Thursday | 8 January, 2009

Stories by: Jeremy Kirk

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    Data breaches rose sharply in 2008, says study 08/01/2009 08:27:00

    More than 35 million data records were breached in 2008 in the U.S., a figure that underscores continuing difficulties in securing information, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC).
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    Norway pulls downloadable Beatles podcasts 08/01/2009 00:40:00

    Norway's public broadcaster has stopped offering a downloadable podcast with songs from the Beatles, citing a licensing issue.
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    Weak demand causes Intel to cut Q4 forecast 08/01/2009 01:57:00

    Intel expects fourth-quarter revenue for fiscal 2008 to fall 23 percent compared to a year prior due to weaker demand for computer processors, the company said Wednesday.
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    Google comes in third on top 10 list of spam enablers 07/01/2009 08:24:00

    Google has yet to stop a rising number of spammers from abusing Google Docs, its Web-based collaboration and spreadsheet application, according to junk mail watchdog Spamhaus.
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    Yahoo to scrub personal data after three months 18/12/2008 08:26:00

    Yahoo said Wednesday it will anonymize most of the data it collects about people's Web searches after three months, a move that could put further pressure on competitors Google and Microsoft to do the same due to privacy concerns.
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    Swedish police warn of tampered credit card terminals 17/12/2008 08:25:00

    Swedish police are unraveling a scheme where criminals stole credit card details by tampering with a point-of-sale (POS) terminals at a Toys R Us store in Malmö.
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    Microsoft releases its first-ever iPhone application 16/12/2008 09:08:00

    Microsoft's first-ever iPhone application is a slick photo viewer with a browsing capability that handles a large number of photos on a mobile device screen.
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    Wikipedia censorship case sends 'confusing' message 15/12/2008 10:15:00

    While the fracas over the censoring of a Wikipedia page in the U.K. has somewhat subsided, the case has imparted a confusing message to Internet users about what is considered an indecent image, according to one legal expert.
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    Chinese team mistakenly released unpatched IE7 exploit 12/12/2008 08:06:00

    Chinese security researchers mistakenly released the code needed to hack a PC by exploiting an unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 browser, potentially putting millions of computer users at risk -- but it appears some hackers already knew how to exploit the flaw.
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    Wikipedia article censored in UK for the first time 09/12/2008 08:31:00

    For the first time, U.K. Internet service providers have censored a Wikipedia article, one that includes an album cover image of a naked and possibly underage girl.
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    AT&T to cut 12,000 employees through 2009 05/12/2008 06:08:00

    AT&T will lay off 12,000 workers through 2009 as the company reorganizes and faces a tough economic environment, the company said Thursday.
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