Google dealing with privacy bugs in Google+
Google's new social networking site Google+, built to beat Facebook primarily on privacy features, has several privacy bugs the company is working to fix.
Juan Carlos Perez | 07 Jul | Read more
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Google builds developer tool to flag Web app vulnerabilities
Google has released an experimental extension for its Chrome browser that developers can use to scan their Web applications and flag code that could make them vulnerable to malware attacks.
Juan Carlos Perez | 22 Jun | Read more
Attachmate has high hopes for Novell products
Attachmate intends to revitalize the sales and technical development of the end-user computing products that it acquired when it purchased Novell, such as those for virtualization and enterprise collaboration.
Juan Carlos Perez | 18 May | Read more
Facebook tightens log-in verification
To help its hundreds of millions of users prevent unauthorized access to their accounts, Facebook has added an optional verification step to its log-in process.
Juan Carlos Perez | 13 May | Read more
Report: Mysterious Facebook Web search box could be malware
A Web search box some users are seeing on their Facebook interface wasn't inserted by Facebook and could be the result of malware or a rogue browser plug-in or application.
Juan Carlos Perez | 26 Mar | Read more
Twitter adds option to always use HTTPS connection
With the rising awareness and concern over the stealing of passwords and other sensitive data from unsecured Wi-Fi networks, Twitter is the latest online services company to boost its use of encrypted website connections.
Juan Carlos Perez | 17 Mar | Read more
Google starts letting search users block domains in results
Google is adding a feature to its search engine that lets users block out all links from specific domains in their query results.
Juan Carlos Perez | 11 Mar | Read more
Report: Privacy worries many Facebook, Google users
A considerable number of Facebook and Google users worry about privacy and malware when using the social networking site and search engine, according to a survey from Gallup Poll and USA Today.
Juan Carlos Perez | 10 Feb | Read more
Facebook cuts developer access to user numbers, addresses
Facebook has disabled a new capability it introduced several days ago that let users share their cell phone numbers and physical addresses with developers of applications they use on the site and with publishers of Web sites they've linked their accounts to.
Juan Carlos Perez | 19 Jan | Read more
US subpoenas Twitter for Wikileaks info
The U.S. Department of Justice served Twitter with a subpoena seeking information about the accounts of the Wikileaks organization, its founder Julian Assange and other members and supporters, according to Twitter posts from people involved and documents published by Salon.com.
Juan Carlos Perez | 09 Jan | Read more
Hackers steal McDonald's customer data
McDonald's is working with law enforcement authorities after malicious hackers broke into another company's databases and stole information about an undetermined number of the fast food chain's customers.
Juan Carlos Perez | 12 Dec | Read more
Google to tighten privacy policies after Wi-Fi fiasco
Under fire for months over its capture of people's Wi-Fi traffic data, Google has announced several steps aimed at preventing similar missteps in the future.
Juan Carlos Perez | 23 Oct | Read more
Suspect in eBay phishing scam arrested in Romania
Romanian authorities have arrested a phishing scammer who broke into eBay systems and accessed confidential files, including data of eBay customers and their transactions.
Juan Carlos Perez | 25 Sep | Read more
Google moves encrypted search to a new site
Google's encrypted search engine, launched in May, has moved to a new Web address that isn't as convenient as its original one but that gives organisations the option to block the site for their users without locking them out of other Google services.
Juan Carlos Perez | 29 Jun | Read more
Facebook CTO: Don't forget Facebook is for sharing
Attention to privacy on Facebook has been intense in recent months after the company made more profile information public by default, added options to its already-complicated privacy settings and introduced features to personalize external Web sites using people's profile information.
Juan Carlos Perez | 05 Jun | Read more