by Joseph Forbes | Mar 24, 2013 | LAW, NERD NEWS, PIRACY, POLITICAL, PRIVACY, TECHNOLOGY
from the we-don’t-have-Nixon-to-kick-around-anymore dept. After the Watergate scandal taught Richard Nixon the consequences of recording White House conversations, none of his successors has dared to do it. But Nixon wasn’t the first. He got the idea from...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 24, 2013 | Blog Entry, HARDWARE, MONEY, TECHNOLOGY
Michael Dell needs to get his privatization deal done quickly to avoid harming his business With Michael Dell still battling to get his US$24.4 billion buyout deal approved by shareholders, his company needs to avoid a long, drawn-out battle that could erode customer...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 24, 2013 | Blog Entry
from the let’s-track-ann-from-account-services dept. itwbennett writes “Do you know what data the 1300+ tracking companies have on you? Privacy blogger Dan Tynan didn’t until he had had enough of being stalked by grandpa-friendly Jitterbug phone ads....
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 23, 2013 | Blog Entry
Apple has added two-factor authentication to iCloud and everything else connected to your Apple ID. This adds a nice boost to security for the service. Here’s how to set it up. Two-factor authentication is an easy way to secure your accounts and essentially...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 23, 2013 | HACKING, INTERNET, NERD NEWS, SECURITY
from the long-sloping-path-down dept. A new trojan specifically for Macs has been discovered that installs an adware plugin. The malware attempts to monetize its attack by injecting ads into Chrome, Firefox, and Safari (the most popular browsers on Apple’s...
