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On eve of Olympics, Internet companies agree to code of conduct

On eve of Olympics, Internet companies agree to code of conductSynthetic rageWhat a bunch of pompous windbags these politicians are. They have no interest in freedom of expression or privacy; just try upsetting the almighty mandarins at H*meland Security and see how far you get with that kind of argument....

Tags: Policies and procedures, code of conduct, Dissidents, Internet

Discussion threads 2008-08-06

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News to know: Kanye West; Bing Visual Search; Quicken-Mint; Sprint; 802.11n, Intel

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Oliver Marks: Kayne West Influences Enterprise Social Business Strategy Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Bing gets visual search; full...

Tags: Larry Dignan, IEEE 802.11n, Andrew Nusca, Mary Jo Foley, Sprint Communications, Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Wi-Fi, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Wireless And Mobility

Blog posts 2009-09-15

Anonymity exposed, part deux: Google, ISPs ordered to expose academic dissidents

Freedom of anonimityWell done to the judge, everyone has the freedom of speech, where freedom of anonimity doesn't exist in any constitution.If people are going to make damaging remarks, make personal attacks on people and harm others and calim it as freedom of speech, then they should do so publicly....

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), E-mail, SECURITY, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

Anonymity exposed, part deux: Google, ISPs ordered to expose academic dissidents

Canada's York University now has the identities of five or six faculty members who anonymously questioned the academic credentials of a new dean. A Canadian court ordered Google and two ISPs to turn over the information. Does ISP data retention undercut academic freedom? by Richard Koman

Tags: Google Inc., Internet Service Provider, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-09-14

Google open source strategy not just a patent dodge

Business and evil.The very first thing in Google's defense is that they make their money by providing advertising services, not by destroying the IT ecosystem with anti-competitiveness like a certain software vendor is hell-bent on doing.RE: Google open source strategy not just a patent dodge"Fact is Google has been a...

Tags: Patent Reform, strategy, Google Inc., patent, Google open source strategy, Google open source

Discussion threads 2009-08-07

News to know: Microhoo; Multilingual spam; Apple; Verizon; Sprint

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Microsoft-Yahoo search pact appears to be a win-win if smaller deal Boomtown: Microsoft-Yahoo Deal Struck-Will Be Announced...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Verizon Communications Inc., SPSS Inc., Apple Inc., Spam, Microsoft Corp., Sprint Communications, Business Analytics, IBM Corp., Web Browsers, Financial Planning, Channel Management, Internet, Finance, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-07-29

Dead-finger tech: Google Apps

Dead-finger tech: Google AppsIt's a Google world...I can't imagine living without Google.Not that there is anything wrong with Microsoft. I doubt whether I would trade in Windows for Chrome OS. In short, nothing beats a good Windows-based PC (especially Win7) combined with a lot of Google stuff and a few...

Tags: cloud computing, Google Inc., Google Apps

Discussion threads 2009-07-22

China's porn obsession not just a coverup for political repression

The thing that stinks - to Western noses - about this whole Green Dam story is the idea that China wants to go to all this trouble, to the point of having a serious showdown with the U.S. over it, over porn. I mean, porn ... if people want it,...

Tags: Google Inc., Pornography, Government, Vertical Industries, TVs, Benefits, Healthcare, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Human Resources, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-06-26

Yahoo's China "police informant" role sparked a $47.5 billion slide in market value

The anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests recalls the courage of the Chinese people and the vicious response of the Chinese government. It also recalls the gutless behavior of Silicon Valley tech companies towards the Chinese government in pursuit of profits rather than morals. Many are guilty...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Shi, Government, Vertical Industries, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-06-02

Digital storm of protests for New York Times defense of AIG bonuses

Andrew Ross Sorkin, a reporter at the New York Times, took a contrarian position on Tuesday, writing an opinion piece that defended the multi-million dollar bonus payments by AIG. . . . If government officials were to break the contracts, they would be “breaking a...

