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Spyware Blaster Database Update Dec 22 | 2011

Hi, Total Items in the database • 14484 • No new IE CLSID's • 56 New IE Restricted Sites • No new entries for Mozilla Ensure you enable full protection once you have fetched the download More

Posted to Siljaline's Blog by siljaline on Fri, Dec 23 2011
Filed under: Filed under: security, spyware, privacy, updates, social networking, News, Operating Systems, Vulnerabilities, software
Spyware Blaster Database Update Nov 08 2011

14738 Total Items in Database 19 New IE CLSID's • No new IE Restricted Sites • No new entries for Firefox

Posted to Siljaline's Blog by siljaline on Tue, Nov 8 2011
Filed under: Filed under: security, spyware, privacy, malware, social networking, Operating Systems, Miscelaneous, Malvertising, software
Facebook cited in 20% of U.S. divorces

Facebook use has been cited in 1 of 5 U.S. divorce cases, according to a recent survey among American marriage lawyers. Moreover, more than 80 per cent of divorce lawyers reported a rising number of people using social media for extramarital affairs, according to the survey by the American Academy of...

Posted to Siljaline's Blog by siljaline on Sat, Mar 5 2011
Filed under: Filed under: security, privacy, social networking, legal, News, world, Facebook, CBC Canada, Litigation, Malvertising
Facebook launches new profile

There is no longer any way to avoid opting in to the new profile, you must. http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/about/profile/ For those that have Facebook accounts, it is recommended that you take the Tour of the new profile as you are upgrading to it. Your security settings assuming you have secured...

Posted to Siljaline's Blog by siljaline on Wed, Jan 12 2011
Filed under: Filed under: security, privacy, social networking, Facebook, Vulnerabilities, Malvertising
Facebook Rolls Out new profile

The Facebook take > http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=462201327130 There are issues for those with Facebook accounts to be on the lookout since going to the new profile is a one way ticket.

Posted to Siljaline's Blog by siljaline on Mon, Dec 13 2010
Filed under: Filed under: security, privacy, social networking, News, Facebook, Vulnerabilities, Miscelaneous, Malvertising
Facebook allows users to download their info

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 the feature on Wednesday, saying it was one of the...

Posted to Siljaline's Blog by siljaline on Sun, Oct 10 2010
Filed under: Filed under: security, spyware, privacy, social networking, legal, News, Operating Systems, Facebook, Browsers, CBC Canada, Vulnerabilities, Miscelaneous, Malvertising
Facebook's Canadian users top 16 million

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 cent increase in membership Inside Network says...

Posted to Siljaline's Blog by siljaline on Fri, Jun 4 2010
Filed under: Filed under: security, spyware, privacy, malware, social networking, legal, News, world, Facebook, Browsers, CBC Canada, Canada, Miscelaneous, Malvertising
Facebook announces new privacy settings

Social-networking site Facebook has introduced a number of new policies and settings amid growing concerns over how it uses members' private information. The website will allow users to completely opt out of the Facebook platform, which will block any and all third parties from viewing their data...

Posted to Siljaline's Blog by siljaline on Sun, May 30 2010
Filed under: Filed under: Flags, security, privacy, malware, social networking, legal, News, world, FCC, Facebook, Browsers, CBC Canada, Vulnerabilities, EU, Miscelaneous, Malvertising
Privacy watchdog rebukes Google for Buzz

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 about how Google Buzz has met the requirements of...

Posted to Siljaline's Blog by siljaline on Thu, Feb 18 2010
Filed under: Filed under: security, spyware, google, privacy, malware, social networking, legal, News, Operating Systems, Facebook, CBC Canada, Vulnerabilities, Twitter, Google Buzz
Microsoft adds Facebook, MySpace to Outlook

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 Outlook Social Connector. The add-on software,...

