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NSA will monitor private-sector networks

The Bushization of Obama continues with a plan to involve the NSA in screening private-sector networks, The Washington Post reports. The plan not only uses the NSA to monitor private networks but it does so in a way that makes it unclear who exactly is in charge...

Tags: Monitor, Network, AT&T Corp., U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, NSA, Post Story, Privacy Advocate, Networking, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Security, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-07-06

Whitehouse.gov's YouTube cookies: The wrong privacy fight

I'm the last person who would ever want the government snooping around my computer. But this controversial thing over YouTube cookies on whitehouse.gov has really become bigger than it should be and I think privacy advocates - no matter how much I agree with them on the larger scale issues...

Tags: White House, Privacy, YouTube Inc., Video, Waiver, Cookie, Whitehouse.gov, Privacy Advocate, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-01-30

IRS plan for sites to report sales data troubles privacy advocates

IRS plan for sites to report sales data troubles privacy advocatesIRS needs to fix its own problems . . .. . .before worry about anyone else's.When the agency pays people to give WRONG ADVICE, then penalizes the person foolish enough to TRUST that advice, they have a lot more problems...

Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Internal Revenue Service, sales data, privacy advocate, sales

Discussion threads 2007-05-08

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ChromeOS says tear down this network regulation wall

Costs"What is holding back network capacity is politics."What's holding back network capacity is huge costs.Yep, very important to push the ISPs to free up the bits. They would love to continue selling bandwidth through an eyedropper at very high prices. They need a push.Oh, and Microsoft will not like this...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Network technology, ChromeOS, netbook, fiber

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Private clouds: A valuable concept or buzzword bingo?

Governance and Control are a serious isssue...The blog seemed to try to downplay the loss of control of business information and data like it was the same as losing control of an electricity grid. The two things are not the same. When the electricity grid goes down, sure business stops...

Tags: Virtualization, Recruitment & Selection, tech industry, Google Inc., cloud computing

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

EPIC seeks to intervene in Books settlement, says privacy policies are no solution

EPIC has asked to intervene in the Google Books settlement, saying the public needs an advocate for our interests. The deal lacks privacy protections and would allow Google to mix the particularly sensitive book data with web search and other data Google collects on users. by Richard Koman

Tags: Google Inc., EPIC, Settlement, Litigation, Business Operations, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-09-04

Should the anonymity shroud be lifted online?

Social Network Sites = FOOLS!ONLY fools put private information on a Public_Domain that is anybodies data once it is there...All of these people will regret spewing all of this data all over the Internet where it will reside forever in cache on servers.....Plus the google search that keeps searches FOREVER!!!enjoy...

Tags: INTERNET, Vertical industries, industry organization, government

Discussion threads 2009-09-02

Adult Attention Disorder: The 'Splittering' of Communications

Adult Attention Disorder: The 'Splittering' of CommunicationsSocial MediaNever been to one and don't intend to start now. That is not to say that they are bad, and I am sure business and social cases can be made for using them in many circumstances.When you do look at the level of...

Tags: E-mail, Splittering, Adult Attention Disorder, Only Fools, Twitter

Discussion threads 2009-05-14

Brittany's story: a tale of heroism amid RIAA abuse

Brittany Kruger may be a scared young lady but she has also proven to be a brave advocate for victims, like herself, of RIAA Mafia shake-downs, arm-twisting and assorted rough stuff. According to Ray Beckerman Brittany and her father's willingness to expose the fact that MediaSentry violated Michigan law by...

Tags: RIAA, College Student, Michigan, Person, Brittany, P2Pnet, Litigation, Piracy, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-03-01

Microsoft

MicrosoftNo man can serve two masters......is the way Jesus put it 2000 years ago. The problem MS has faced since 1981 and has never really come to grips with, is which set of customers are to get top priority?. The conflict between MS, the OS developer, and MS,...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-01-27

The future of Blu-Ray? Watch porn

On the heels of the annual Consumer Electronics Show, the New York Times had a good read this morning about the fuzzy future of Blu-Ray. It kind of made me chuckle because The Times, much like most mainstream news outlets, didn't touch the one element of this story that really...

