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    Google gets personal with search results 11 January, 2012 08:49:00

    Google is sifting through the photos and commentary on its blossoming social network so its internet search results can include more personal information.
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    Facebook settles FTC privacy complaints 30 November, 2011 05:28:00

    Facebook has agreed to settle US Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers "on numerous occasions" by telling them they could keep their personal information private, then repeatedly sharing that information, the agency said Tuesday.
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    Users warned after YapBrowser returns from the dead 09 October, 2011 09:25:00

    YapBrowser, a replacement web browser once promoted by controversial spyware company Zango, has made a sudden return, GFI Software security researcher Chris Boyd has reported.
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    Google faces major US antitrust probe 24 June, 2011 08:44:00

    The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is poised to open a formal antitrust probe into whether internet search giant Google has abused its dominance on the web, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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    Congress takes stab at 'Do Not Track' legislation 17 February, 2011 05:35:00

    Momentum is building behind the US Federal Trade Commission call for some sort of "do not track" system. Each of the major Web browser vendors have come up with their own unique approach to preventing Web surfing habits from being tracked, and now Congress is getting in on the act with pending "do not track" legislation.
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    Weekly Tech News Update: 6th August, 2010 06 August, 2010 09:28:00

    On World Tech Update this week RIM introduces a new BlackBerry and OS, Acer unveils a netbook that runs both Android and Windows XP, Intel and US Federal Trade Commission reach a settlement, Apple's iPad may be coming to China, Google pulls the plug on Google Wave, RFID helps suggest exhibit visits at MIT, a NASA robot plans to tweet from space and The Oregon Trail movie trailer.
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    Legal liabilities: A new dimension to information security 20 April, 2010 10:00:00

    Readers will be familiar with the explosive global growth in data theft and data leakage incidents. But they may be less familiar with the corresponding increase in multi-million-dollar law suits flowing from such incidents, as those who are burned in the fall-out from security breaches seek compensation from the courts to cover their losses.
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    Why Information Must Be Destroyed 25 February, 2009 09:32:00

    The inability to discard worthless items even though they appear to have no value is known as compulsive hoarding syndrome. Ben Rothke explains why it's a bad habit in the world of IT security.
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    US Congress to push for net neutrality legislation 14 November, 2008 08:46:00

    The US Congress will push for net neutrality legislation next year, even though the US Federal Communications Commission has acted against broadband providers that it found to block or slow Web content.
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    Blog: Lax Laptop Security at the Airport: How Not to Become a Statistic 08 July, 2008 14:02:03

    Notebook computer thieves have found a thriving new hunting ground: The airport.
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    E-mail management a mighty struggle for US agencies 24 April, 2008 09:03:08

    To put it politely, the burgeoning use of e-mail is resulting in disruptive records management challenges for federal agencies.
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    Antivirus software powerless to stop data breach attacks, study finds 10 February, 2012 01:43:00

    Analysis of 300 incidents spots an elephant in the room
    Large numbers of data breaches are being initiated by targeted malware that antivirus software simply can't detect, an analysis of 300 real-world incidents from 2011 has suggested.
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    Valentine's Day Patch Tuesday: Microsoft to issue 9 patches, 4 critical 10 February, 2012 09:29:00

    Microsoft Thursday said that the second Patch Tuesday of 2012 will see nine security bulletins, four of which were deemed critical.
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    Security experts ask House for light a regulatory touch 10 February, 2012 01:39:00

    Cybersecurity experts on Wednesday warned members of a House subcommittee against racing to legislation that would establish an overly burdensome regulatory framework for safeguarding digital systems against attacks, instead urging a more limited approach that would clear away legal impediments such as the prohibitions against sharing critical threat information.
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    The six pillars of security operations 10 February, 2012 11:37:00

    Six key points that should be considered when creating and developing a SOC
    As mobilisation and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) becomes increasingly prevalent, business security has been propelled to the forefront of corporate strategy.
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    Google Wallet Security Concerns Raised 10 February, 2012 01:40:00

    Security firm Zvelo has discovered that the Google Wallet PIN can be cracked via an exhaustive numerical search.
    Google's new NFC system that purports to turn your phone into a credit card can be compromised using a brute-force attack -- and that raises questions about its security.
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