The Do Not Track standard has crossed into crazy territory | ZDNet
zdnet.comSo there you have it. If you oppose online tracking, you’re un-American and you hate democracy. Also, the fact that big corporations can collect and collate personal data about you without your permission is a cornerstone of civil society, you communist. Also, jobs.
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New iPad's most revolutionary feature is its battery
zdnet.comBetween the release of the iPad 2 last year and the announcement of the new iPad yesterday, Apple has nearly doubled the capacity of the battery, taking it from 25Wh to a massive 42Wh. Measured in milliamps this boosts the battery from 6944 mAh to a monstrous 11,666 mAh.
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EFF, others to Microsoft: Who's requesting our Skype data? | ZDNet
zdnet.comThe Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), along with dozens of other privacy and advocacy groups, have published an open letter to Skype's owner Microsoft, asking the company to be more transparent over requests for user data. (Credit: Skype) The letter--published today--called Microsoft out on the "persistently unclear and confusing statements about the confidentiality of Skype conversations," and in particular, the "the access that governments and other third parties have to Skype user data and communications." Considering that Microsoft is switching over its tens of millions of Windows L[…]
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zdnet.comat are important to IT administrators. And it works seamlessly with an existing Windows management infrastructure," said a Microsoft spokesperson when I asked about specific improvements in Windows 8's existing features that could benefit users with older, non-touch-enabled PC hardware. "Even on lower-power systems
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Mac ZFS dead, again. Thanks, Apple!
zdnet.comBut is too much to ask for Apple software that is as modern and well-designed as their hardware? Evidently. Comments welcome, of course. I'm starting to consider putting Linux on my MacBook Air.
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Sergey Brin's dilemma | ZDNet
zdnet.comSergey Brin warns about the danger of government monitoring but everything that Google does to improve Internet commerce could be used to pursue political dissent.
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Yes, U.S. authorities can spy on EU cloud data. Here's how | ZDNet
zdnet.comThe U.S. government's law enforcement and intelligence agencies can access cloud stored files in Europe—such as medical and financial records, business secrets and dealings, and even government documents—in spite of seemingly strong EU data protection laws. Sound vaguely familiar? Former Microsoft privacy chief Caspar Bowden, speaking at a panel discussion in Brussels this week, warned that U.S. law allows the government to spy on non-U.S. citizens files and documents, and that new Europe-wide data protection law proposals specifically allow such surveillance.
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How far does Google Drive's terms go in 'owning' your files? | ZDNet
zdnet.com“Your Content in our Services: When you upload or otherwise submit content to our Services, you give Google (and those we work with) a worldwide licence to use, host, store, reproduce, modify, create derivative works (such as those resulting from translations, adaptations or other changes that we make so that your content works better with our Services), communicate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute such content.
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Q&A of the Week: 'The current state of the cybercrime ecosystem' featuring Mikko Hypponen | ZDNet
zdnet.comWe still haven’t seen a single real-world malware attack against the iPhone. This is a great accomplishment and we really have to give credit to Apple for a job well done.
Estimated reading time: 13 min
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Apple security blunder exposes Lion login passwords in clear text | ZDNet
zdnet.comWith the latest Lion security update, Mac OS X 10.7.3, Apple has accidentally turned on a debug log file outside of the encrypted area that stores the user’s password in clear text.
Estimated reading time: 4 min
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Facebook 'Likes' can reveal your sexuality, ethnicity, politics, and your parent's divorce | ZDNet
zdnet.comThink about how such methodology could be applied to determine the "TrustRank" of an individual in Google's world. People can't erase past links to friends and associates now considered "low quality" or possibly even criminal. Welcome to the future obligations of your present life. Will people start purging their online social circles of unsavory characters? Or people they think might turn to criminal activities?
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Five Reasons why Windows 8 will be dead on arrival | ZDNet
zdnet.comSome of my die-hard Windows friends are very excited by Windows 8 arrival later this year. Others fear that Windows 8 will be a repeat of Microsoft’s Vista disaster. Me? I know Windows 8 will be a Vista-sized fiasco.
Estimated reading time: 14 min
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Google Glass: Yet another example that Google doesn't understand 'social'? | ZDNet
zdnet.comWith a smartphone, at least you know a person is using it, and what they are doing with it. With Google Glass, you don't know whether it's on, what the device is doing (is the "X-ray" feature active?), what the user is looking at on their screen, whether they are present or distracted. Are they publishing this online right now? Or later? Google Glass is a product designed by engineers who clearly don't understand interpersonal interactions. It's for the culturally clueless, who will remain sidelined in social situations as they currently are now — without the glasses.
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