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• Daily Mail (UK): Army of ‘citizen snoopers’ recruited by council to spy on neighbours

  
  Privacy Lives — Authority: 523
  The Daily Mail has a story that reminds me of Operation Terrorism Information and Prevention System, the TIPS program proposed by US Attorney General John Ashcroft in 2002 (read more about TIPS after the jump). The Daily Mail reports:A council is enlisting 2,000 resident spies to report anti-social behaviour by their ...
  3 hours ago

• Google About to Caffeinate a Data Center

  
  Search Engine Optimization — Authority: 144
  A few months back, Google announced they were planning a rollout of a new search engine called Caffeine. Google engineers have been busy ensuring the new search infrastructure improves Google’s indexing speed and ability to scale as the web grows exponentially.To help in this quest, they made a web developer preview ...
  6 hours ago

• Apple updates OSX, removing data deletion bug

  
  Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 138
  OS X 10.6.2 is available for Snow Leopard users, bringing a much-needed fix for those who want to have guest accounts Apple has released the second update to Mac OS X 10.6 (aka "Snow Leopard") - and claims that this gets rid of a serious bug that had deleted users accounts and all their data. The support note ...
  14 hours ago

• Afilias Announces Winners of the 2009 .INFO Awards

  
  Your Story — Authority: 158
  DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, Afilias announced the results of its 2009 .INFO Awards program which rewards the best .INFO Web sites around the globe. First place was awarded to
  16 hours ago

• Update on UK Coucil Surveilling Family Suspected of Living in Wrong School Zone

  
  Privacy Lives — Authority: 523
  Last year, the Poole Borough Council in the UK targeted for surveillance a family suspected of living in the wrong school zone. The council used powers it had under the 2000 Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA), a law targeted toward terrorism and organized crime. I’ve written before about this ...
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• Cell Phone Early Warning System

  
  Beyond Search — Authority: 513
  A happy quack to my colleague in the Near East for pointing me to “ Cellphone Alert System Expected in 2 Yrs .” The point of the story is that Israel’s home front command “will be able to calculate the precise location of an impact zone, and alert residents in an affected neighborhood via their cellphones.” ...
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• PhysOrg.com: Protecting your virtual privacy

  
  Privacy Lives — Authority: 523
  PhysOrg.com reports on a study about digital privacy from researchers at University of Haifa and Tel Aviv University.Dr. Michael Birnhack of TAU’s Faculty of Law and Prof. Niva Elkin-Koren from the University of Haifa recently completed a comprehensive study on information privacy laws in Israel and found compelling ...
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• Google Dashboard Lets You Drive Your Own Data

  
  Search Engine Optimization — Authority: 144
  Google has provoked even more concerns over privacy this month with the launch of Google Dashboard.Googe Dashboard is basically an access point for all your Google logins and tools associated with your Google account, as well as a summary of your usage of those tools.From the official blog post:“In an effort to ...
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• Hacking into Our Satellites

  
  An American Lion — Authority: 480
  UHF Satellite This surprised me. A ne plus ultra of cyberpunk high-tech lowlife. We don’t have encryption on our sensitive communication satellites to prevent this sort of thing? A satellite dish used for “hacking” into our satellite communication system On the night of March 8, cruising ...
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• AP IMPACT: Framed for child porn — by a PC virus (AP)

  
  Need Firewall — Authority: 146
  AP - Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography. Read more: (AP)"> (AP)">AP IMPACT: Framed for child porn — by a PC virus (AP)
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• Just How Resistent Are Copper Pipes To Corrosion?

  
  Computer Internet network security News — Authority: 137
  After 50 years of use, copper plumbing piping is showing signs of aging, as experience of rash of costly pin hole leaks. The leaks are due to corrosion, which takes place at a slow rate over many years. So while the pipes are relatively resistant to many types of salt solutions, over time, even [...]
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• Don’t Worry; Be Secure

  
  Joan Slings Words — Authority: 425
  Remember that Bobby McFerrin song from the 1980s: Don’t Worry; Be Happy ? In business, in today’s world, the key to not worrying and to being happy lies in excellnt data protection . You have to keep your private information secure and protected from corruption. You have to protect the vital information ...
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• CCTV Systems, The Best Protection For Your Property

  
  Memmis.com News Agency — Authority: 159
  When CCTV systems first came onto the market, the cameras were somewhat large, produced heat and had vidicon tubes that when trained on one subject for an extended period of time had the image of that area burned into the tube. Despite their drawbacks many businesses adopted CCTV cameras and their systems as a tool to ...
  2 days ago

• African doom or development?

  
  All World News - PakMahfil.com — Authority: 461
  As Chinese firms pour billions of dollars into mining, energy and infrastructure deals in Africa, Beijing is turning a blind eye to rogue regimes that stand to reap the benefits, observers say. Guinea’s military rulers are the latest on the continent to receive a pledge of a massive infusion of Chinese cash - at ...
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• Students are not the enemy

  
  Generation YES Blog — Authority: 461
  The upcoming NYSCATE conference includes this session. The Enemy Within: Stop Students from Bypassing Your Web Filters So this session (by a security software vendor) sets up students as the  enemy. The job is not to educate the people who come to this session or help schools provide the best educational ...
  3 days ago

• Tips on SSL certs for business.

  
  IENACE — Authority: 142
  SSL Certificates were created to validate the genuineness of a web site because it is so easy to counterfeit a business on the web. In 1995, when they were invented, a standard SSL certificates provided adequate protection for consumers. SSL certificates secure your website and protect transactional data. Need a ...
  3 days ago

• How to Get Your Blog and List Building Working in Harmony to Build Your Internet Home Business

  
  Search Engine Optimization — Authority: 144
  For anyone who gets involved in an internet home based business, one of the first things that they are taught to do in order to build a successful online business is to get a website, a blog and an auto-responder. In fact these three things are the most important tools when starting an internet business.What [...]
  3 days ago

• Three UCLA Law Review Articles About Privacy, Civil Liberties

  
  Privacy Lives — Authority: 523
  The current UCLA Law Review has three articles about privacy and civil liberties. (1) From Privacy To Liberty: The Fourth Amendment After Lawrence by Thomas P. Crocker, (2) Who Can Sue Over Government Surveillance? by Scott Michelman, and (3) The Right to Control One’s Name by Julia Shear Kushner.University of South ...
  4 days ago

• With Webroot Antivirus 6

  
  Sparkliesunshine.net — Authority: 163
  With Webroot Antivirus 6.0 you could now do backups over the World Wide Web without payment and access your documents from anyplace. Doing security copies over the World Wide Web is suited to your needs and valuable. You never know when you’ll need to find an important record while away from your house or ...
  4 days ago

• Kaspersky Lab releases antivirus app (Macworld.com)

  
  Need Firewall — Authority: 146
  Macworld.com - If you want make a Mac user mad, just sidle up and whisper the words, “Mac security software.” Then step back as the incensed sputtering ensues. Continued here: (Macworld.com)"> (Macworld.com)">Kaspersky Lab releases antivirus app (Macworld.com)
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