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Bundestrojan — German ‘official’ Trojan can get into email, Skype, Firefox, Paltalk, ICQ, Yahoo, etc

The German government, in violation of the German constitution, has developed (or bought) malware that they have actively deployed against German citizens. From Op-Ed: Bundestrojan — German ‘official’ Trojan can […]

Army of 'socialbots' steal gigabytes of Facebook user data • The Register

Researchers flew under Facebook’s radar, automated friending random strangers and THEN friended friends of those that friended the socialbots. Got that? Oh, and 331 people requested that the bots become […]

Google Apps – not as secure as Groupwise OR Security keeps LA cops away from Google Apps • The Register

Santayana was an optimist.   Why is it that modern technology rarely, if ever, exceeds the older, well-built tech? The latest Core I7s with 24GB ram, Nvidia 570s aren’t as […]

Bug in Flash Player allowed Mac webcam spying • The Register

Need proof that Adobe is the new Microsoft?  In the 1990’s MS sacrificed everything for market share, and ended up creating the breeding ground for the modern malware industry.   Until […]

How do spammers, credit card thieves, spyware creators make money?

By exploiting laziness, stupidity and greed. Most “Work-at-home” job offers are scams…pure and simple. Unfortunately, gullible idiots, unwitting dupes and willing thieves refuse to look the gift horse in the […]

Facebook: Releasing your personal data reveals our trade secrets

We’ve said for years that the internet remembers forever.  Here’s proof that Facebook embodies that ethos…   Here’s a SMALL sampling of what Zuckerberg collects, repacages and sells…but never deletes…. […]

Amazon Silk Web Browser – is just another invasion of privacy

Amazon has a new eReader/tablet out called the Fire. And judging from pre-sales order, this is one hot item.   As a reader, I’m delighted that the collapse of civilization […]

Kim Jong-Il's Teenage Grandson Is Having a Facebook Scandal

Need proof that no one is immune from Privacy Erosion caused by Social Media? Apparently, having a grandfather who has his own nukes, and an uncle who’s killed or starved […]

How much does Facebook know about you? About 800 pages

In the EU, the citizens own their data.  In the US, the corporations own the data.   If you ask Facebook profile data in the US, you’ll get laughed at. […]

Pakistan bans VPNs – Computer Business Review

Pakistan has barred Internet users in the country from using virtual private networks or VPNs. VPN is an encryption software that is used by Internet users to access banned websites […]