We’ve been advising people for at least five years to install another browser. Microsoft had a method to their madness by making IE virtually a part of Windows. That way, they figured they’d have a captive audience – and they were at least partially right. Many of you use IE simply because you are familiar with it and… Read More »
Why you’ll hate the Internet ‘fast lane’ An Internet “fast lane” means that consumers will pay more for their services, says Corynne McSherry. STORY HIGHLIGHTS The FCC might allow Internet service providers to charge more for a “fast lane” Corynne McSherry: High costs will go to customers; Internet competition will be stifled She says other advanced countries pay… Read More »
What a Toilet Hoax Can Tell Us About the Future of Surveillance A made-up toilet company raises legitimate questions about government data-tracking. Reuters I wasn’t actually surprised to learn that public officials in Toronto had agreed to install “smart toilets” in the city’s convention center so they could analyze public, um, data. As a privacy researcher, the idea fascinated… Read More »
Anonymous Chatting, Through a Simple Service Anonyfish was introduced in February and hosts around 600 messages each day. Secret, the popular mobile application, lets people share their deepest, darkest — and occasionally funniest — confessions anonymously, with their friends. The application lets people see other people’s ‘secrets’ and comment on them, but it doesn’t yet include a way for… Read More »
Homeland Security: Don’t use IE due to bug SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Department of Homeland security is advising Americans not to use the Internet Explorer Web browser until a fix is found for a serious security flaw that came to light over the weekend. The bug was announced on Saturday by FireEye Research Labs, an Internet security software company based… Read More »
AOL hack causes zombie spam Long discarded AOL email accounts come back from the dead — to spam you. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Whether or not you use AOL, a recently exposed mass hack of the company’s network promises trouble for everybody. AOL (AOL) users: Hackers stole “a significant number” of email addresses, passwords, contact lists, postal addresses and answers to… Read More »