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Read full story Related News: Microsoft, Apple, Mozilla patches put heavy load on IT Windows took it on the chin Tuesday as Microsoft released nine patches, five labeled critical, as part of its Patch Tuesday monthly release cycle. Apple patches 6 Safari security vulnerabilities A month after it last patched Safari, Apple today plugged six security holes, four of them critical, in both the Mac and Windows versions of its Web browser. Cloud computing, compliance raise questions I'll continue today with some miscellaneous notes, announcements and conversations that happened in the run up to the recent Catalyst Conference that I started in the last issue. Phone calls & emails snooped on 500,000 times The UK government has been accused of supporting a surveillance society akin to George Orwell's 1984 after new figures revealed that police, councils and intelligence services made more than 500,000 requests to access citizens' communications data in 2008. No, you're not infected A reader who wishes to remain anonymous is concerned about a very scary looking website. I attempt to calm the waters. Potential gov't cookie policy change prompts concerns A potential change in the U.S. government's policy that would permit the broad use of Web cookies on government sites could "allow the mass collection of personal information," according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The Hidden Cost of Out-of-Cycle Security Patches This week we all had to deal with the emergency Microsoft security patches due to a critical exposure in the Active Template Library (templates used for COM+ development) that could result in local code execution by a hacker. August Giveaways Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Practical Intrusion Analysis; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of SCCM 2007 Unleashed. Google Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Web Geek's Guide to Google Chrome. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet, Microsoft Subnet and Google Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries is August 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are Cool BlackBerry games BlackBerries are known for e-mail, but they are also getting better at mobile games. Here are 10 of the best. Google facts Take this quiz to see how well you know the company – and no fair googling the answers. Data in Action: Effective data management for smarter outcomes Date: August 19, 2009 Exhibit Zone 8:00 am PDT / 11:00 am EDT to 12:00 pm PDT / 3:00pm EDT Join us for a special, complimentary Virtual Conference, offering valuable information for lowering IT costs through industry-leading performance, enhanced storage compression and improved automation. 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