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Microsoft Cleartracks and Inprivate - Private Browsing in Internet Explorer 8?

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:39:18 -0500

Microsoft has said that IE 8 will come with a “private browsing” mode. Microsoft has filed 2 trademarks for private browsing - “Cleartracks” and “Inprivate”. These are “computer programs for deleting search

You are not so free to move about the country

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:35:00 -0500

It was bad enough when the airlines started running all of our names against "watch lists" of potential terror suspects -- lists so troublesome that they ensnared anybody named "David Nelson," subjecting them to an extra dose of hassle at security ch

Girls Gone Lazy - The Surveillance Video

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:21:00 -0500

...and Men Gone Lazy, too!A growing number of employers are hiring private investigators to spy on employees suspected of taking leave dishonestly under the Family Medical Leave Act.Management-side attorneys claim that FMLA abuses have gotten out of

SpyCam Story #460 - Proudly Viewed

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:20:00 -0500

New Zealand - A 25-year-old man has been charged with covertly filming unsuspecting Starbucks' customers with their pants down. Two weeks ago a staff member of Rotorua's Starbucks cafe discovered an elaborate hidden camera operation in a toilet brush

Understanding CALEA, FISA - how we got this way

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:48:00 -0500

As telephone conversations have moved to the Internet, so have those who want to listen in... • The advent of computer-based telephone switches and the Internet has made it more difficult for the government to monitor the communications of crimina

Opt-In ISP Targeting: ATT Mulls a Different Route

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:45:00 -0500

As the NebuAd controversy has materialized, one of the principal criticisms of their agreements with ISPs -- and about BT in general, has been the reliance on an opt-out model. As you know, opt out requires the consumer to actively engage and tell th

Spam Victims Won’t Go to Rehab, No No No

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:10:51 -0500

I was reading the Symantec State of Spam report for August and I thought this was funny and tragic– email spam targeting alcoholics and other users, and advertising rehab services. Users click the link allegedly for a rehab program, enter their

U.S. Recording Border Crossings of Citizens

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:19:54 -0500

Apparently, the Department of Homeland Security is now recording the border crossings of U.S. citizens. If you drive or walk back into the country from Canada or Mexico, the federal government will store that information for up to 15 years and has a

ISP Targeting: In the EU The Gun Sights Are On Phorm

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:52:00 -0500

I'm not suggesting for a moment that the heat is off NebuAd, but in the EU at least the company in the sights of regulators is Phorm. You may recall that Phorm had a positively disasterous time in the UK last Summer when they quietly launched their v

Ways to Protect Children Online, Use Parental Controls in Windows Vista

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:42:05 -0500

Today, the Internet poses a challenge to many parents across the globe. With harmful effects overseeding the benefits, people are more concerned in protecting their children from the evil effects of web. Read more: Ways to Protect Children Online, Us

Beacon lawsuit shows being too "forward-thinking" has risks

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:00:00 -0500

When Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook's ill-fated Beacon advertising initiative in New York last year, he stated: "Once every hundred years media changes." With that, Beacon was not only supposed to change the financial outlook of a company strug

How to circumvent Privacy Laws

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:10:54 -0500

As you all know, most jurisdictions allow individuals to ask for data collected by an organization (being it a company or a governmental organization). A lot of countries have Data Protection Commissioners that look into what companies and more often

(Alb)traum Onlinedurchsuchung

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:11:10 -0500

Zierckes (Alb)traum Onlinedurchsuchung: ungeprüft, unbefristet, zahllos; http://is.gd/1Ljh

AntiSpyControl

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:52:12 -0500

AntiSpyControl is a new rogue anti-spyware program - a fake spyware remover, which uses trojans, such as the infamous Zlob or Vundo, to enter the system. This parasite uses misleading advertising techniques (displaying popups, fake system notificatio

Lop

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:08:43 -0500

Lop is a family of malicious browser hijackers that change Internet Explorer home and search pages, modify related search settings, install a toolbar and add numerous bookmarks to advertising sites to the web browser’s Favorites list. Lop paras

Dizan

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:08:28 -0500

Dizan is a virus that spreads through infected files. Once executed, the parasite secretly installs itself to the system and runs a payload. It searches all local drives for executable files and infects them. It also opens a back door providing the a

5 Favorite Security & Privacy Firefox Add-ons

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:55:47 -0500

Firefox add-ons may help increase the security of your computer I am a diehard Firefox junkie and I have countless plugins that just make my life better each and every day that I surf the net. Recently I have been plagued with various spyware infect

This Generation’s Apathy–The Age of Specialization and ADD

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:46:26 -0500

Robert Scoble has some interesting commentary this morning about the number of photojournalists with expensive gear covering the Olympics. He’s a bit indignant that so much energy goes to sporting events like the Olympics rather than more impor

New Releases at Defcon

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:04:12 -0500

One of my funny moments at Black Rock City last year was meeting a random guy early one morning on deep playa, chatting and finding out we both were involved in IT security. He’d been at the defcon conference just before Burning Man, we talked

"Onya, mate!"

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:10:00 -0500

The Australian Council for Civil Liberties has accused Gold Coast pubs and nightclubs of going too far by fingerprinting patrons. (more)