Google trying to take privacy seriously

"This week was a very interesting week as far as Google and privacy goes. First, a burglary (the same on that affected CNET earlier last month) was confirmed to have affected all Google employees hired before December 31, 2005. There’s nothing Google could have done about...

Iraqi Prime Minister: Government has Defeated Terrorism

Tune in to CNN and NBC to see if you see this story as it is Good news from Iraq.  The Terrorists have been defeated and our troops are closer to re-deploying. Iraq's prime minister says the government has...

Internet addressing agency (ICANN) loses its own addresses

Uh oh. Another reminded that on the Internet, things aren't always as they seem."This doesn't sound good: The nonprofit agency in charge of the Internet's addresses recently lost track of its own.The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN, said it...

China to use unmanned security drones at Olympics

China plans to use unmanned security drones to patrol the skies over the Olympic sailing venue of Qingdao, state media reported Friday. We have written many times about the in-depth security systems Beijing has in place: but this is new and Beijing wants the world to know....

IOC: Beijing anti-doping program the broadest in sports' history

I guess we can all rest easy now.   Maybe they should have a dopers' Olympics and be done with it."GENEVA - The IOC said Wednesday its drug-testing program at the Beijing Olympics will be the most rigorous anti-doping effort in sports history. ...

Adolf Hitler finally returns to Berlin

Some love these places, these almost freak shows, get that photo with a celebrity - but not with Adolph Hitler!" Before Adolf Hitler killed himself in April 1945 he explained to his aides that he was determined not...

British 'super-spy' in coma amid fears of poisoning by Russian assassin

" Britain's leading spy was today fighting for his life after he mysteriously fell into a coma. Alex Allan, the head of MI5, MI6 and GCHQ, was found unconscious at his west London home on Monday and taken to...

Bush to attend Olympic ceremony

Despite worldwide condemnation of China over its human rights abuses US President George W Bush will attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.  "US President George W Bush will attend the opening...

Someone's Listening: Civ Lib Groups Demand Eavesdropping Disclosure

While the ACLU and the EFF demand that the Department of Justice disclose when they're listening in on Americans' mobile phone conversations and tracking their movements via phone signals, they're met with the tired...

Palestinian runs amok with bulldozer in street, Three killed, 44 hurt

This  terrorist attack will further escalate tension between two feuding sides and can also affect the peace talks."A Palestinian construction worker killed three people when he drove a large bulldozer into oncoming traffic on a busy Jerusalem street yesterday, crushing...

Pilz Please! German prisoner takes woman hostage for beer

"A knife-wielding prisoner at a minimum security prison in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia took a woman hostage on Monday morning to avoid being moved to a more restrictive jail.The 45-year-old convict...

Researcher Easily Steals Thousands of Identities

Sometimes security begins at the most simple level."A researcher performing social engineering exploits on behalf of several U.S. banks and other firms in the past year has “stolen” thousands of identities with a 100 percent success rate. Joshua Perrymon, hacking...

Danger Ahead! Cell Phones and Driving: Companies Limit Liability With Trainin...

"Recent research suggests that using a cell phone while driving may be just as dangerous as driving while intoxicated---and it can cost a company millions if found liable. Limiting liability while increasing public safety is the focus of "The Dangers of Cell Phone Use While...

Internet Security: Browser Problems Only Tip of the Iceberg

A very good study and analysis of security on the Internet points out not only vulnerabilities in add-ons, but the public's perception of the lack of "sell by" dates for software." Just as a floating iceberg only exhibits part of its mass above the waterline, we believe that...

Video shows Hospital did nothing to help dying Mental Patient

A shocking video shows a woman  fall to the floor the psychiatric ward of  Kings County Hospital in New York.  A hospital worker, sitting in a chair, gets up and walks right past the...

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