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Google relents, adds privacy link to spartan homepage
arstechnica.com — Google has agreed to add a "privacy" link to its famously pure home page, but on the condition that the total word count remains the same. What gets the boot? "Google."More… (Security)
MrBabyMan
Net Neutrality: Five Facts Everyone Must Know
10gea.org — The term net neutrality, unless you’re a tech geek, conjures up thoughts of fair trade, international policy or possibly anti-fishing zones. Here's a clarification the oft confusing technical jargon slimmed down to only the necessary information:More… (Security)
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Swedes Massively Protest Wiretap Law
torrentfreak.com — In June the Swedish parliament passed a controversial surveillance law that gives authorities a mandate to read all email and listen in on all phone calls without warrant or court order. In response to the law, The Pirate Party organized rallies, bloggers and journalists turned into activists, and even Google decided to relocate their servers.More… (Security)
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cosmikdebrisWTF?Internet addressing agency (ICANN) loses its addressess
msnbc.msn.com — The nonprofit agency (ICANN) in charge of the Internet's addresses recently lost track of its own. More… (Security)
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Russian Hackers To Lithuania: All Your Base Are Belong To Us
blog.washingtonpost.com — Hundreds of Lithuanian government and corporate Web sites were hacked and plastered with Soviet-era symbols and other digital graffiti this week in what appears to be a coordinated cyber attack launched by Russian hacker groups.More… (Security)
optimusprime01Google Changes Home Page, Adding Link to Privacy Policy
bits.blogs.nytimes.com — The word “privacy” now appears on Google’s home page, with a link to the company’s privacy policy.More… (Security)
stephie189Firefox Users Most Secure on Internet, Study Reveals
crn.com — Mozilla Firefox fans might rest a little easier these days after a study released Tuesday revealed that its users are most secure on the Internet. More… (Security)
SanduuViacom's Statement on YouTube User Data Controversy
eff.org — "It is unfortunate that we have been compelled to go to court ...YouTube and Google have put us in this position by continuing to defend their illegal and irresponsible conduct and profiting from copyright infringement, when they could be implementing the safe and legal user generated content experience they promise."More… (Security)
MavRevMattWhat Happens When You Reply To ALL of Your Spam
networkworld.com — Each S.P.A.M. volunteer saw an average of 70 spam messages arrive in their in-box each day, with men receiving about 15 more per day than women. That was a lot to answer, but "Penelope Retch" — the alias that Mooney chose for her S.P.A.M. adventure — answered every single message. More… (Security)
mark076hAttrition.org goofs on another nitwit looking for a hacker
networkworld.com — Not quite as funny as the congressional aide who wanted his alma mater hacked to boost his GPA, but this guy looking for someone to "help me crack this e-mail" gets strung along nicely …. primarily because he's never seen "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."More… (Security)
nahsrocketeer75
40% of surfers don't bother with browser security updates
arstechnica.com — A new collaborative study between Google, IBM, and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology suggests that users are slower to move between product updates than they should be—especially those using Internet Explorer. The researchers believe that browsers could learn from the food industry, of all things.More… (Security)
MakiMakiNSA Red Team Top Hacker Speaks Out
popularmechanics.com — In my years of reporting on the subject, I’ve often heard the National Security Agency’s red team referred to with a sense of breathless awe by security pros. These guys are purported to be just about the stealthiest, most skilled firewall-crackers in the game. More… (Security)
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Hackers Crack London Tube's Ticketing System
blog.wired.com — Dutch security researchers rode the London Underground free for a day after easily using an ordinary laptop to clone the "smartcards" commuters use to pay fares, a hack that highlights a serious security flaw because similar cards provide access to thousands of government offices, hospitals and schools.More… (Security)
BurentoNew Trojan Leverages Unpatched Mac Flaw
blog.washingtonpost.com — A tool for exploiting an unpatched security hole in Mac OS X systems has been developed and until earlier today was being distributed through an online forum that caters to Mac hackers, Security Fix has learned.More… (Security)
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