Monday 18 October 2010

Facebook Privacy Failure: Latest in Long Line of Blunders

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October 18, 2010
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Facebook Privacy Failure: Latest in Long Line of Blunders Facebook is no stranger to dropping the ball when it comes to user privacy. News third-party apps were collecting information is the just the tip of the privacy iceberg.
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Facebook Privacy Fail: Apps Leak Private Info, Report Facebook is facing allegations popular third-party apps used by its users share privacy information with advertisers and data harvesting Websites.
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Windows Phone 7's Bogus 'Too Late' Problem Microsoft is late to the party, but after further consideration, I don't buy the idea that tardiness destroys Windows Phone 7's chances of success.
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Father of Fractal Geometry Passes at Age 85 Mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot, known for his work in exploring "fractals," has passed away.
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Desktop Linux: The Dream Is Dead If Linux ever had a shot at becoming a major desktop OS, that moment has now passed. Here's why Tux is headed for a dead end on the desktop.
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Netflix On Wii and PS3 Finally Disc-Free Nintendo and Sony debut disc-free Netflix application support for the Wii and PlayStation 3.
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iPhone 4 Launched Into Space With Weather Balloon Father and son team send an Iphone 4 into space and retrieve it once it lands 30 miles away using the phone's GPS tracking technology.
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Google's Yellow Search Box Looks to the Cloud Now Google Enterprise Search can search your Google Apps domain and public Websites in addition to documents and databases behind the company firewall.
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iPads to Take Center Stage at Apple's Earnings Call Apple is expected to report strong sales of its iPad tablet Monday during its earnings call confirming tablets are more than a passing Apple fad.
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App Overload: Apple Passes 300k Apps Are there more than 300,000 Apple apps available via the App Store?
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iRobot Sneak Peek: JamBots, LanDroids, and TransPhibians A tech showcase hosts developments in robotics inspired by Rosie and other friendly and helpful futuristic bots.
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Gamewatch: Fallout New Vegas, Kirby's Epic Yarn, DJ Hero 2 Check out the latest PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and handheld video games shipping the week of October 18.
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Windows Phone 7: The Genius of Tiles and Hubs Microsoft's unique and innovative Windows Phone 7 interface breaks the traditional mold and changes the way users experience the smartphone.
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Adobe Reader X Adds Security, Productivity, and Mobility Adobe unveiled details of the features and functions that will be included in the upcoming Adobe Reader X.
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iPad against the World: Apple Is Everywhere While rivals unveil prototypes that may or may not be available soon, the iPad has already sold millions and is available almost everywhere you look.
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Battle Ensues Over Open Standards in EU Rules A row has broken out over the long-awaited European Interoperability Framework (EIF).
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Human-Punching Robots Investigate our Pain Threshold Researchers are violating First Law of Robotics--that robots shouldn't harm humans--in the name of science.
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New Adobe Reader Sandboxed, Simplified Adobe has released PDF Reader 10, which features boosted security and a minimal browser interface.
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Atheros Merges Home Wi-Fi, Powerline Networks Atheros tried to simplify home networks with reference designs for combined Wi-Fi and powerline networks.
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Pioneers of China's First Internet Connection Recall Work In 1993, Xu Rongsheng helped drop a bomb on Beijing. That bomb was the Internet.
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Facebook Privacy Failure: Latest in Long Line of Blunders Facebook is no stranger to dropping the ball when it comes to user privacy. News third-party apps were collecting information is the just the tip of the privacy iceberg.
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Facebook Privacy Fail: Apps Leak Private Info, Report Facebook is facing allegations popular third-party apps used by its users share privacy information with advertisers and data harvesting Websites.
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