Tags: China, Journalist, Journalism, Yahoo! Inc., American International Group Inc., New York Times Co., Taxes, Free Trade, Wiki, Personal Finance, Recruitment & Selection, Financial Planning, Finance, Online Communications, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-03-18

SPAM and the free lunch

SPAM and the free lunchSIMPLE SOLUTION: Mandatory email server registration!(1) Get rid of "Reply-to:" tags.(2) Mandatory email server registration using credit cards, at yearly rate $2~3 dollars.This will make spammers impossible to operate without being caught.What SPAM is that?During the height of the "bad old days" of spam, I got...

Tags: Cyberthreats, spam

Discussion threads 2008-11-10

When it comes to China, is Skype the new Yahoo?

When it comes to China, is Skype the new Yahoo?A reader repliesI received this in email from a user who apparently wishes not to go through ZDNet registration. So here's my policy: I will not engage in private debate through email on the content of blogs. I will post the...

Tags: E-mail, Yahoo! Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-03

When it comes to China, is Skype the new Yahoo?

Any major Western company doing business in China is collaborating with the government to some degree. We know this. Chinese citizens know this. The best case scenario is probably Microsoft or Google's operations where access to certain information is limited. The worst case, until now, has been Yahoo's explicit cooperation...

Tags: China, Yahoo! Inc., Skype Technologies S.A., Tom, Government, Blogging, Vertical Industries, Wireless, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-03

Tempest in a Mobile Phone: Protecting Your Geo-Privacy

The next great privacy tempest seems like a yawner: What will happen with the data gathered by social networking or personal information services that track where you and your friends are? Like with TV, if you don’t like what you’re gonna get, don’t get into it. ...

Tags: Google Inc., Phone, Mobile, Cell Phone, Service, Telecom & Utilities, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-08-18

More worries for Beijing visitors

If you are headed to or already at the Olympic Games and you weren’t worried by my Tech Tips for Beijing Visitors at the end of last month, maybe you should be now, In telling the Wall Street Journal’s readers “Don’t Forget About China’s Dissidents,” Ellen Bork...

Tags: olympic games, hard drive, analysis, government, tom steinert-threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-08-07

On eve of Olympics, Internet companies agree to code of conduct

Internet companies have reached agreement on a voluntary code of conduct for doing business in China and other repressive countries, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced yesterday. “I commend Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft, and other participants for agreeing on the principles of an internet freedom code of conduct,”...

Tags: Google Inc., Censorship, Yahoo! Inc., Agreement, Code Of Conduct, Internet, Policies And Procedures, Human Resources, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-08-05

Yahoo wants dissidents' case dismissed

Yahoo wants dissidents' case dismissedUnfortunately...Too bad the PRC is not on trial here in place of Yahoo.Yahoo had to comply... simple as that.This isn't akin to a US company dumping toxic chemicals on foreign soil... or something of that caliber.If Yahoo had not complied, they could have had all of...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-06-17

Yahoo's strategy: Torpedo the Microsoft deal or up the offer?

Yahoo's strategy: Torpedo the Microsoft deal or up the offer?You're so funnyFor such a doomed company, their stocks are soaring higher than ever."only works when you can eat or harm other companies"Same for Google : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Google_acquisitionsFor such an un-innovative company, I guess you've never seen Live Image and Video...

Tags: Branding, Financial accounting, strategy, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-04-09

YouTube shut down reveals some serious net security weaknesses

It isn't often that the world of political repression interferes with our ability to watch home videos of cat tricks, but in a bizarre turn of events that's what happened over the weekend. Google-owned YouTube is a favorite target not only of copyright holders, who complain the...

Tags: Security, YouTube Inc., Pakistan, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, BGP, Networking, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-02-25

Yahoo! heroes instead of zeroes in stand against MSFT but not against Chinese repression

Yahoo's rejection of Microsoft's offer smacks of a face saving attempt by its management and board to look heroic following its despicable behaviour in China. MSFT is very likely going to prevail with its acquisition since it seems to have the support of Yahoo's largest shareholders. Yahoo's...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., MSFT, Shi, Government, Recruitment & Selection, Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2008-02-17