Tag: Security

AOL Gives Parents Tool for Eavesdropping on Kids’ Social Networking
AOL has released the results from a new survey, conducted by Nielsen, about parenting and social networking. The survey found that over half of children don't knows all of their...
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Baidu Files Lawsuit Over Malware Alerts
The Chinese search company that is more or less the Google of its home market has sued another organization over its security software.  Baidu said in its lawsuit that Qiho...
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Symantec Finds Trojan in Android App That Broadcasts Phone Location
Symantec detected a trojan within an Android game, which is secretly uploading GPS user location information. A representative for the comp...
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Don’t Click the Link for the Facebook “Dislike” Button
Many Facebook users have long awaited the arrival of a "dislike" button for status updates that they find dumb, repulsive, or just annoying. If you happen to see someo...
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Chad Ochocinco Wants to Get Rid of Farmville
Fast Company has an interview with none other than Chad...
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Facebook “Bug” Providing Names With Email Addresses: Fixed
Update 2: The issue is reportedly resolved....
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Murdoch Voices Excitement with Tablets
Rupert Murdoch is excited about tablets. The Guardian has a piece quoting him as calli...
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WebProNews IT Team Confirms Facebook “Leak” Not Much of a Story
Facebook has put a lot of people on edge about privacy in recent months, and while some of it may be legitimate concern, a lot of the discussion is simply getting blown out of p...
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Report: Google Has Twice the Malware of Bing, Yahoo, and Twitter Put Together
According to a report released by Barracuda Labs, Google has twice as much malware than Bing, Yahoo, and Twitter put together. The st...
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Wallpaper App Causes Android Security Scare
Android device owners can perhaps stop frantically deleting apps from their phones.  An app that appeared to represent a serious security risk - supposedly transmitting use...
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Google Launches Google Apps For Government
Google has introduced a new Government Edition of Google Apps. It includes all of the features of other Go...
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Symantec: Short URL Spam Reaches Historical Peak
A new report from Symantec's MessageLabs finds that short URLs in spam have reached a "historical peak". Thi...
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Google Increases Bounty On Chrome Bugs
Don't be surprised if any security researchers you know start canceling meetings and spending more lunches at their computers.  Google's set out to attract their attention...
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Microsoft Launches Limited Beta of New Security Essentials
Microsoft announced the beta for its next version of Microsoft Security Essentials today. Among the new features are:...
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U.S. Remains Top Spamming Country
The United States continues to be the top country for spam, accounting for 15.2 percent of all global spam, an increase from 13.1 percent in the first quarter of 2010, according...
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