New E-Card Scam
Beware of the new scam that spammers have thought up. Now they’re sending fake e-cards which can trick a recipient into opening a website or even downloading a virus without realizing it. The problem with e-cards is that people are already used to receiving these randomly (since you never know when you might get an e-card) and they have always required that you click the link in the e-mail to .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
US and EU Sign Food Safety Pact
The agreement is intended to encourage the sharing of confidential scientific and other information between EFSA and the FDA, such as methodologies to ensure that food is safe. iPhone Hack Makes It Usable Without AT&T
One of the biggest problems with the iPhone is that they're exclusive to AT&T's service (a company that is at the very bottom of cell providers due to privacy problems). Fortuneately, it was only a matter of time before the good hackers of the world broke that link and they're making some progress already. JTAG ERROR: No slashdot_ht index defined
Tags: Good StuffWindows Vista Proven to be Spyware
Spyware: Any software that covertly gathers user information through the user's Internet connection without his or her knowledge, usually for advertising purposes. Spyware applications are typically bundled as a hidden component of freeware or shareware programs that can be downloaded from the Internet. Once installed, the spyware monitors user activity on the Internet and transmits that information in the background to someone else. Bush Quick to Pardon Old Friends Crimes
I really did wonder if Bush would have the guts to pardon Libby which only furthers the image that he's cultivated over the years as being someone who completely flouts the law. To be straight, he didn't actually pardon him, just commuted, but that still means that Libby won't be seing the inside of a jail. He's left instead with a $250,000 fine and probation, but gosh if that 3 .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
Tags: George BushDesperate T-Mobile Rep Tries to Retain New Iphone Customer
From the "Wow that's funny, though very, very sad" department, we hear a story of a T-Mobile rep who tries desperately to keep a customer from cancelling his account because of buying the new iPhone.
The best part is probably when Vic asks Matt if he still wants to stay with Tmobile and Matt says, "No," and then Vic asks, "Was that a yes?"
They try to sell .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]Supreme Court Catching Heat for Correct Decision?
There's a lot of angry news out there saying that the US Supreme Court's recent ruling against school diversity plans is a major set back to racial equality. The catalyst was a suit brought by parents who's kids had been the subject of discrimination:
One plaintiff in the case was a white woman in Louisville whose son was denied a transfer to attend kindergarten in a school .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]Bush Refuses Subpeonas Under Executive Privilege
This shouldn’t surprise anyone. Hopefully, this will go to a full showdown between him and congress. But considering any kind of proceedings to force the information from him will take longer than he has in office, chances are that it may not mean much. I wonder what kind of repercussions there are for someone who has been proven to abuse the office after the fact?.... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
Tags: Congress, George BushGap Selling Bikinis to 3 Year Olds
I thought that retailers were done making sex objects out of children after that last fiasco, but apparently, I was wrong. Though the article states that the sizes are for 18 month olds and up, the actual size chart only goes down to roughly 3 year old size (according to a pediatric growth chart I found). That aside, there’s several problems with this. First: what kind of stupid sleazy retailer .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
Tags: Consequences, If You Only Knew, KidsWhy data-brokering is Bad (Ask the Japanese)
When we think about our personal data, what bothers us most is generally not the initial collection and use, but the secondary uses. I personally appreciate it when Amazon.com suggests books that might interest me, based on books I have already bought. I like it .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]