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Changes to PCI standard not expected to up ante on protecting payment card data
An update of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, or PCI, may ease some of the compliance challenges facing businesses that handle cardholder data.

Gag order against MIT students dissolved by judge
A federal judge lifted a restraining order that had blocked three MIT students from publicly discussing security flaws they found in the Boston-area transit agency's ticketing system.

Security gag order against MIT students gets another day in court
A federal judge in Boston will consider whether a restraining order barring three MIT students from talking about security holes they found should be extended or allowed to expire.

Microsoft faces Taiwan antitrust investigation
Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission has launched an investigation into whether Microsoft holds a monopoly position over the island's software market.

Adware vendor Zango profits from pirated movies, says researcher
Adware company Zango is making money from copyright infringement, Harvard researcher Ben Edelman charged today.

Flap Over Transit Flaws Exposes Disclosure Divide
A court order that stopped a Defcon presentation about flaws in the Boston-area transit authority's e-ticketing system rekindled the debate over how such vulnerabilities should be publicly disclosed.

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