TrayEverything Stashes Programs in the System Tray [Featured Windows Download] (6)
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Windows only: TrayEverything is a lightweight portable application that minimizes windows to the system tray even when the program lacks native support for being parked in the tray. In addition to simply minimizing windows to the tray, TrayEverything also has options to add a button to the title bar of windows for minimizing to the tray, hot keys to minimize, and even using inactivity as a trigger to send a window to the tray. If ...
20 Hours a Month Reading Privacy Policies (3)
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Barence sends word of research out of Carnegie Mellon University calling for changes in the way Web sites present privacy policies. The researchers, one of whom is an EFF board member, calculated how long it would take the average user to read through the privacy policies of the sites visited in a year. The answer: 200 hours, at a hypothetical cost to the US economy of $365 billion, more than half the financial bailout package. ...
「Googleストリートビュー」町田市議会が国に法規制の検討求める意見書 - ITmedia News (2)
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東京都町田市議会は、「Googleマップ」の「ストリートビュー」など、地図情報と写真を組み合わせたサービスについて、現状把握や事業者に対する指導、法整備の検討を求める意見書を採択した。 2008年10月10日 18時20分 更新 東京都町田市議会は10月9日、「Googleマップ」の「ストリートビュー」など、地図情報と写真を組み合わせ、その地域の画像を誰でも閲覧できるネットサー...
Google Maps' New Ads Appear Even In Embarassing Searches [Google] (2)
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Google just rolled out a new set of ads, making the total number of ad-based revenue streams roughly equal to the number of petabytes they search daily. This one appears at the bottom of the map when you search for a fairly generic topic. After I saw it written up on CNet, I gave it a try, and as you can see from my image above, the ads pop up even if you're searching for ...
Test Your Web Mail's Password Recovery (Before Someone Else Does) [Email] (8)
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CNET's Michael Horowitz runs down the ins and outs of securing and restoring access to your Gmail, Yahoo, or Hotmail account, whether it's been infiltrated, locked you out, or you're just looking to ensure its privacy. It's a good guide that might make you think twice about your web mail practices, especially if you haven't run through his final bit of advice: Test your password recovery procedure—the kind that left Sarah Palin's Yahoo Mail account ...
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Eric Atkins said:
I thought password recovery questions would only be used by me. I was wrong. Anyone can use them and get access to your email and other web accounts.
Maryland Police Put Activists' Names On Terror List (7)
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aaandre writes with word of a Washington Post story which begins: "The Maryland State Police classified 53 nonviolent activists as terrorists and entered their names and personal information into state and federal databases that track terrorism suspects, the state police chief acknowledged yesterday. The police also entered the activists' names into the federal Washington-Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area database, which tracks suspected terrorists. One well-known antiwar activist from Baltimore, Max Obuszewski, was singled out ...
Facebook e privacy (1)
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Nelle ultime settimane sembrerebbe esserci stata una vera e propria esplosione di facebook anche in Italia e, per quel che mi riguarda, non posso che confermare. Io stesso ho iniziato a usarlo nell’ultimo mese, conosco sempre più persone che si iscrivono e spesso e volentieri è l’argomento di discussione anche in tavoli tutt’altro che di patiti d’informatica. Alcuni interrogandosi sul perché dell’esplosione ne attribuiscono le cause all’interfaccia tradotta in italiano (può darsi) o alla possibilità ...
iPhone SMS Privacy Flaw Discovered (2)
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Setting the iPhone to emergency call mode allows someone to see incoming text messages even if the passcode lock is turned on. A 12-year-old who uses his iPhone mostly for texting with his girlfriend has discovered what looks like a new vulnerability with the device. The unnamed boy, son of blogger Karl Kraft, turns on the passcode lock and disables SMS Preview in order to prevent his parents from seeing any messages, Kraft wrote on ...
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Sure, Apple should fix this, but if you've lost physical possession of your iPhone long enough for an attacker to set the phone to Emergency Call Mode, and wait for a sensitive text message to appear, you've already lost...If you lose your phone, do what a normal person would do - call and have the service cancelled/transferred to a new phone before the thief/attacker can read your incoming text messages. Especially if you're paranoid about someone reading your text messages.
Whoops. False Positive. Sorry ’Bout That … Heh Heh. (1)
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It figures. Not only are the predictive data mining and behavioral surveillance efforts through which the government hopes to identify terrorists a threat to privacy, they don’t really work, either. In a 352-page report published Tuesday, the National Research Council said data mining and behavior detection aren’t nearly as useful as their proponents claim. In fact, they’re of dubious scientific merit and have “enormous potential” for infringing on law-abiding Americans’ privacy. “Automated identification of terrorists ...
