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Daily Debrief: California gets Tesla car factory

On Monday, Tesla Motors announced it would build its electric sedan manufacturing plant in Northern California. In the Daily Debrief, CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi talks with CNET Car Tech Senior Editor Wayne Cunningham about why this decision is a win for the company and the state.

Tags: Manufacturing, News, kara tsuboi, wayne cunningham, tesla roadster, gavin newsom, arnold schwarzenegger, bay area, san francisco, electric car, green, global warming

Videos 2008-07-01

Daily Debrief: GM goes lean and green

CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi chats with CarTech Senior Editor Wayne Cunningham about GM's decision to close four North American truck manufacturing plants. The news behind the headline indicates a trend toward smaller vehicles and a push to roll out the company's hybrid car, the Chevy Volt.

Tags: General Motors Corp., Manufacturing, News, kara tsuboi, wayne cunningham, chevrolet, chevy volt, hummer, green, hybrid, prius, electric car, environment

Videos 2008-06-03

2007 Mini Cooper S

Photo gallery:Mini Cooper SNo one but a car geek would spot it, but the 2007 Mini Cooper S gets some big changes over its predecessor. First, the new Cooper is about 2.5 inches longer. There are a few styling differences from the previous generation, a new engine, and an HD...

Tags: Mini, pylon, Kevin, Wayne Cunningham

Product reviews 2007-05-02

VW Jettas: Official auto of the digerati?

After reading Wayne Cunningham's blog on thejettareport.com, it's clear to me that tech centers like Silicon Valley, Seattle, Austin, New York, and Boston must be filled with Cheech & Chong-like smoke filled Volkswagen Jettas. According to Cunningham, compared to BMW-driving nerds like him, Jetta owners are: ...

Tags: Jetta, Wayne Cunningham

Blog posts 2006-06-07

Virus-borne adware

News.com reports that a virus masquerading as the iTunes installer file sneaks four adware applications onto infected computer systems. The online uproar against adware and spyware evolved because of tricks such as drive-by installs and undisclosed third-party downloads. This latest trick install, using a virus spread over AIM, shows just...

Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Cyberthreats, adware, virus

Blog posts 2005-07-21

Spyware a national security threat?

Computer Associates announced a 6.9 million dollar contract to protect Department of Defense DOD computers from spyware. The need for the contract indicates spyware has infected military computers. An article from FCW.com about enterprise antispyware software at Fort Hood includes this quote from Army Maj. Bert Belisch: "These spyware programs...

Tags: spyware, military computer

Blog posts 2005-07-11

Spyware versus virus

In his latest Security Watch column, Robert Vamosi offers a good comparison of the virus threat versus the spyware threat. Robert has covered computer viruses for a long time and knows the threats and the antivirus software very well. He concludes that the virus threat is currently almost negligible, but...

Tags: spyware

Blog posts 2005-07-11

Microsoft should buy Claria

After being knocked out by a bout of the flu for a week, I'm back. Of course, I thought I was still having fever-dreams when I read the stories about Microsoft considering buying Claria. On first glance, it doesn't make much sense. Microsoft's image has enough problems without bringing in...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Claria Corp.

Blog posts 2005-07-01

Adware on Bittorrent

Adware distributors have seeded the Bittorrent network with their wares, calling into question adware makers claims of clamping down on affiliates. Many different types of files get downloaded over Bittorrent, from Linux distributions to copyright infringing media files. Now, a few of the latter have included adware from DirectRevenue and...

Tags: adware, DirectRevenue

Blog posts 2005-06-17

A more secure IE

Microsoft showed its interest in stopping spyware by buying Giant Antispyware, then releasing the software under its own brand. Now, the company announced it will make the next generation of its browser less vulnerable to drive-by spyware downloads. Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) will not allow the kinds of stealth installs...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Web browsers, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, spyware, DirectRevenue, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Longhorn

Blog posts 2005-06-14

From the ashes of COAST

A new coalition of antispyware companies, called the Anti-Spyware Coalition, has formed, and I think it has a decent chance of success. It won't suffer the fate of COAST because it's not going to admit adware makers as members, limiting groups that can be members to antispyware companies, consumer watchdogs,...

Tags: Coast, spyware, anti-spyware

Blog posts 2005-06-06

No good for advertisers, either

Spyware and viruses share some characteristics, but the fact that spyware creators make money for their efforts makes it more prevalent. Ben Edelman exposes how money flows from well-respected companies into the pockets of spyware makers in a recent article titled Intermediaries Role in the Spyware Mess. The study documents...

Tags: spyware, advertisement

Blog posts 2005-05-23

Washington State outlaws spyware

Leading the legislative pack, the governor of Washington signed an antisypware bill today with serious penalties for violators. The law defines specific unlawful behavior, such as hijacking home and search pages, and displaying excessive numbers of pop-up ads. This law also takes on deceptive installation practices and software that reinstalls...

Tags: spyware, Washington State, software

Blog posts 2005-05-17

Spyware violates Computer Abuse Act

During our Antispyware Workshop, I was intrigued by the notion that existing laws can be used to prosecute adware and spyware makers. So I've been reading the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and it seems to me that this act, which details criminal penalties for violations, can come in to...

Tags: computer, adware

Blog posts 2005-05-13

DirectRevenue attempts reform

As reported at Spyware Warrior, DirectRevenue has begun its reform effort, releasing a new version of its software. And according to forum posts around the Internet, this new version is causing unwanted pop-up advertisements and slowing down computers. The specific program names that keep coming up are nail.exe, aurora.exe, and...

Tags: DirectRevenue

Blog posts 2005-05-12

EU privacy laws

A couple of posts ago I wrote about an EU Directive, and how an attendee at our Antispyware Workshop told me it would severely affect adware. Either I misheard him or he got the designation wrong, but instead of it being Directive 8446, like I said earlier, my research has...

Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, EU Directive, adware

Blog posts 2005-05-10

Spyware and the law

Although Congress is considering several bills to outlaw spyware, many spyware behaviors may already be illegal. At our Antispyware Workshop, the FTC's Lydia Parnes talked about its case against Seismic Entertainment, and I spoke with Justin Brookman, from the New York Attorney General's office, about his case against Intermix. Ari...

Tags: spyware

Blog posts 2005-05-06

Notes from the workshop

Yesterday's Antispyware Workshop was incredibly successful because of all the amazing people that showed up. I would really like to talk about everything that happened, but there was so much I can only offer some of what I feel are the most important nuggets to come out of it. Strangely,...

Tags: adware, WhenU

Blog posts 2005-05-04

The antispyware event of the season

CNET Download.com is hosting an antispyware workshop tomorrow, in San Francisco, and the attendee list includes some major names in this field. I'm lucky enough to be moderating the first panel of the day with independent researchers Ben Edelman and Eric Howes, CNET political correspondent Declan McCullagh, and EPIC's Chris...

Tags: anti-spyware, workshop

Blog posts 2005-05-02

The news is out, and so is adware.

You've probably heard by now that Download.com no longer lists programs that contain adware. We had been debating this move internally for a while. Once we made the decision, it took about a month to enact it properly. There are a couple of caveats. Download.com is not deciding what is...

Tags: adware

Blog posts 2005-04-28