Archive for May 13th, 2010

What part of “no adware” don’t you understand?

Thursday, May 13th, 2010
What part of “no adware” don’t you understand?

We’ve gotten some inquiries about why VIPRE has been detecting Hotspot Shield (http://www.hotspotshield.com/) as adware since May 4. Some thought it might be a false positive. It isn’t.The Hotspot Shield web site carries the below graphic t... »

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XP (SP2) support ends July 13

Thursday, May 13th, 2010
XP (SP2) support ends July 13

If you’ve been squeezing the last bit of value out of that installation of Windows XP Service Pack 2 or are continuing to run it because of proprietary software that you’re squeezing the last bit of value out of, well, you only have two more month... »

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Will Facebook face up to privacy risks?

Thursday, May 13th, 2010
Will Facebook face up to privacy risks?

AllFaceBook.com, (not a Facebook company web site) is reporting that insider contacts say Facebook has called an all-hands meeting today to discuss the company’s privacy strategy.With the many controversies stemming from Facebook’s cavalier attitu... »

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U.S. Fed judge rules against LimeWire

Thursday, May 13th, 2010
U.S. Fed judge rules against LimeWire

ArsTechnica is reporting that U.S. Federal Judge Kimba Wood of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has granted summary judgment against LimeWire in an action by brought by Recording Industry Association of America (R... »

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U.S. privacy bill: geolocation tracking, targeted ads might be issues

Thursday, May 13th, 2010
U.S. privacy bill: geolocation tracking, targeted ads might be issues

The Washington Post is carrying a story and video of Pam Horan, president of the Online Publishers Association, discussing the draft privacy bill that Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) and Rep. Cliff Sterns (R-Fla.) introduced last week. (See Sunbelt Blog piec... »

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U.S. privacy bill: geolocation tracking, targeted ads might be issues

Thursday, May 13th, 2010
U.S. privacy bill: geolocation tracking, targeted ads might be issues

The Washington Post is carrying a story and video of Pam Horan, president of the Online Publishers Association, discussing the draft privacy bill that Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) and Rep. Cliff Sterns (R-Fla.) introduced last week. (See Sunbelt Blog piec... »

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The DIY Twitter Botnet Creator

Thursday, May 13th, 2010
The DIY Twitter Botnet Creator

At the tail end of last year, Botnets controlled by Twitter accounts started to make the news. They’ve kind of faded from view a little since then, but one enterprising coder is hoping they’ll make a comeback with a tool designed to make botting si... »

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