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- FTC chief wants ChoicePoint regulated
- FTC chief wants ChoicePoint regulatedFine the data brokers for each breach and each account compromisedYou want the data brokers to take notice and fix the disgraceful way they conduct themselves? Do this:1) Fine them for each breach and for each account that was compromised. Something like $1000 USD per...
- Tags: Financial accounting, security, FTC, ChoicePoint Inc.
- Discussion threads 2005-03-11
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- Researcher claims thousands of identities stolen during Social Engineering pentests
- Kelly Jackson Higgins of Dark Reading, reported on research conducted by Joshua Perrymon, hacking director for PacketFocus Security Solutions and CEO of RedFlag Security, who has been performing social engineering exploits for numerous clients in the past year and has apparently stolen thousands of identities with a 100 percent success rate. ...
- Tags: Social Engineering, Identity, Dark Reading Article, Identity Theft, Security, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- DOD gunning to nix Apple-PA Semi deal?
- According to EE Times, the Department of Defense is reviewing Apple's reported acquisition of a PowerPC processor maker. The concern is over an embedded chip, the PA Semi 1682, which is used by the military. "The [PA Semi] 1682 is a very important and unique component required to meet...
- Tags: Apple Inc., IBM PowerPC, U.S. Department Of Defense, Chip, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Processors, Hardware, Networking, Components, David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2008-05-21
- Google Health launches; Read the terms of service
- Google Health launches; Read the terms of serviceWow!!This is the era of minority report.Who would be foolish enough......to put all their health info on the web for the world to see and for Google to share with the rest of the world? Especially nowadays when potential employers are, ahem,...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Companies, Google Inc., Google Health, health care, terms of service
- Discussion threads 2008-05-19
- New Association Promotes Virtual Worlds and Business
- New Association Promotes Virtual Worlds and BusinessVirtual Snake OilEDITA KAYE, THE “SKINNY PILL FOR KIDS,” AND THE ASSOCIATION OF VIRTUAL WORLDSThere is a certain species of entrepreneur that capitalizes on the human desire for overnight solutions to intractable problems. Throughout human history, they have lurked in the shadows of the...
- Tags: Entrepreneurship, SKINNY PILL
- Discussion threads 2008-04-13
- Google gets business from Yahoo and heat from Microsoft
- Google gets business from Yahoo and heat from MicrosoftThis is just too funnyHow is MS wanting to acquire Yahoo any better than Yahoo 'partnering' with Google.Seems to me Yahoo will loose its openness once MS gets their mits on them, yes?Nothing new hereThis was an ancient strategy when Nixon went...
- Tags: Financial accounting, Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google gets business, Google Get
- Discussion threads 2008-04-09
- Microsoft-Yahoo-Google: The vicious antitrust circle
- Within minutes of Yahoo announcing it was going to do an AdSense for Search deal with Google, Microsoft began firing the antitrust warning shots. It took about 15 minutes after I saw the Yahoo press release before I got an e-mail from the Microsoft camp reminding me...
- Tags: Google Inc., Antitrust, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Barron, Corporate Law, Security, Business Operations, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-04-09
- Zango, the FTC, MySpace and You Tube
- Zango, the FTC, MySpace and You TubeRe:zangohttp://www.analogstereo.com/vacuum_sealer/vacuum_sealer_bag.htmRE: Zango, the FTC, MySpace and You Tubehttp://www.analogstereo.com/vacuum_sealer/vacuum_sealer_bag.htm
- Tags: You-Tube, Zango, FTC, MySpace
- Discussion threads 2008-03-28
- 800k identity theft cases in 2007, 23% of them involve credit cards
- FTC logged about 800,000 consumer complaints about identity theft during 2007, of which 32% involved identity theft and 68% covered other types of fraud. Of the identity theft cases, only 23% involved a credit card account, and cases of unauthorized new accounts outnumbered misuse of existing accounts by two to...
- Tags: Credit Card, Fraud, Identity Theft, Litigation, Security, Business Operations, AM
- Blog posts 2008-03-19
- Forget AMD, Intel should buy Nvidia
- Forget AMD, Intel should buy NvidiaAre you trying to twist...the knife AMD already has in their gut?consolidation of the tech industry is not in best interest of consumer. (nt:).RE: Forget AMD, Intel should buy NvidiaOddly enough when I build systems for my gaming clients ATI cards seem better paired with...
- Tags: Strategy, GPU, NVidia Corp., Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-25
- Can we cut Microsoft some slack here?
