FTC rules outlawing those damned annoying robocalls hit Sept. 1;Researchers target system to surgically jam specific digital signals

FTC rules outlawing those damned annoying robocalls hit Sept. 1; Researchers target system to surgically jam specific digital signals Security: Identity Management Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Actuate Reporting for Profitability Think beyond the current structure of a report and personalize it with Business Intelligence Reporting Tools (BIRT) Interactive Viewer. Meet data visualization requirements faster and with less development by making BIRT web output interactive. Learn more. Spotlight Story U.K. launches privacy initiative Recently I've been talking about identity-related initiatives from both the U.S. and Canadian governments. There was even a mention of some privacy issues raised by the Canadians. So as not to be overlooked, today I want to mention a new privacy initiative from the U.K. government. Read full story Related News: FTC rules outlawing those damned annoying robocalls hit Sept. 1 Nearly a year after announcing the plan, new Federal Trade Commission rules prohibiting most robocalls are set to take effect Tuesday, Sept. 1. Researchers target system to surgically jam specific digital signals Electronically jamming everything from specific cell phones, satellites or any other communications device is the goal of a prototype system military scientists at Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency want to build. China game boss sniped rivals, took down Internet An attack by a Chinese online game provider meant to cripple the servers of its rivals ballooned to cause an Internet outage in much of the country in May, according to police. Security test prompts federal fraud alert A sanctioned security test of a bank's computer systems had some unexpected consequences this week, leading the federal agency that oversees U.S. credit unions to issue a fraud alert. FBI investigating laptops sent to U.S. governors The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is trying to figure out who is sending laptop computers to state governors across the U.S., including West Virginia Governor Joe Mahchin and Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal. Some state officials are worried that they may contain malicious software. ACLU sues for information on laptop searches at U.S. borders The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)'s Customs and Border Protection (CBP) unit for information on its policies related to searches of laptops and other electronic devices at U.S. borders. 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. 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