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Google Agrees Not To Track Users, If They Ask Nicely
More than 400 companies agree to help implement the browser “do-not-track” button
Smartphone Social Media Users Are Prone To Identity Theft
Smartphone owners and social media users are more likely to become victims of identity theft, claims Javelin Strategy
HTML5 Copyright Protection Proposals Branded “Unethical”
Google, Microsoft and Netflix lend their support to DRM for HTML5
Obama Releases Bill Of Rights Proposal For Online Privacy
A US privacy bill proposed by President Obama will give Web surfers access to their data and an online tracking opt-out
German Authorities Close Skyload.net In Piracy Probe
Another file-hosting site linked to copyright infringement goes dark in Megaupload's aftermath
Juniper To Halt Web App Attacks With Mykonos Buy
Attacks against web applications are a growing threat that Juniper hopes to challenge with its Mykonos purchase
SMBs Face Growing Security Threat From BYOD
Mobile devices are posing a growing security threat to SMBs, who often do not have adequate tools and software
YouPorn Users’ Emails And Passwords Laid Bare Online
Hackers publish personal details online - exposing security flaw that has existed for five years
Open Source Code Is As Good As Proprietary, Says Coverity
Open source code scanned by Coverity had slightly fewer flaws per 1000 lines
Illegal GPS Jammers Are Widespread, Study Finds
Research by the Government-backed Sentinel consortium shows dangerous GPS jammer use in the UK is on the rise
MWC 2012: Symantec Survey Confirms Mobility Trend
BYOD is problematic, and social media is frowned upon in today's businesses, symantec told TechWeekEurope
IBM QRadar Security Analytics Platform Uses X-Force Threat Database
IBM's security intelligence platform arose from the Q1 Labs acquisition and accesses 400 malware databases
Google Hit With Lawsuits Over Safari Tracking
Google is being sued in the United States over its placement of online ad cookies in the Safari browser
Standalone Akamai Security Service Aims To Block DDoS Attacks
Akamai has announced Kona Site Defender security service to defend customers against various types of DDoS attacks
Open Threat Exchange Aims To Improve Your Security For Free
Richard Kirk of AlienVault introduces Open Threat Exchange, a free, open-source enterprise IT security tool
Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom Granted Bail By New Zealand Court
Dotcom to be placed under house arrest as fight against US extradition continues
Symantec PCAnywhere’s Limited Vulnerablity Called Into Question
An attack script has been posted online that can crash pcAnywhere as security researchers warn that old code can show current loopholes
Google Says Microsoft’s IE9 Privacy Policy Is Broken
Google doesn't follow P3P, but then nor does anyone else, says Google's communications vice president
Microsoft Says Google Bypassed IE9 Privacy Settings Too
Microsoft says that Safari was not the only browser that Google tricked into accepting cookies
Consumerisation of IT Summit
The Consumerisation of IT has become the hottest of industry topics but with all the talk, blogs, surveys and tweets, how do you make sense of it and understand the change it represents?
Ovum Events Hybrid IaaS: Coming of Age |Compute | Store | Network
Ovum Events are proud to introduce Hybrid IaaS: Coming of Age on 27 March 2012 at the Grand Connaught Rooms in Central London. This Ovum event is designed to inform senior IT professionals about the opportunities and challenges face ...
Congressmen Ask FTC To Investigate Google Over Safari Tracking
Google says it is working to remove cookies “inadvertently” set on Safari users’ systems
McAfee And Xerox Team Up Over Printer Security
McAfee is to extend its security software to Xerox printers, as the two companies partner up over security
Iran Blocks More Websites Ahead Of Elections
The Iranian government expands its programme of web censorship ahead of March elections
Spooks Are Looking For Skeletons In The Closet
The US government may demand access to your data in the cloud. You can encrypt your data, but that limits its value, says Eric Doyle
Courts Could Ban The Pirate Bay In The UK
A Court ruling issued today means UK ISPs may be forced to block The Pirate Bay
UK Border Agency Scraps £9m Airport Iris Scanners
The widely criticized IRIS terminals will disappear from Birmingham and Manchester airports; the rest will follow
British Student Jailed For Eight Months After Facebook Hack
Glenn Mangham imprisoned despite claiming he just wanted to help Facebook by pointing out vulnerabilities
UK Government To Demand Data On Every Call And Email
Plans could force ISPs and phone operators to hand over records on all phone calls, emails, Tweets and Facebook messages