‘Identity Theft’ Archives
Irate parents in Pa. say schools use 'peeping tom technology'
FBI investigates, federal prosecutors subpoena documents in MacBook spying case, say reports. The parents of a Pennsylvania high school student have asked a federal judge to bar school district personnel from switching on cameras in school-issued MacBook laptops, calling the security feature "peeping tom technology." In their motion Friday, [...]
Body Scanners Not 'magic technology' Against Terror
The full-body scanning technology being adopted and discussed since the attempt to take down a passenger plane on Christmas Day isn't a "magic machine" that will solve aviation security issues, experts say. "Regardless of the sophistication of the piece of technology, if you can collect the information on how it works and what its technical [...]
Google Loses Domain Name Dispute Over Groovle.com
Internet giant Google.com has lost an arbitration case over the domain name Groovle.com. In a decision released today, The National Arbitration Forum, dismissed Google’s complaint which claimed that it was entitled to the domain name Groovle.com. Google claimed that the domain name is “confusingly similar” to its trademark for [...]
Facebook Still a Hotbed of Identity Theft, Study Claims
IT security firm Sophos has announced its latest probe into how easy it is to steal identities via Facebook and found that user negligence is worst in 2009. It is assumed things would be better in 2009 but the situation is worse. This really is a wake-up call," said Paul Ducklin, head of technology, Sophos Asia-Pacific (Sydney). Ducklin, who [...]