Tags: Video, Blu-ray, Adult Industry, Corporate Communications, Tv & Home Theater, TVs, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-01-05

"Net neutrality" is stupid

"Net neutrality" is stupidThe problem, mixing social with business.The problem here is Robin is trying to treat a massive business investment billions in captial investment as if its a socialized publicly owned utility which it is not.Other countries subsidise connectivity/ISPs because they believe having broadband everywhere is critical to their...

Tags: TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Telecom & Utilities, Net Neutrality, Google Inc., service level, telecommunications company, Internet

Discussion threads 2008-12-16

Ou: Google hypocritical on neutrality

Ou: Google hypocritical on neutralityLet's go back and look at the argument of Net Neutralityhttp://www.jedreport.com/2008/12/lessigs-defense.htmlThe whole argument that Net Neutrality proponents made is that they don't want premium content delivery using fast lanes. Caching is warp speed lane prioritization. Their whole argument is that it prevents the little...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Content Caching, Net Neutrality, Internet Service Provider, QoS, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-12-16

Chrome currently beating IE8 Beta in market share

Chrome currently beating IE8 Beta in market shareGet a life Garett. The world doesn't revolve around Google...ntnt.RE: Chrome currently beating IE8 Beta in market shareOf course, once the final release is reached, Microsoft can flick a switch and send IE8 to hundreds of millions of computers via Windows/Microsoft Update.Are you...

Tags: Web browsers, Chrome, Google Inc., IE8 Beta

Discussion threads 2008-12-15

Chrome loses beta label, tackles privacy

Chrome loses beta label, tackles privacyHopefullyHopefully what this will mean is a superior web browsing experience for all concerned - the day when IE is relegated to almost nothingness will be the day when web developers will be liberated to use technology that has been available for quite some time...

Tags: Web browsers, Chrome, Web browser, Google Inc., Web

Discussion threads 2008-12-11

What's next after server virtualization? Desktop virtualization

What's next after server virtualization? Desktop virtualizationDesktop virtualization isn't all goodAs a software developer who uses "real" desktops and virtual ones, there's no substitute for a real, local desktop. Remoting to another machine or remoting to a VM puts a lot of limitations in the way of video responsiveness...

Tags: Desktops, Corporate communications, server virtualization, server, desktop, RTW Hosting, local desktop, video, desktop virtualization

Discussion threads 2008-11-11

I'm well aware what I pay for Google's services

My post on Google earlier Tuesday was met with mixed reactions. A few folks agreed that, in fact, Google's suite of services is quite slick, long live GOOG, etc. Others, like fellow ZDNet blogger, Michael Krigsman, disagreed pretty strongly. In his response, Michael didn't leave much doubt...

Tags: Google Inc., OpenOffice, Productivity, E-mail Providers, Open Source, Office Suites, Software, Internet, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Hunt for Palin 'hacker': Journalism or mob mentality?

Hunt for Palin 'hacker': Journalism or mob mentality?So what are you advocating, anarchy?So, are you advocating anarchy where there are absolutely no constraints on moral, ethical, fair and legal behaviour?I am so sick of people who say that it's OK for a person to do something illegal, let alone it...

Tags: Blogging, SECURITY, Koman, blogger, mentality, Palin

Discussion threads 2008-09-23

Outside school doesn't equal online carte blanche

We all know that kids are careless with their online doings, paying little attention to privacy, safety, long-term job prospects, copyright infringement, etc. Now, a US District judge has ruled that kids can be specifically disciplined within school for certain online behaviors off school grounds. Ars...

Tags: Profile, School, Productivity, Social Networking, Recruitment & Selection, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-09-22

Overcoming the Top 5 Obstacles to User Adoption of Strong Authentication

In a recent survey, 70 percent of IT professionals acknowledged that user names and passwords do not provide an adequate level of security. Regulatory guidelines such as PCI, FFIEC, HIPAA, and GLB are echoing this perspective and requiring stronger authentication. So why do the majority of logins still occur without...

Tags: Positive Networks Inc., PhoneFactor, Authentication, User Adoption, Security

Webcasts 2008-03-12