Archive for September, 2007
« Previous EntriesNew York Attorney General Investigates Facebook
Sunday, September 30th, 2007Amidst various privacy concerns about Facebook, there is another pressing matter the company - and its members - must confront. Facebook is presently under investigation by New York Attorney General, Andrew M. Cuomo for child safety issues:
Yesterday, the attorney general’s office issued a subpoena to the company requesting documents related to the security that […]
Micro-Camcorder or Pack of Gum?
Saturday, September 29th, 2007The world’s smallest micro-camcorder is the size of a pack of gum:
Many camcorders have been billed as the world’s smallest, but only one has been small enough to hide inside a pack of gum. The Red Ferret Journal says the Micro Camcorder is the smallest high-resolution, real time digital camcorder ever produced. The camera can […]
Microsoft and Facebook?
Friday, September 28th, 2007A few days ago, The Wall Street Journal reported that Microsoft is in talks with Facebook:
Microsoft is in talks to buy a minority stake in the popular social-networking Web site Facebook Inc., a sign of a new urgency by the software giant to jump-start its online business at a time when Google is widening its […]
1,200 eBay Members Were Victims of Phishing Scam, Not Data Breach, eBay Contends
Thursday, September 27th, 2007The confidential information of 1,200 eBay members wound up on a public discussion board:
The perpetrator of the data disclosure on about 1,200 eBay members didn’t hack into eBay systems, spokeswoman Nichola Sharpe said in an e-mail interview, reiterating an assurance eBay made […]
Religious Books Returning to Prisons in Aftermath of Controversial Policy
Thursday, September 27th, 2007Amidst mounting pressure from Congress, civil liberties and religious organizations, the Bureau of Prisons has reversed its decision to remove what it had determined to be unapproved religious books:
The bureau had said it was prompted to remove the materials after a 2004 Department of Justice report mentioned that religious books that incite violence could […]