News : Baidu could be the big winner in Google vs. China
Score: 0)Posted by: Posted by sysop on Thursday, January 07 @ 13:38:43 CST
Computer World writes "If Google does exit China, the big winner in its confrontation with the country stands to be a company you probably haven't even heard of.
Baidu Inc., a Chinese search company, has a major presence inside the country but very little recognition outside of its borders. That could all change, though, if Google pulls its business out of China, leaving a big space in the search market for Baidu to move into. Already, the stock market has taken notice of this. Beijing-based Baidu's U.S. shares jumped 13% today.
"This gives them a strong new opportunity to become a global company, a powerful global company," said Hadley Reynolds, vice president and distinguished analyst with analysis firm Gartner, Inc."
News : iPhone 4 or iPhone 4G launched by July 1, 2010?
Score: 0)Posted by: Posted by sysop on Thursday, January 07 @ 13:35:56 CST
The Standard writes "Edward Gibson, Microsoft’s chief security advisor in the UK, is more qualified than most to talk about the computer threats that we face today.
Having held special positions as a FBI Special Agent for 20 years, he was also at one time assigned to the US embassy in London, in charge of the FBI’s hi-tech cyber terrorism work in the UK.
Between 2000 and 2005, he was responsible for establishing strategic intelligence alliances between the FBI, UK police agencies, security services and private sector companies. Gibson helped launch the original national hi-tech crime unit in 2001 and worked with the Crown Prosecution Service in developing standards on how cyber crime could be prosecuted."
News : Facebook employee claims they record everything you do and can read your message
Score: 0)Posted by: Posted by sysop on Thursday, January 07 @ 13:31:23 CST
Gadgetell writes "An interview with an anonymous Facebook employee is flying around the web and burning up Twitter, but is the info discussed really anything surprising? The employee revealed that the company records everything their users post, upload and view, and that their data is kept even if they delete it. That’s not exactly a secret-Facebook uses the information for the Suggestions area, to serve relevant ads, and to provide such services as letting you know when your friends have birthdays coming up.
The other revelations in the interview might be a bit more unsettling to some. The employee said that until recently a master password existed that allowed employees to log into any account. That practice was done away with in what they called a “crack down” and now any employee who logs into a user account must explain why it was necessary. The employee, who was not identified for fear of losing her job, also said all messages sent on the site are easily accessed by employees."
News : Trojan porn dialers make comeback on mobile phones
Score: 0)Posted by: Posted by sysop on Thursday, January 07 @ 13:27:03 CST
The Register (UK) writes "After taking a long hiatus, trojan dialers that can rack up thousands of dollars in charges are back by popular demand.
According to researchers at CA Security's malware analysis lab, a new wave of malicious dialers is hitting users of mobile phones. The trojans are built on the Java 2 Micro Edition programming language and cause infected handsets to send SMS messages to high-cost numbers, at great expense to the victim.
"As soon as the application is loaded, this malicious software starts to send premium text messages," CA warned on Tuesday. "The messages sent out are in the typical format to invoke premium services and land the mobile user with heavy mobile bills without the user's knowledge and consent.""