Adobe posts workaround for clickjacking flaw, NoScript releases ClearClick (1)
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Following the recent release of a PoC demonstrating clickjacking in action, Adobe has released a security advisory offering solutions for customers and IT administrators on dealing with the flaw until they releases a Flash player patch before the end of October. “We have just posted a Security Advisory for Flash Player in response to recently published [...]
New Bill To Rein In DHS Laptop Seizures (6)
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twigles writes with news of a new proposed bill that seeks to curtail DHS's power to search and seize laptops at the border without suspicion of wrongdoing. Here is Sen. Feingold's press release on the bill. The new bill has more privacy-protecting safeguards than the previous one, which we discussed last month. "The Travelers Privacy Protection Act, a bill written by US Senators Russ Feingold, D-Wis., and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., ...
Scammers introduce ATM skimmers with built-in SMS notification (2)
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The bust of the notorious ATM scammer going under the handle of Cha0 in early September, once again puts ATM skimming in the spotlight. Among the main insecurities scammers face while embedding an ATM skimmer, is the retrieval process of the device that is now containing the credit card details of several hundred people depending [...]
FriendRank and Fundraising? (1)
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Google has apparently applied for a series of patents that will enable it to a put a value on how connected you are, within your social network. Akin to the "pagerank" system used by the search giant for valuing the popularity of websites, "friendrank" would help identify individuals who are particularly influential within circles of friends.read more
PDF Meta Edit (1)
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Like Microsoft Office documents Adobe PDF documents contain meta information that can sometimes reveal information that the author does not want to be accessible by readers. Meta information such as the author name, the application the PDF document was created with or PDF file creation dates are easily accessible by anyone analyzing the document closely. PDF Meta Edit (the complete name is BeCyPDFMetaEdit) is a software program for Windows that provides not only means to ...
The Idiot-Proof Way To Securely Use Public Wi-Fi (13)
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We talk a lot on this blog about personal data and privacy, but not so much about how to secure that data on your own computer. That's because a.) we're not Lifehacker and b.) the solutions frequently bloat into crazy, jargon-filled recipes that scare away the non-IT crowd. Not this time! For all you novices, here is a single idea you should consider that will help keep your personal data personal, and make your identity ...
Create a Secret Data Stash with a Fake Phonejack [Weekend Project] (40)
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While not as grandiose as having your own secret bookshelf door, constructing a hidden USB data stash won't take a whole weekend and involve a table saw. At the DIY website Instructables there is a step by step tutorial on hiding your data behind a phone jack plate. By wiring a USB cord to the phone plate and making a USB cord with a phone jack terminal at one end, you'll be able to access ...
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Jason said:
Hey, that's really cool! I'm not sure why I'd do it.. but it's pretty cool!
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very cool
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that's sweet!
Create a Secret Data Stash with a Fake Phonejack [Weekend Project] (16)
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While not as grandiose as having your own secret bookshelf door, constructing a hidden USB data stash won't take a whole weekend and involve a table saw. At the DIY website Instructables there is a step by step tutorial on hiding your data behind a phone jack plate. By wiring a USB cord to the phone plate and making a USB cord with a phone jack terminal at one end, you'll be able to access ...
Supremes Mull Whether Bad Databases Make 4 Illegal Searches (7)
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If a false entry in a database leads to a unconstitutional police search that reveals illegal drugs, does the government get to hold it against you? That's the question the Supreme Court will tackle on Tuesday in a case civil liberties groups such as the Electronic Privacy Information Center argue will have broad implications in a world where we are constantly being evaluated against databases and watch lists that are riddled with frustratingly persistent errors. ...
Tips for Securing Your Web-Mail Accounts (1)
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Filed under: Computers, GoogleWeb-mail sites like Gmail and Hotmail are incredibly convenient, but when doing things online, security should be a major concern and not all Web-mail systems are as secure as you might think. Your personal data may especially be at risk when accessing your e-mail from a public Wi-Fi hotspot if you don't take the proper precautions.Thankfully, Wired has started a wiki to collect tips for how to secure your Web-mail accounts. Most ...
MRU-Blaster Clears Out Recently Used Lists All Over Your Computer [Featured Windows Download] (5)
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Windows only: Free application MRU-Blaster detects and cleans Most Recently Used (MRU) lists from every corner of your computer. Most of these lists are stored in your Windows registry, which means it's not easy for someone concerned with his privacy to hunt them down. MRU-Blaster makes it easy: Just hit Scan, then Clean Now. As the gHacks post points out, the app still finds and cleans a significant number of MRUs even after running the ...
