WARNING: Facebook Clickjacking Attack Spreading in News Feed
mashable.com — A new malware attack is spreading via Facebook’s news feed .. The attack consists of a message starting with the phrase “try not to laugh xD,” followed by this link: “http://www.fbhole.com/omg/allow.php?s=a&r;=72306″ (don’t open it). (Submitted by gorgeoussand) More…
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US Court: RapidShare Not Guilty of Copyright Infringement
torrentfreak.com — The popular file-hosting service RapidShare is not guilty of copyright infringement, the United States District Court of California has ruled. The ruling is an important victory for RapidShare, which has been increasingly targeted by the entertainment industries. (Submitted by mklopez) More…
EFF: Time For Google to Grow Up After Wi-Fi Privacy Mistake
eff.org — Last week's news that Google's Street View cars collected the content of messages flowing over open wireless networks while mapping the location of those access points is a privacy wake-up call to the company and wireless users alike. Google is too mature to be making these kinds of rookie privacy mistakes... (Submitted by angel.wardriver) More…
Google CEO On Privacy Breach: 'No Harm, No Foul'
huffingtonpost.com — Late last week, Google admitted that the company had, for several years, been "mistakenly" collecting private data sent over users' wireless networks. His exact words in describing the breach and its outcome: "No harm, no foul." (Submitted by digitalmoto) More…
Facebook Backlash Sparks Transparency Tools
wired.com — The continuing backlash against Facebook’s growing power on the web and its ongoing push to make its users share more data has inspired hackers to develop transparency tools that demonstrate the site’s privacy threats. One shows you your own data leaks; another lets you peek at the forehead-slapping foibles of others. (Submitted by digitalmoto) More…
Fed Up With Facebook? Delete it, and Here's How
switched.com — Facebook is no stranger to populist uprising. As the site has grown over the years, so too has the surge of Facebook evacuees. The major difference, though, is that quitting Facebook today has become something of a Promethean task. (Submitted by BaddBrainz) More…
MPAA Worries About Pirating U.S. Soldiers in Iraq
torrentfreak.com — While U.S. men and women put their lives at risk in Iraq, the MPAA has queried the military about the pirating habits of the soldiers stationed there. A declassified document from United States Central Command confirms that the MPAA is fighting a war of its own in the Middle East, one against copyright infringing soldiers. (Submitted by mklopez) More…
An Internet White Pages For Stalkers (and it's not Facebook)
techi.com — Concerned about the security of your personal information on the internet? We all are, and thanks to Mark Zuckerberg, we’re more concerned than ever before. While having your Facebook profile show up in search engines for anyone talented enough to Google your name may be worrisome, it’s far from the worst case scenario. (Submitted by daxxer) More…
Google to Offer Encrypted Search
wired.com — Google will begin letting users run encrypted searches on its flagship search site Google.com. Ironically, the upcoming change came in a long blog post explaining that Google Street View cams had “mistakenly” eavesdropped and recorded what people were doing on unencrypted wi-fi networks. Google, offering private and secure searches next week... (Submitted by angel.wardriver) More…
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Single Group Did 66% Of World's Phishing Attacks
theregister.co.uk — A single criminal operation was responsible for two-thirds of all phishing attacks in the second half of 2009 and is responsible for a two-fold increase in the crime, a report published this week said. (Submitted by Ryan0617) More…