Swedish Internet Traffic Plummets After File-Sharing Law Is Implemented

Finding Dulcinea 4 years ago Region: Sweden

by Lindsey Chapman   A crackdown on illegal file sharing may have left a few culprits worried about being caught in Sweden, one official speculates.   File-Sharing Law Leads to Arrests in Sweden   Since Sweden’s new file-sharing law took effect on April 1, Internet traffic in the country has declined more than 40 percent, The Associated Press reported. The law, which is ba... more

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Even Overweight Can Reduce One's Lifespan

Madhu R 4 years ago Region: Sweden

A research study conducted in Sweden suggests that even by being overweight and not necessarily obese, one out of three could face premature death. People who are clinically obese by the time they are 18 doubles that risk. A combination of obesity and heavy drinking increases such risk by five-fold. The study assumes importance due to the fact that according to the estimates carried out by the World Health Organizatio... more

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Former Heavyweight Boxing Champion Ingemar Johansson, 76

Leo Reyes 4 years ago Region: Sweden

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Ingemar Johansson was honored in a funeral on Friday after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for 10 years. He was 76 years old. Six members of Ingemar Johansson amateur boxing club carried the former heavyweight champion’s casket from a packed memorial on Friday, a sign on a garland of flowers reading ‘Once a Champ, always a Champ’. More than a t... more

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A Newspaper Blog for Ramadan

Global Voices 4 years ago Region: Sweden

As Iftar - the daily breaking of the fast during the Muslim month of Ramadan - is quickly approaching, Swedish society is reflecting on how to adapt to the traditions of “new Swedes”, and are making their own efforts to celebrate and mark Muslim holidays. The second largest Swedish daily newspaper, Svenska Dagbladet, has launched a Ramadan blog [SWE], where three practising Muslim bloggers - a policeman, ... more

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Fresh Insights on OBESITY

Madhu R 5 years ago Region: Sweden

  According to a new research finding on 'obesity' published on Sunday in Nature by Swedish Researchers, it is reported that the total number of fat cells remain the same through out one's adulthood due to the reason that the fat cells that die every year gets replaced with the birth of new cells. It is estimated that 10% fat cells die each year and an equal amount is born. The replacement of the old ce... more

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Security Concern Throughout System Development Life Cycle

M. Mustaquim 5 years ago Region: Sweden

Defining a general structure for a security architecture is challenging because each organization attempts to tailor security according to its needs. To develop a secure system, a thorough understanding of the desired security properties and functional and non-functional properties of the system is required. What is Security Confidentiality - Ensuring that there is no deliberate or accidental improper disclosure of s... more

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