The whole situation is getting complicated for the internet giant Google. Earlier it was assumed that Google cars has illegally collected data collecting data on the Wi-Fi (MAC addresses and SSID).Recently an NGO challenged Google by saying that they believe that these recordings were intentional. The NGO said “The independent review of Google’s system shows [...]
Jun
12
2010
12
2010
May
25
2010
25
2010
37 million passwords stolen on the site of Skyrock?
A hacker broke the huge database site which had registered 36.7 million Internet users, raising fears of massive consequences. The Site Skyrock has sent a message to its internet users the message of the team to its Internet Skyrock (Screenshot) If there was theft, then the risk is important for registered users. “If the attacker [...]
Feb
24
2010
24
2010
Google Executives excoriated for invasion of privacy in Italy
Three Google executives have been condemned to six months suspended sentences, Wednesday, February 24, for invasion of privacy in Italy. A fourth executive, Arvind Desikan, faced only the defamation charge and was cleared. These leaders of American society were tried in Milan for involvement in defamation and invasion of privacy after it broadcast a video [...]
Dec
29
2009
29
2009
GSM privacy: staked with decrypted Code
A new research by German Scientist has alarmed all the 4 billion GSM users about their phone calls privacy. Karsten Nohl jointly with a few other scientists are claiming that they have published material that would crack a 22-year-old code, the A5/1 algorithm. The secret code is used to protect the conversations of more than [...]
Dec
9
2009
9
2009
Facebook new privacy option gives power to privatize contents
Facebook rolls out a “new tool” which powers members to control their information and contents more specifically. Facebook announced the introduction of their new tools for privacy on Wednesday. The new tool includes simpler privacy setting page and most differently a new option that would let every user to select their audience for their specific [...]
Dec
2
2009
2
2009
Facebook redesign their privacy policy, ends regional networks
Facebook has crossed a mark of 350 million users and here Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg, has announced few of its new privacy policy to protect that would allow users to customize their setting for each content they want to show or hide from others. Facebook has with this flagged a red signal to all the [...]
Nov
10
2009
10
2009
Control Your Info seize hundreds of Facebook Groups
Highlighting a major flaw of the social networking site Facebook “control your.info” group has taken control of hundreds of groups of Facebook abandoned by their admins. The group or the individual naming itself as ‘Control Your Info’ has hijacked hundreds of orphaned accounts. Facebook provides an easy way to create a group and any member [...]
Nov
5
2009
5
2009
Google Dashboard serves index to your Google items
Started as search engine, Google today provided us with many diverse services from e-mailing to e-docs, from news to shopping, from maps to social networking covering almost every arena of work in our online life and now so widely spread giant has brought to us another helping hand for us to have an easy and [...]
Sep
12
2009
12
2009
Twitter’s revised TOS give way for adverts
San Francisco based online messaging site Twitter has manipulated its terms of service assuring its users that they own their tweets. The Key line including “your tweets belong to you, not to twitter” is introduced in a view to leave door opens for advertising although nothing is yet announced for the future plans of Twitter. [...]