Why Privacy Concerns are Ruining Facebook Facebook was built as a powerful social connector, allowing users to befriend others with similar interests, locations, schools, and more. But as privacy concerns mount and users demand more protection, the social networking site's philosophy has started to go down the toilet. Now that Facebook is eliminating regional networks -- or groupings of people based on where they live -- it's becoming apparent that proclivities lean towards building fences rather than crossing them. Security review: Good riddance to 2009 Looking back at 2009, I'm sure I will not be alone in celebrating the end of the year with gusto. 2009 was a difficult year for most, with a slow recovery and challenging business conditions. Let's see how I did predicting security trends in 2009. 7 critical commercial space concerns the US must tackle There has been a positive vibe around the commercial space industry in recent month, with NASA's potential changing role, predictions of increased investments and growth of Keep an eye on temps, and other holiday season security tips for retailers Temporary workers brought in to help during the busy holiday shopping season can sometimes pose a security risk for retailers. Botnet continues massive H1N1 malware campaign A massive spam campaign that poses as a message from the Centers for Disease Control asking people to register for H1N1 vaccinations remains a big problem today, a security researcher said. Sprint Admits Giving GPS Data to the Government There was a time, I suspect, when this news would've been a very big deal: Sprint turned over customers' GPS whereabouts to law enforcement 8 million times over the last year. But today, very few people seem concerned about the revelation. Restaurants sue vendors after point-of-sale hack When Keith Bond bought a computerized cash register system for his Broussard, Louisiana, restaurant, he thought he was modernizing his restaurant. Today, he believes he was unwittingly opening a back door for Romanian hackers who have now cost him more than US$50,000. Today from the Subnet communities On Cisco Subnet: Why IBM Bought Guardium and Cisco extends Tandberg deadline again; On Microsoft Subnet: Microsoft moves to hands-on certification tests; On Google Subnet: Chrome OS will rely on not-yet-finished HTML 5 spec for offline app access Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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