Siljaline's Blog : legal, spyware

Facebook allows users to download their info

siljaline — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 23:17:00 GMT

Facebook is attempting to answer critics who say it is maintaining a "walled garden" by adding a feature that lets users download all of their information from the social-networking website, to do with as they please. The company introduced...(read more)

Facebook's Canadian users top 16 million

siljaline — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 01:47:00 GMT

Privacy concerns don't seem to have scared Canadians off Facebook. Canada passed the 16 million users mark in May, according to research firm Inside Network. More than 912,000 Canadians signed up for the social networking site last month, a six per...(read more)

Privacy watchdog rebukes Google for Buzz

siljaline — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:19:00 GMT

Canada's privacy commissioner has chastised Google for not consulting with her before launching its Buzz social-networking service. “We have seen a storm of protest and outrage over alleged privacy violations and my office also has questions...(read more)

Yahoo-Microsoft ad deal gets OK (finally)

siljaline — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:13:00 GMT

Microsoft and Yahoo have received clearance from regulators in Washington and Europe to proceed with a search partnership intended to challenge Google. The companies announced Thursday that the partnership has been approved without restrictions by the...(read more)

Microsoft adds Facebook, MySpace to Outlook

siljaline — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:35:00 GMT

Microsoft is taking another step toward turning Outlook, its desktop email program, into a hub for information from popular social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace. On Wednesday, Microsoft is releasing a "beta" test version of the...(read more)

Canadian Privacy commissioner reviewing Google Buzz

siljaline — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:30:00 GMT

Concerns around Google's recently unveiled Buzz feature are deepening with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada looking into the social-networking tool. Valerie Lawton, a spokeswoman for the privacy office, said the office is looking into...(read more)

Canadian Commissioner takes data collection probe to public

siljaline — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:43:00 GMT

Canada's privacy commissioner is launching a series of public consultations to investigate online data collection through social networking and consumer profiling. Jennifer Stoddart will examine the privacy risks associated with the online tracking...(read more)

Facebook Asks More Than 350 Million Users Around the World To Personalize Their Privacy

siljaline — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:55:00 GMT

PALO ALTO, Calif. — December 9, 2009 — Setting a new standard in user control, Facebook announced today that it is calling on its more than 350 million users to review and update their privacy settings—a first among major Internet services...(read more)

Facebook fine-tunes privacy controls

siljaline — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:01:00 GMT

Facebook says it is boosting privacy by giving users control over who sees each bit of information they put on the social-networking site, and by doing away with regional and group networks. "We're adding something that many of you have asked...(read more)

Canadian copyright law to trump Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

siljaline — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:39:00 GMT

Industry Minister Tony Clement, responding to accusations that an international anti-counterfeiting agreement will criminalize everyday activity by Canadians, says any such pact will be "subservient" to copyright rules created domestically....(read more)

Mininova removes links to copyrighted files

siljaline — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:59:00 GMT

Mininova, one of the biggest torrent file-sharing websites in the world, has removed links to all copyrighted content that it does not have official agreements for. Thursday's move is a win for the entertainment industry as users of the site are now...(read more)

New York Times Reforms Online Ad Sales After Malware Scam

siljaline — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 03:11:00 GMT

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/09/nyt-revamps-online-ad-sales-after-malware-scam/...(read more)

Conficker worm sends new instructions: grow botnet, then die

siljaline — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:29:00 GMT

The Conficker worm has begun to update the machines it has infected with a new set of instructions to spread to other machines and then self-destruct, security experts say. Security researchers tracking the worm said some of the infected computers began...(read more)

China rejects computer spy claims

siljaline — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:43:00 GMT

China's government on Tuesday dismissed a research report outlining an extensive spy network based mostly in China as "lies" designed to hurt the country's image abroad. Speaking to reporters, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said...(read more)

Reported internet spy network just tip of iceberg: researcher

siljaline — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:33:00 GMT

An internet spy network that targeted hundreds of "high value" computers belonging to government departments and other organizations in 103 countries is likely just one of many, says one of the Canadian researchers who uncovered it. "We...(read more)

Top-secret spy pics found on eBay-bought camera

siljaline — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:06:00 GMT

A digital camera containing secret images and information about terrorism suspects from the British spy service MI6 was accidentally sold on eBay, according to various reports Tuesday from Britain. http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/09/30/terrorcam-sold...(read more)

History shaped Google's Trojan Horse

siljaline — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:25:00 GMT

Analysis When people buy software - buy it in seriously large amounts - it isn't just today's binary they're choosing. They're buying what they think is a bit of the future - they're buying a piece of risk insurance. This explains...(read more)

0118.0000 is now available, new definition file for Ad-Aware 2008.

siljaline — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:03:00 GMT

New definitions: ==================== XLGPrivacyControlCenter Win32.Backdoor.Dreamy Win32.Trojan.Emo Win32.Trojan.Feutel Win32.Trojan.Jakuz Win32.Trojan.Renpwl Win32.Trojan.Virtl Win32.Trojan.Worldonline Win32.TrojanDownloader.JKFQ Win32.TrojanDownloader...(read more)

Majority Favors Global Internet Bill of Rights

siljaline — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:44:00 GMT

Key rights granted under the global Internet Bill of Rights would be freedom of information, freedom of expression, and the right of people to have affordable access. Sixty-six percent of Internet stakeholders from government, industry, and society at...(read more)

McAfee SiteAdvisor sued over 'spyware' tag

siljaline — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:45:00 GMT

If 7Search wins, you lose In a case that could tie the hands of companies trying to protect their customers from internet threats, a website owner with past ties to a notorious piece of spyware has filed a lawsuit claiming it is being unfairly maligned...(read more)