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Senator revives data leak proposals

Senator revives data leak proposalsAlthoughpractically everyone we are worried about fall in the exceptions... unbelieveable!Tommy#1Good, but let us not add anthing to restrict gathering info for our country's protection. We MUST fight terrorists!Latter Day SinnersI reported the ID theft and fraudulant use of our late daughters SS# to...

Tags: Vertical industries, perpetrator, data leak proposal, SS#, government

Discussion threads 2007-01-11

Universities grapple with ID theft

Universities grapple with ID theftIf they really wanted to put a dent in this problem......they'd quit using Social Security numbers as identifiers for students. The article makes an excellent point that they need to stop the practice of posting grades by SSN. I remember this from my college days. Teachers...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Social Security, Operational accounting, SSN, SS#, identity theft, job

Discussion threads 2005-08-19

Boston College reveals alumni data breach

Boston College reveals alumni data breachWhy SS# on such a database?What reason would a college have for keeping a SS# in such a database? That is insane!This is why I refuse to give my SS# to anyone.I thought ...... that SSNs where NEVER intended to be used for identification...

Tags: Hacking, Storage, Databases, SECURITY, Boston College, database, hacker, SS#

Discussion threads 2005-03-17

ChoicePoint: We're sorry for data leak

ChoicePoint: We're sorry for data leakThey're sorry alrightIt's more than just being notified when their lax security is penetrated, it's being able to dispute bad data. http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,66856,00.htmlAnother non-issue to your Republican never-met an-an-unreasonable-search Congress.More on SS# sales?I'd be curious to know when/how the "sale" of one's SS# and personal...

Tags: Social Security, Sales channel, Operational accounting, Insurance, American Public, SS#, credit card, ChoicePoint Inc., security

Discussion threads 2005-03-15

Additional Resources

Is Microsoft a dinosaur to Google's mammal?

Random comments...How odd the mixed metaphors sound... "built from the ground up to work in the cloud"...The dinosaurs were around for tens of millions of years, and we mammals can barely say the same. The crown of creation can be wrested from the head of the wearer by something unforeseen--like...

Tags: Desktops, OPEN SOURCE, Ideation, Google Inc., desktop, dinosaur, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Diabetes can be kept at bay

move your ass, lazy americanswalk, run, practice sports and you won't get diabetes.except type I that is geneticThey don't have the incentives ...when they keep getting free handouts that progressives love so much from the big fat@ss government. Free health care, free lunch, free everything and then of course they...

Tags: diabetes, Wall St., progressive, Obama

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

FCC publishes rural broadband report

No freaking surprise hereThe rockofeller administrator oops obama administration. Will give you billions to expand your network. So let me get this straight AT&T Verizon etc. Are the internet gatekeeper pimps making money hand over fist. And now are &umb #ss goverment is going to give them more to holly...

Tags: Federal government, Broadband Internet, Network technology, FCC, broadband

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Personal health information is the next national security problem

This one's been a problem for a while....Shoot, it's been a problem for so long that Congress has already done "something" about it called HIPPA. See http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/RE: Personal health information is the next national security problemYou make many good points here, but as I try to convey to individuals, read...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, Insurance, national security problem, personal health information

Discussion threads 2009-10-10

Fender special edition T-Mobile myTouch 3G brings Strat love to smartphones

The Fender Special Edition T-Mobile myTouch 3G says one thing: I may be an Android geek, but I'll be damned if I'm not using while riding in the passenger seat of a '68 Chevelle SS, Clapton blaring over the sound of wind whipping through the cabin. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Smart Phone, T-Mobile, Fender Special Edition T-Mobile myTouch 3G, 3G, Cellular Phones, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-10-08

The Android army: Verizon Wireless, Google ink collaboration pact; Promise 'innovative applications'

The Android army: Verizon Wireless, Google ink collaboration pact; Promise Time to change my phone carrier, I don't need Google taking control and recording my conversations like they tried to do with Chrome.Yes yes yes!Hope for choice and an area of computing not controlled and manipulated by MSRE: The Android...

