CNET News: Senator probes privacy law after Obama phone record breach

Posted on November 27, 2008 in Misc, Security

Senator probes privacy law after Obama phone record breach – CNET News
After Obama’s cell phone records were accessed earlier this month by Verizon Wireless employees, Senator Chair Patrick Leahy sent on Monday, the 24th, a letter (PDF) to the Justice Department asking how many investigations or prosecutions the department has undertaken for violations of privacy as stated by the Telephone [...]

Yahoo and Google censorship

Posted on November 25, 2008 in Security

It is Google’s policy not to censor search results. On the other hand, in response to local laws, regulations, or policies, they must censor search results.
Specific governments keep a tight rein on the internet and what users can access. The latest action taken was Argentina forcing Google & Yahoo to censor search results. The censorship [...]

Gmail Security vulnerability: An Attacker Can Forward Your Gmail E-Mails

Posted on November 24, 2008 in Security

If have domains registered with GoDaddy and you used filters on your Gmail account you should get worried. A Gmail security flaw described on geekcondition.com  caused some domain owners to lose their domain names registered with GoDaddy.
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