Chief reporter David Fisher reveals how we can be tracked down and embarrassed by our own internet disclosures
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10668011
Archive for 2010/08/22
UK carrier 3 has put an IP block on the website Jailbreakme.com, making it impossible to do a simple jailbreak using your wireless data connection.
http://www.todaysiphone.com/2010/08/uk-carrier-3-blocking-jailbreakme-com/
has issued notice to the search engine giant Google for showing what India considers Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as Pakistani territory
Spanish judge summons Google to court over Wi-Fi data
Posted: 2010/08/22 in Google, Litigation, Privacy / Data ProtectionGoogle’s legal representatives will have to appear before a Spanish court in October to explain the company’s collection of details of people’s Wi-Fi networks and transmissions
Google Adopts $5 Registration Fee for Chrome Developers
Posted: 2010/08/22 in Google, New Business Modelsidentifies those who do not recycle enough
Motorola: Thou Shalt Not Install Leaked Froyo ROMs On Your Droid X
Posted: 2010/08/22 in Enforcement, Mobile techCopy Protection Hasn’t Changed Much Since Medieval Times
Posted: 2010/08/22 in Copyright, Education / AwarenessThe computer system in question is described as being on the ground—not on the plane itself—and used to monitor the state of critical systems prior to take off
http://gizmodo.com/5618287/malware-blamed-for-disastrous-plane-crash
Google WiFi lawsuits head to Silicon Valley
Posted: 2010/08/22 in Google, Litigation, Privacy / Data ProtectionEight would-be class-action lawsuits filed against Google over its WiFi data interception have been consolidated in a single federal court.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/08/google-wifi-lawsuits-head-to-silicon-valley.ars