Tags: Smart phones, Telecom & Utilities, Verizon Communications Inc., collaboration pact, Google Inc., Verizon Wireless, phone, VZW, Apple iPhone, innovative application, collaboration

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

What do Bill Gates and other billionaires see as the world's #1 problem?

Population growth is NOT a problemSpend a few days reading at http://globaleconomydoesmatter.blogspot.com/ and you will be convinced that DECLINING populations are the problem that we should be concerned about.RE: What do Bill Gates and other billionaires see as the world's #1 problem?Not often that I agree with you, but you...

Tags: capitalism, Bill Gates

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

(ZoneAlarm Extreme Security 2010 in pictures)

who is calling whomI was surprised at the amount of "call home" software there is and the number of times they try. Some WP's and SS's call every time they're opened.

Tags: ZoneAlarm

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

The Classmate is not a compromise

A nice piece, Chris!Those of us who've followed the Classmate know that it is not a compromise - as a netbook is - btu it has been awhile since you shared the SPECs. What do these new Classmates have under the hood?hard to find a price?I followed the link...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Classmate, netbook

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

Isanaki Sudoku 2.6b (Windows)

Isanaki Sudoku is a multilingual freeware application that combines a board generator, a powerful solver, a user-friendly helper and flexible printer multiple boards per page. Languages - English, French, Spanish and Dutch. Features: - Support for 9*9 and 16*16 Sudoku and Wordoku Boards; - Board saving and retrieval from Isanaki...

Tags: Board, Microsoft Windows, TGMDev, Isanaki Sudoku, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law

Software downloads 2009-09-11

OpenID, meet the U.S. government

In other words...IOW, these vendors are colluding with the government on a "bar code on your forehead" type identity plan. Won't be long now...this "identity" will be require to buy or sell...as prophesied long ago....Yep!Just like MS tried and failed!You ALREADY can't do anything without a Passport, Picture ID,...

Tags: Government, OpenID, U.S. Government

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

If a flash drive infects a network, who's to blame?

I think the answer could be both are to blame...More more data i could give a clear cut answer such as 1. was there a policy in place that addressed flash drive useage. 2. Did IT limit flash drive useage with admin tools. So who's to blame i cannot say...

Tags: Flash memory, NETWORKING, Wtf, Network Access Control, USB flash drive, network

Discussion threads 2009-09-04

Why health care is not in the Constitution

Neither are food, clothing, and shelterThey're nowhere to be found in the constitution, yet are more important than healthcare. Without those 3 things you'll die real fast so you won't need healthcare. Those needs DID exist when the Constitution was written. There is no federal law making any...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Obama, health care, Constitution

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

Ballmer: Ultra-thin PCs will be the answer to netbooks

Ballmer: Ultra-thin PCs will be the answer to netbooksThe never ending quest to charge more for a commodity product ntntI am already using an ultra-thin PC, the Toshiba R600.Ultra-thin computers have been out for a decade. People buy netbooks not only for the size but also for the price. Honestly,...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, R600, netbook, Ultra-thin PC, Steve Ballmer

Discussion threads 2009-07-30

How to get high-end "Steadicam" shots from your low-end camcorder, on the cheap

How to get high-end "Steadicam" shots from your low-end camcorder, on the cheapSteady camGood to know.I will be using that balanced tripod method.RE: How to get high-end My Nikon Coolpix P&S (and probably many other P&Ss) has optical vibration reduction built in. It works for both photos and movies. Maybe...

Tags: Steadicam, camcorder

Discussion threads 2009-07-18

Google's Chrome OS: A threat to Intel and the rise of ARM chips

Google's Chrome OS: A threat to Intel and the rise of ARM chipsBut does it run Flash?I figured I would chime in since people feel that it is the OS writers issue to provide Flash compatibility - witness all the users griping about lack of FLASH in the Iphone, Android...

Tags: Operating systems, gmail, ARM, Google Inc., operating system, Intel Corp., Google Chrome OS, Google Chrome, chip

Discussion threads 2009-07-09