Computer Privacy and Security
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Saturday, October 13th, 2007Christopher Null discusses several software programs, including Simple File Shredder (a free download) which will ensure that your deleted computer files are really deleted.
This is an old story but it’s worth telling again for those who don’t know it. Put simply: When you delete a file from your computer (and it needn’t be Windows, this […]
A Little Reminder That Google Reads Your Email, from Microsoft CEO
Monday, October 8th, 2007None other than Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer made mention of how Google’s privacy policy differs from Microsoft’s, when he delivered a speech in the U.K. during the weekend, as Ed Moltzen reports:
The software giant’s chief made the remarks during a discussion about consumer software revenue models, and Ballmer used the dialogue as an […]
The Storm Worm Botnet Is Still a Threat
Thursday, October 4th, 2007Have you been receiving more spam email than usual lately? Spam emails with attachments? There’s a reason. As Wired.com notes:
The Storm worm first appeared at the beginning of the year, hiding in e-mail attachments with the subject line: “230 dead as storm batters Europe.” Those who opened the attachment became infected, their […]
Symantec CEO Asserts that Cookies Invade Internet Users’ Privacy
Thursday, September 20th, 2007John Thompson, CEO of the security software company, Symantec Corp., is denouncing nondisclosed usage of Internet cookies:
During a visit to the EU in Brussels, John Thompson, chief executive of the security software company, said that cookies “are just as much an invasion of privacy as someone peering in my bedroom window”.”I don’t have an issue […]
IRS Warns of New Phishing Scam
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007Get the news directly from the IRS website on this latest phishing scam….”The e-mail purporting to be from IRS Criminal Investigation falsely states that the person is under a criminal probe for submitting a false tax return to the California Franchise Tax Board. The e-mail seeks to entice people to click on a link or […]
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