security: Privacy
Microsoft Bloatware Cleaning Offer Treats You Like Dirt
For just $99, Microsoft will eliminate the junk added to its Windows 7 PCs by OEM manufacturers. Steve Jobs would have enjoyed this development.
Can IT Be Trusted With Personal Devices?
Mobile device management as a path to security is a fundamentally flawed strategy. You must manage the data.
Has Anonymous Ruined Online Anonymity?
Anonymous, the hacktivist collective, has given anonymity a bad name. Yes, anonymous online services may be used to send bomb threats or abusive...
Google Wardriving: How Engineering Trumped Privacy
Blame the Street View data collection practices on a "more is more" engineering mindset. And rethink your notions about privacy for unencrypted...
After Flashback, Apple Walled Gardens Won't Help
Apple and other vendors will use the Flashback botnet as reason to move forward with desktop walled garden restrictions. Here's why that approach...
Mac Trojan Fallout: Apple Security Glory Days Gone?
Apple's reputation as an unattractive target for malware writers changed when the Flashback trojan hit more than 600,000 Macs. But Windows...
Anonymous Vs. DNS System: Lessons For Enterprise IT
A rumored attack on the world's DNS servers by Anonymous failed to materialize. But the many enterprises still ignoring persistent weaknesses...
Girls Around Me App: Not Today's Creepiest Stalker
Was the Girls Around Me app tasteless and juvenile? Of course. But we should be far more concerned about being stalked by law enforcement agencies...
Security Practices From The Front Lines
In the age of LulzSec, industrial espionage, and everyday breaches, it's more important than ever to be proactive about security. These security...
Google Big Tent: Regulation Vs. Personal Responsibility
Society should embrace the touch-the-stove approach when it comes to online common sense, explains 14-year-old Adora Svitak, author of no less...
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9 Lessons From Utah Data Breach
May 21, 2012Breach of unencrypted data affected 28% of the state's residents; one in 10 had Social Security numbers stolen. How can you avoid such an epic fail?
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Twitter Adds Do Not Track Capability
May 18, 2012FTC and Mozilla applaud as Twitter gives consumers tools to opt out of tracking.
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Facebook's History: From Dorm To IPO Darling
May 18, 2012Facebook's IPO brings the world's most popular social network into Wall Street's big league. After a wild ride, Facebook's future depends on...
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6 Facebook Problems Need Fixing
May 17, 2012After the IPO hoopla, there's work to do. Facebook might have 845 million users, but that does not mean building a business out of user attention...
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Facebook's 11 Biggest Technology Bets
May 16, 2012When Facebook stock goes on sale later this week, investors will be banking on open source. What other key technology pieces will Facebook use to...
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As Facebook Preps For IPO, Privacy Tweaks
May 14, 2012Irish and U.S. privacy audits prompt social network to make changes ahead of its IPO.
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Myspace Settles FTC Privacy Complaint
May 08, 2012Now faded social network must tell the truth about how it handles personal information and undergo privacy audits for the next two decades.
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Has Anonymous Ruined Online Anonymity?
May 04, 2012Anonymous, the hacktivist collective, has given anonymity a bad name. Yes, anonymous online services may be used to send bomb threats or abusive...
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Facebook Privacy: 5 Most Ignored Mistakes
May 04, 2012A Consumer Reports survey of Facebook users reveals many people still ignore privacy controls and sharing risks. Do you understand the common...
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Google Street View May Face Fresh European Sanctions
May 02, 2012European investigators consider reopening previous Google Street View investigations in the wake of an FCC report detailing Google's wardriving...
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