The operator of the Path social networking app has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived users by collecting personal information from their mobile device address books without their knowledge and consent. The ...
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The scary stories from the Web are getting worse.First there were a few stolen credit card numbers.Then there were a few thousand.Now we hear about millions of financial records being exposed by security breaches,and we grow numb to the ...
Tags: Code Safeguard, Developers, Internet
This February, Saks Fifth Avenue will give 5% of all registered purchases made with a Saks Fifth Avenue credit card back to charity with an initiative called Saks Loves Your Cause. The donations will benefit the American Red Cross and ...
Savvy shoppers know that when it comes to buying consumer electronics products, procrastinators typically get rewarded with lower prices the longer they wait. If you have the stomach for playing playing chicken with Super Bowl TV prices, ...
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Microsoft this week launched the first two of its new pay-as-you-go subscription plans for Office. The company's rarely-shy CEO Steve Ballmer called the sales approach "an entirely new way to think about the productivity experience," and ...
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The Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer is pleased to announce Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman of Ogilvy Group UK, will give the keynote at the 25th Anniversary Celebration, March 20, 2013 in Troy, N.Y., as part of the Lighting Value ...
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A government body in the U.K. has fined Sony $396,000 for using lax network security when its PlayStation network was hacked in 2011. The Information Commissioner's Office, a public agency to protect information rights of individuals, ...
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Kanguru announces the launch of Kanguru’s new Defender DualTrustTM, a new secure online access and encrypted USB storage device developed jointly by Kanguru and Deepnet Security. The Defender DualTrust turns any Windows PC into a safe ...
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Sony has received a record £250,000 fine from the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) as punishment for the PlayStation Network (PSN) hack that took place in April 2011. The electronics firm says it "strongly disagrees" with the ...
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Microsoft has identified 13 PC resellers based in Shanghai that it claims have been distributing counterfeit versions of its Windows OS, and the company could take legal action against them if a settlement isn't reached. Microsoft made ...
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The United States and Thailand yesterday concluded a two-day meeting under their Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA), agreeing to expand cooperation on bilateral, regional, and multilateral issues in order to increase trade and ...
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Travelers has introduced new CyberFirst Essentials - Small Business coverage to offer small businesses insurance for common information breaches. The new coverage will also help small businesses to safeguard against this rapidly growing ...
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In response to the growing demand for alternative methods of online payment, CashU and Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) on Monday announced a new partnership that will allow customers to complete secure transactions on www.rj.com using ...
The National Bicycle Dealers Association wants its members to know that it is not endorsing a service being offered by the Lex Group. Lex Group LLC, a company based in Burnsville, Minnesota, sent a letter to NBDA dealers last week ...
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Orange County Clothing Company (OCCC) is a local / grass roots clothing line created by long-time Huntington Beach resident, Seth Matson. OCCC focuses mostly on cool and fun tees, hoodies, hats and art which embody the So-Cal, OC beach ...