A startup boasted on Tuesday that it had created a technology to recognize people’s faces from photos posted online, causing a stir among some privacy advocates who worry about the implications of automated matching.
Web facial matching stirs privacy worries
The idea that something online is private is absurd. If you don’t like it, don’t put your face online.
A computer worm is attacking some business PCs through a flaw in antivirus software by Symantec Corp., a security company warned Friday.
EEye Digital Security, based in Aliso Viejo, said the worm, dubbed “Big Yellow,” began attacking some computer systems on Thursday — seven months after eEye first discovered the flaw.
Worm hits computers’ antivirus program - Security
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Friends don’t let friends use Norton.
Cybercriminals are expected to become much more organized and connected in the new year, driving zero-day attacks and upping the ante for online crime, according to a new report.
Hackers Will Join Forces With The Mob In 2007
I wonder who they asked for this wondrous example of investigative journalism. Did they ask the mob or did they ask the hackers? If they did then that means they had to identify them and if they did identify them then why didn’t they turn them in? Some security research…
I don’t see them “joining” forces. I could see one or the other hiring the other to augment their income.
Ah the humor… I don’t actually see quitethe same information that InformationWeek is saying. If you’d like to read the original press release then visit Websense Press Releases for the full release.
Well the news these days isn’t a great deal as people wrap up for the holidays, finish their budget checks one more time, and generally drink too much egg nog. One of the best parts about this time of year is that it is when the pundits spring forth with beautiful top ten lists.
These lists are the best of, the worst of, and predictions for the year(s) ahead. This, this isn’t one of them. It only has 9! I feel cheated.
eWEEK Labs’ Stupid Technology Tricks of 2006
Either way, it really isn’t that much, I do hope that you enjoy reading about some of the gaffs of 2006.
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