- Larry Dignan nicely summarizes today's news from Microsoft: Here are the four points beaten to death today in the tech press: Ensuring open connections; Promoting data portability; Enhancing support for industry standards; Fostering more open engagement with customers and...
- Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Competition, Microsoft Corp., Steve, Public Relations, Regulations, Open Source, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Government, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-02-21
- Ben Edelman targets C-NetMedia
- Ben Edelman has created a nice Valentine's day post. I am sure the folks behind C-NetMedia are swooning over it even now. Ben eviscerates these guys. First he tracks all of the deceptive Google ads that make C-NetMedia's product appear to be "official" and attempt to associate them with Spybot...
- Tags: Ben Edelman, Anti-spyware, C-NetMedia, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Richard Stiennon
- Blog posts 2008-02-14
- Escrow fraud ruining Craigslist?
- There was a time when Bay Area residents could find anything they needed quickly and efficiently on Craigslist. It was great - cars, furniture, apartments, partners, all right there in a revolutionarily simple text format. Then Craigslist expanded to the rest of the US and even the world. Now...
- Tags: Craigslist, Fraud, E-mail, Phishing, Telecom & Utilities, Online Communications, Security, Spam And Phishing, Richard Stiennon
- Blog posts 2008-01-30
- News to know: Cisco's next-gen switch; Windows 7; Facebook; KDE
- Notable headlines: Dan Farber: Cisco delivers next-generation switch--Nexus 7000 George Ou: Mac Pro is now the cheapest high-end workstation Mary Jo Foley: Windows 7: The Anti-Vista? Microsoft delays SQL Server 2008 RTM to third quarter Michael Krigsman: UK defense ministry loses...
- Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Cisco Systems Inc., KDE, Microsoft Windows, Hacking, Security, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2008-01-28
- Reckoning day for ChoicePoint?
- You may remember when Choicepoint, the data aggregator and vendor of personally identifiable information fell prey to a very simple ploy. Some Nigerian data thieves became customers and proceeded to download thousands of records. ChoicePoint is finally settling a class action law suit that arose from that incident...
- Tags: Bureau, Price Tag, ChoicePoint Inc., Culprit, Lesson, Social Security, Identity Theft, Financial Services, Government, Security, Richard Stiennon
- Blog posts 2008-01-27
- New York investigates Intel for anticompetitive marketing
- New York investigates Intel for anticompetitive marketingPunishment??!!I don’t recall any punishment to Dell after they added AMD to their product line.Why is always the NY Atty General?Why is the only institution in America sticking up for consumers the NY Attorney General? So far they have busted up:- Record label...
- Tags: marketing, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., AMD HAS
- Discussion threads 2008-01-11
- Thing is, Yahoo!, you harvested and used my Visa number without my permission
- Thing is, Yahoo!, you harvested and used my Visa number without my permissionHey Russell....I think I found how they so easily snagged your credit card info:http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/personals/billing/services-11.htmlWhen you become a paying subscriber, you also sign up for Yahoo! Wallet, a service that securely stores your credit card, billing, and shipping information...
- Tags: Sales channel, Financial services, TV & Home Theater, Yahoo Wallet, Yahoo! Inc., Visa Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-01-05
- Researcher: Sears' use of ComScore software falls short on privacy
- Ben Edelman, an assistant professor at the Harvard Business School and noted anti-spyware researcher, says Sears and Kmart customers are giving up too much private data when they join a marketing program called "My SHC Community." Edelman walks through the installation of the ComScore software that powers Sears Holdings...
- Tags: Software, Sears Roebuck & Co., Ben Edelman, ComScore Networks Inc., Privacy, FTC, Sears Holdings Community, Tools & Techniques, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-01-01
- FTC says cautiously approves of DoubleClick merger
- FTC says cautiously approves of DoubleClick mergerMerger approvalThey're going to de-fuse the situation, Garrett, not "diffuse" it. They're going to stop it from getting worse, not spread it around.Sorry. Couldn't help it. I have English teacher genes and they are very, very aggressive...-B-
- Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, merger, DoubleClick merger, DoubleClick Inc., FTC
- Discussion threads 2007-12-21
- News to know: Red Hat's new CEO; RIM; FTC on privacy; Best PC components
- Notable headlines: Red Hat names new Whitehurst CEO; Szulik stays chairman. A message from Matthew. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Dec 07/Jan 08. Without competition from AMD, Intel starts to put the brakes on releases Podcast: A look back at 2007 ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Research In Motion Ltd., Red Hat Inc., PC, Privacy, RIM BlackBerry, DoubleClick Inc., FTC, Mergers & Acquisitions, Handhelds, Investment, Finance, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-12-21
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