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Apple tweaks iTunes following privacy concerns
Date: 01/18/06
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iTunes customers get prominent notification of new "MiniStore" feature, which sends playlist data back to Apple.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6028085.html
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Sony rootkit victims in every state, researcher says
Date: 01/18/06
Keywords: software
Figures suggest that Florida leads the pack in PCs that have rootkit-like software from Sony's antipiracy tool.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6027857.html
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Oracle fixes pile of bugs
Date: 01/18/06
Keywords: software, database, security
Scheduled batch of patches plugs a large number of security holes in many products, including its database and app server software.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6027847.html
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Windows Vista gets image flaw fix
Date: 01/17/06
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Update for early releases of Windows XP successor fixes high-profile flaw related to the way it handles Windows Meta File images.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6027702.html
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U.K. cops look into face-recognition tech
Date: 01/17/06
Keywords: database
Police force is investigating whether to add biometrics to a national database of mugshots it is building.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6027631.html
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Windows Wi-Fi vulnerability discovered
Date: 01/16/06
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Feature can be exploited to include a user's PC in a peer-to-peer network, allowing access to information on its hard drive.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6027399.html
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E-passport test takes flight
Date: 01/13/06
Keywords: security
Passengers will test biometric passports in airports worldwide under a Department of Homeland Security test.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6027090.html
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U.K. banks off the hook for Indian data breach
Date: 01/13/06
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No action in store for banks over alleged sales of customer data by an Indian call center worker, U.K. watchdog says.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6027073.html
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QuickTime patch hits trouble
Date: 01/13/06
Keywords: security
Recent security update to Apple's popular media player is causing system problems, some Mac OS X and Windows users complain.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6026745.html
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Spammer faces up to two years in jail
Date: 01/13/06
Keywords: spam
Man charged with sending millions of spam messages over high-profile company networks in violation of the Can-Spam Act.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6026708.html
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Data goes missing at Connecticut bank
Date: 01/13/06
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Tape contains personal information on about 90,000 People's Bank clients. So far, no instances of identity fraud have been reported.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6026692.html
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False alarm over Windows support deadline
Date: 01/12/06
Keywords: web, microsoft
Microsoft quietly corrects Web posting saying support for Windows XP Home and Media Center Edition would end on Dec. 31.
Screenshots: Tweaked posting
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6026576.html
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Viisage to merge with Identix
Date: 01/12/06
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Both firms specialize in fingerprint and other biometric ID technologies. Merger deal is worth about $770 million.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6026266.html
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Apple's iTunes raises privacy concerns
Date: 01/12/06
Keywords: software
Computer experts say software transmits information about playlist content, attached to ID number, back to Apple.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6026542.html
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U.K. official: Fight online fraud with iPods
Date: 01/12/06
Keywords: no keywords
Agency tech head says it'd be cheaper to give each citizen an iPod for authentication than to issue ID cards.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6026440.html
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MasterCard kicks off data security push
Date: 01/12/06
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Credit card association offers merchants help and discounts to encourage them to protect consumer data.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6026210.html
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Symantec provides hiding place for hackers
Date: 01/12/06
Keywords: software
A user feature in Norton SystemWorks could offer cybercriminals a place to hide malicious software--just like a rootkit.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6026203.html
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Toshiba claims entangled photon breakthrough
Date: 01/12/06
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Device uses common semiconductors to produce entangled photons, promising benefits for encryption and chip production.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6026098.html
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Spammers bombard new targets
Date: 01/11/06
Keywords: spam
Spam on messages boards has been escalating dramatically--often giving bogus comments or referring to questionable domains.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6025913.html
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Is it safe yet? Not really
Date: 01/11/06
Keywords: software, security
Q&A Check Point Software Technologies CEO Gil Shwed takes a hard look at the changing face of cybersecurity.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6025784.html