Posted to Siljaline's Blog by siljaline on Wed, Feb 17 2010
Filed under: Filed under: security, spyware, privacy, malware, social networking, legal, News, Operating Systems, Facebook, Browsers, CBC Canada, Vulnerabilities, Miscelaneous, Malvertising, software
Canadian Privacy commissioner reviewing Google Buzz

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 concerns about Buzz. "We understand the public...

Posted to Siljaline's Blog by siljaline on Tue, Feb 16 2010
Filed under: Filed under: security, spyware, google, privacy, malware, social networking, legal, News, CBC Canada, Vulnerabilities, Miscelaneous, Malvertising, Google Buzz
Canadian Commissioner takes data collection probe to public

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, profiling and targeting of consumers in the lead...

Posted to Siljaline's Blog by siljaline on Mon, Jan 18 2010
Filed under: Filed under: security, spyware, malware, social networking, legal, News, Facebook, CBC Canada, Vulnerabilities, Canada, Miscelaneous
Facebook Asks More Than 350 Million Users Around the World To Personalize Their Privacy

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. In addition, Facebook will be rolling out...

Posted to Siljaline's Blog by siljaline on Fri, Dec 18 2009
Filed under: Filed under: security, spyware, privacy, social networking, legal, Facebook, Miscelaneous
Facebook fine-tunes privacy controls

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 for — the ability to control who sees each...

Posted to Siljaline's Blog by siljaline on Wed, Dec 2 2009
Filed under: Filed under: security, spyware, privacy, social networking, legal, News, world, Facebook, CBC Canada
Facebook pulls Obama assassination poll

Social website Facebook yanked a poll this week about assassinating President Barack Obama after being contacted by the U.S. Secret Service. On Monday, Facebook dropped a question that asked voters whether the U.S. president "should be killed." http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/09/29...

Posted to Siljaline's Blog by siljaline on Tue, Sep 29 2009
Filed under: Filed under: security, privacy, social networking, legal, News, Facebook, CBC Canada
Facebook shuts down Beacon marketing tool

Facebook says it will shut down its controversial marketing feature Beacon, an application that broadcasts users' activities, including purchases, on other websites to their Facebook friends. The feature was adopted in November 2007 and immediately drew complaints from Facebook users who said it...

Posted to Siljaline's Blog by siljaline on Tue, Sep 22 2009
Filed under: Filed under: security, privacy, social networking, legal, Facebook, CBC Canada, Vulnerabilities
Facebook 'cash flow positive,' signs 300M users

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the social networking site has more than 300 million users, and earned more money than it spent last quarter. In a blog post on Facebook, Zuckerberg wrote that the company was "cash flow positive" in the last quarter. He had previously projected...

Posted to Siljaline's Blog by siljaline on Wed, Sep 16 2009
Filed under: Filed under: security, privacy, social networking, News, Facebook, CBC Canada, Vulnerabilities
1st porn app on iTunes 'sold out'

The first app featuring images of nude women to go up for sale on iTunes can no longer be downloaded because it was too popular, the developer reported Thursday. "The Hottest Girls app is temporarily sold out , " said a post signed by the "ATG dev team" on the website of developer...

Posted to Siljaline's Blog by siljaline on Thu, Jun 25 2009
Filed under: Filed under: security, spyware, privacy, social networking, News, apple, CBC Canada, Canada
Conficker worm sends new instructions: grow botnet, then die

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 receiving instructions on April 7 from other infected...

Posted to Siljaline's Blog by siljaline on Thu, Apr 9 2009
Filed under: Filed under: security, spyware, privacy, updates, social networking, legal, virus, News, Operating Systems, world, Browsers, CBC Canada
Facebook users warned about dangers of being app happy

Facebook users are being urged to be wary about what Facebook applications they accept and what links they click as cyber criminals increasingly target the popular social networking site. In the past week, several new variants of the Koobface worm, which targets Facebook users, and a number of "rogue...

Posted to Siljaline's Blog by siljaline on Thu, Mar 5 2009
Filed under: Filed under: security, social networking, Facebook, CBC Canada, Vulnerabilities

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