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Does Gmail breach wiretap laws?: Does Gmail breach wiretap laws?Guess who Stewart Baker is?Stewart A. Baker was the National Security Agency's top lawyer from 1992-1994, where he promoted the key escrow system for the Clipper chip. EPIC, on the other hand, was a key opponent of the Clipper chip. It's curious that Declan McCullagh quotes...; Tags: E-mail providers, privacy group, Now Let, e-mail, Google Gmail, Stewart Baker, Declan McCullagh; Discussion threads 2004-05-04

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Facebook bans Google's Friend Connect: A few days ago, Google launched a new service called Friend Connect to help website owners make their stuff social without needing to do much work. This basically involves being able to host certain gadgets that use OpenSocial on a webpage by simply copy and pasting some code from...; Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Web Site, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet, Garett Rogers; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Automatic eyeglasses prescriptions?: For its space missions, NASA wants astronauts with excellent vision without corrective lenses or glasses. This doesn't prevent its Vision Science and Technology Group to study human vision of ordinary people like you and me. Two members of this group recently discovered that a new formula connecting optical quality with...; Tags: NASA, Vision, Model, Metric, Strategy, Management, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-16
US cable companies added 1.19 mln new broadband subscribers in Q1 2008: Largest cable companies in the US added 1.19 mln broadband subscribers in Q1 2008, according to Leichtman Research Group. Phone companies added 1.01 mln DSL customers in Q1 2008. Since Q3 2004, phone companies had been adding subscribers faster than cable, closing in on cable’s lead in total subscribers. But...; Tags: Phone, Telephone Company, Cable Company, Broadband, Cable, Network Technology, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, AM; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Facebook flap: Google's side: Amid the Facebook move to block Google's Friend Connect, the search giant has responded. As expected, Google had a few issues with Facebook's privacy assessment of Google Friend Connect. There's a lot of debate on Techmeme about the issue and it's a big one as all of...; Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Google Friend Connect, User Privacy, Third Party App, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-16

News to know: XP meets XO; Yahoo; Facebook; Verdiem; DIY phishing: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: It's finally official: XP is coming to the XO. Christopher Dawson: Sugar-free Windows, as predicted Microsoft cuts backup from Windows Home Server PowerPack Larry Dignan: Icahn launches Yahoo proxy fight; Mark Cuban's return?...; Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows XP, Yahoo! Inc., Privacy, TechMeme, Icahn, Phishing, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Cyberthreats, Spam, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software; Blog posts 2008-05-16
No, really, we're studying physics: I've only recently discovered the joys of roller coasters; according to my 13-year old, I have a very manly scream. I guess that's a compliment. Regardless, I'm taking my physics class to Six Flags New England (made possible in part by a generous donation from Rocky's Ace Hardware,...; Tags: Physics, Insurance, Financial Planning, Corporate Communications, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Marketing, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-05-15
It's finally official: XP is coming to the XO: Microsoft's participation in the One Laptop Per Child OLPC initiative has been fraught with mystery and disinformation from the get-go. But on May 15, Microsoft officials finally gave the OLPC project Redmond's official blessing. Up to this point, OLPC Chief Nicholas Negroponte preannounced Microsoft's every move on...; Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Yahoo to Icahn: You misunderstand: Yahoo's board has responded to activist investor Carl Icahn: "Your letter reflects a significant misunderstanding of the facts about the Microsoft proposal." That letter--delivered by Icahn earlier Thursday Techmeme--has one theme: Yahoo's board botched the Microsoft deal and hasn't served shareholder interest. In its...; Tags: Board, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Stockholder, Proposal, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Facebook: Google Friend Connect violates our privacy standards: The social networking ground war is well underway. Facebook said Thursday that it will block Google's Friend Connect services because it "redistributes user information from Facebook to other developers without users' knowledge." Facebook's Charlie Cheever writes regarding Google Friend Connect: We're excited that our industry partners...; Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Standards, User Information, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-15
EU has privacy concerns over Street View: The EU is not too happy with the upcoming launch of Google Maps' Street View in Europe. The problem: privacy. The AP quotes the EU's top data protection supervisor, Peter Hustinx: "I would encourage Google to think about how to do this," Hustinx told...; Tags: Google Inc., Data Protection, Privacy, European Union, Disaster Recovery, Backups, Data Management, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Bell Canada's packet inspection violates privacy law, group says: And you didn't like Comcast's TCP resets. Something far more egregious is going on in Canada, where Bell Canada has been engaged in deep-packet inspection of traffic. Bell is using DPI to find and limit the use of peer-to-peer applications such as BitTorrent, which it says are congesting its network,...; Tags: Bell Canada, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Yahoo! frees the Monkey, and announces prizes for a Developer Challenge: In conversation with Yahoo! Research's Peter Mika last week, I jokingly suggested that Yahoo! Search's open developer platform, SearchMonkey, might open its doors to developers this week. Well, they just did, and went a step further by announcing a month-long Developer Challenge and prizes of up to $10,000 for innovative...; Tags: Developer, Yahoo! Inc., Infobars, Search, Paul Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Can Icahn bring Microsoft's Yahoo bid back?: Updated: Billionaire investor Carl Icahn announced an alternate board of directors for Yahoo in a move that could revive a Microsoft bid. Will Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer bite? As expected Icahn announced his alternate slate, which includes Mark Cuban, who sold Broadcast.com to...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Ask.com buys Dictionary.com; Bolsters reference content: Ask.com plans to buy Lexico Publishing Group, the company behind Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com and Reference.com, for an undisclosed sum. The fourth largest search engine briefed a few reporters on its plans such as News.com's Stephen Shankland. The deal is expected to be officially announced Thursday. ...; Tags: Ask.com, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Mobius Seattle 2008: SE, MWg, and HTC show off their devices: I was very pleased to be invited to the first Mobius event of 2008, that is actually being held here in the Seattle area. Thus, I had no travel to get to Mobius and that may have made the decision to invite me to this event...; Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Device, Mobile, Mobius, XPERIA, SE, Panel Technology, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Security Researcher to release Cisco rootkit at EUSecWest: According toÂ good friend Robert McMillan of IDG News,Â Sebastian Muniz, a researcher with Core Security Technologies,Â has developed malicious rootkit software for Cisco's routers, which he will release on May 22 at the EuSecWest conference in London.Â This will mark the first time at least publiclyÂ that someone hasÂ released a...; Tags: Black Hat, Cisco IOS, Router, Cisco Systems Inc., Robert McMillan, Rootkits, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Eddie Bauer traffic up 63ò0in June 2005: Eddie Bauer traffic up 63ò0in June 2005Un Fair Practices at Eddie Bauer?Hi- Very long time Eddie Bauer customer here. I am glad that the site is being redesigned. But I've recently heard something about the retail stores that has upset me greatly. I cannot find a proper place to write...; Tags: Sales channel, Eddie Bauer; Discussion threads 2008-05-14
OK, Dell. Maybe your tech's greener, but what about green services?: Great timing on Dell's part. Wait until arch-rival or at least one of them Hewlett-Packard is busy chatting up the press about a minor (ha!) services acquisition, and then WAY up the ante when it comes to an energy-efficiency proclamation. Here's the thing: While other vendors, including...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Data Centers, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Cloud computing: I recently read the post, When Is the Right Time to Launch Your Own Cloud? and thought Alistair Croll was on to something. We're all hearing quite a bit of media chatter about "cloud computing." Sometimes suppliers may use other terms such as "Mesh computing" or "Elastic Cloud Computing." All...; Tags: Cloud Computing, Supplier, Organization, Data Centers, Channel Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Marketing, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-05-14