by Joseph Forbes | Mar 17, 2013 | Blog Entry, DATA, HACKING, HARDWARE, INTERNET, Malware Reports, NERD NEWS, PIRACY, POLITICAL, SECURITY, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
from the slavery-is-freedom dept. In an op-ed piece over at Technology Review, Bruce Schneier says that the cyber espionage between the U.S., China, and other nations, has been rampant for the past decade. But he also worries that the media frenzy over recent attacks...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 17, 2013 | DATA, MONEY, NERD NEWS, Technical Support
from the government-happy-to-keep-your-money-a-while-longer dept. Tax refunds for about 600,000 taxpayers claiming an education credit will be delayed, the Internal Revenue Service said on Wednesday, citing a software glitch at some tax-preparation companies,...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 16, 2013 | Blog Entry, Cloud Apps, INTERNET, NERD NEWS
from the so-long-farewell-auf-weidersehen-goodbye dept. According to the official blog, Google Reader is being retired on July 1st, 2013. The main reasoning seems to be its decline in usage over the last few years. Users and developers will be able to retrieve their...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 16, 2013 | Blog Entry, NERD NEWS
from the abort!-abort! dept. According to Ars, ‘The embattled copyright trolling firm Prenda Law is seeking to contain the fallout from a looming identity theft scandal by voluntarily dismissing lawsuits filed by the shell company AF Holdings. A Minnesota man...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 16, 2013 | Blog Entry, MONEY, NERD NEWS, POLITICAL, TECHNOLOGY
from the can’t-put-that-toothpaste-back-in-the-tube dept. We recently discussed what appeared to be a positive response from the Obama administration on the legality of cell phone unlocking. Unfortunately, the Obama administration may not be able to do anything...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 15, 2013 | LAW, NERD NEWS, POLITICAL, PRIVACY
from the hooray-for-the-eff dept. A U.S. District Court Judge in California today ruled that so-called National Security Letters, used by government agencies to force business and organizations to turn over information on citizens, are unconstitutional. Judge Susan...
