As of last weekend, it has become a crime in Germany to build, sell, obtain or distribute so-called "hacking tools", which experts say will damage overall computer security by severely curtailing legitimate research and analysis, and prevent "good" hackers from discovering and plugging system security holes.
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Microsoft has quietly released a new Macintosh version of its Windows Media Player software.
The company updates the test version of its new Web browser as part of its efforts to distance its software environment from Microsoft's.
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Microsoft on Friday quietly released a new Macintosh version of its Windows Media Player software.
The company updates the test version of its new Web browser as part of its efforts to distance its software environment from Microsoft's.
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