Host file black lists , (Wed, May 27th) Henry Hertz Hobbit who maintains a black list of bad hosts wrote in today with some host file links and comments on them. I have included most of his comments with very little editing (I removed a few names and comments about other list maintainers and corrected [...]
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Lifelock using ‘unfair business practice’
Court: Lifelock using ‘unfair business practice’ LifeLock Inc. has been ordered to change its identity theft product by a federal judge who ruled that the firm has engaged in an “unfair business practice.” The Arizona-based company — made famous by ads revealing CEO Todd Davis’ Social Security number — was sued by credit bureau Experian [...]
The Hidden Cost of Privacy
The Hidden Cost of Privacy Special interest groups and lawyers claim they are defenders of individual privacy. But all that red tape is causing more harm to consumers than good. Source – Forbes.com Reddit It | Digg This | Add to del.icio.us URL: http://www.pogowasright.org/article.php?story=20090527042206201
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It’s time for the FTC to investigate Mac security
It’s time for the FTC to investigate Mac security When I read the headline about a security researcher who had published proof-of-concept code for a vulnerability, I was upset. To disseminate proof-of-concept code is to basically say, “Here is a way to attack computers for those of you who can’t figure out how to do [...]
90 percent of e-mail is spam, Symantec says
90 percent of e-mail is spam, Symantec says Spammers seem to be working a little bit harder these days, according to Symantec, which reported Tuesday that unsolicited e-mail made up 90.4 percent of messages on corporate networks last month. That represents a 5.1 percent increase over last month’s numbers, but it’s nothing out of the [...]
What’s Next for Energy Star
What’s Next for Energy Star Now that the first-tier specification for energy-efficient enterprise servers is completed, the EPA is turning its focus to larger servers, blades and storage arrays. Energy Star director Andrew Fanara says that with the Tier 1 requirement in place, a key benchmark has been established that will help speed along future [...]
Microsoft Removes Windows 7′s “Crippleware” 3 App Limit
Microsoft Removes Windows 7′s “Crippleware” 3 App Limit A reversal seemed highly likely from the moment Microsoft announced a 3 application limit in the Windows 7 Starter Edition OS planned for netbooks. You could practically hear the industry utter a collective boo even before the electronic ink was dry on that Microsoft decision. Credit Paul [...]
O2 plays down Palm Pre carrier rumours
O2 plays down Palm Pre carrier rumours O2 has denied rumours that it is to become the exclusive carrier for the much-hyped Palm Pre smartphone when it launches in the UK later this year. A report in The Guardian on Sunday claimed that O2 had sealed the deal with Palm, which has already signed up [...]
Nokia Ovi Store Lays Out Security Policy for Third-Party Apps
Nokia Ovi Store Lays Out Security Policy for Third-Party Apps Nokia opened the Ovi Store today, offering mobile applications, games and other tools. Some of the apps available through the Ovi Store are developed by third-parties, and Nokia wants to ensure those apps are secure enough for primetime before users download them. Nokia officially put [...]
A spent technological force?
Japan: A spent technological force? Walkman, compact disc, VCR, DVD, PlayStation; It reads like a roll call of the coolest gadgets of the last three decades, and Japan is responsible for making the bulk of them. From the Sony transistor radio in the 1950s to today’s global megahit, the Nintendo Wii, the technological prowess of [...]
Mobile phone location technology fights card fraud
Mobile phone location technology fights card fraud Ericsson is courting major banks with a security service the company thinks could cut down on credit card fraud as well as eliminate an inconvenience for travelers using cards overseas. Banks are increasingly blocking credit card transactions in certain high-risk countries due to increasingly levels of fraud. A [...]
Mac clone maker Psystar files for bankruptcy
Mac clone maker Psystar files for bankruptcy Psystar, maker of the the Open Computer, has filed for bankruptcy protection. The papers were filed in a Florida federal court Thursday. Psystar is more than $250,000 in debt, according to the bankruptcy petition, owed mostly to shipping companies, the IRS, and the law firm Carr & Farrell. [...]
HP recalls another 15,000 laptop batteries
HP recalls another 15,000 laptop batteries HP IS ONCE AGAIN blazing into the headlines with the firm embarrassingly having to recall thousands more laptop batteries which could spontaneously combust at any given moment. A Chinese government website said the world’s biggest computer maker would have to recall 15,000 laptop batteries distributed throughout China, owing to [...]
