U.S. Senate Rushes to Extend Patriot Act Provisions
May 26, 2011
(Agoura Hills, C.A.) Late Wednesday, Senate negotiators brushed close to a looming deadline over extending significant portions of the Patriot Act that were set to expire by the end of Thursday. Key senators settled on an agreement that would keep provisions in the Act permitting federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies to conduct roving wiretaps [...]
French President Sarkozy Wants Tighter Grip on Internet
May 25, 2011
(Agoura Hills, C.A.) Nicolas Sarkozy, who has held the French Presidency since 2007, wants governments to exercise tighter control over the Internet even as they encourage robust growth in the virtual economy. Sarkozy, speaking Tuesday at an “e-G8″ two-day meeting preceding the annual summit of “Group of Eight” (G8) countries, acknowledged that his statements were [...]
Zuckerberg Looks To Younger Users for Facebook
May 24, 2011
(Agoura Hills, C.A.) At an education summit in California this week, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg voiced his support for allowing children under the age of 13 to access the social networking site. Currently, Facebook does not allow kids under the age of 13 from using the service, as dictated by the terms of the Children’s [...]
Private Information Is Again Snarfled From Sony by Criminal Hackers
May 24, 2011
(Agoura Hills, C.A.) The theft late last week of as many as 9,000 customer records from a website operated by Sony BMG Greece is the latest in a string of recent attacks by criminal hackers against Sony’s global on-line operations. According to Sophos, an Internet security firm, a copy of the pilfered data was quietly [...]
LinkedIn Raises More Than $350 Million With Initial Public Offering (IPO)
May 20, 2011
(Agoura Hills, C.A.) The largest social networking company geared towards business, LinkedIn Corporation (LNKD), has seen giant surges in stock prices. On what was only the first day of trading after the company held its initial public offering, LinkedIn had more than doubled its worth. At 12:25 PM, the stock was trading at $108.70 on [...]
Google Android Phones Found Vulnerable to Privacy Attacks; New Syncing Protocol Underway
May 19, 2011
(Agoura Hills, C.A.) Researchers from the University of Ulm in Germany recently reported the discovery of a security flaw that affects nearly all Android mobile phones, allowing malicious hackers to potentially obtain personal information from users. The vulnerability results from the use of unencrypted wireless networks like Wi-Fi to log in to various Google services [...]
Intel to Release 10 Tablet Computers At Computex Computer Show In Taiwan
May 19, 2011
(Agoura Hills, C.A.) The Intel Corporation, which has for many years held a firm lead in microchip design, announced Wednesday that it would muscle strongly into the burgeoning market for tablet computers. The company believes it can give competitor ARM a run for its money as the chip supplier of choice for small, power-efficient portable [...]
Watchdog Group Tells McDonald’s: Hang Up Clown Suit; Stop Targeting Children
May 19, 2011
(Agoura Hills, C.A.) A watchdog group has asked fast food giant McDonald’s to permanently strip Ronald McDonald of his trademark yellow clown suit. The nonprofit group, Corporate Accountability International (CAI), claims that the well-known corporate mascot has contributed to an epidemic of childhood obesity and should be retired. The group also wants McDonald’s to stop [...]
Donald Trump Bids Farewell to 2012 Presidential Bid
May 18, 2011
(Agoura Hills, C.A.) After months of toying with the idea of running for President in 2012, Donald Trump decided to throw the towel in, choosing to stick to his show “The Celebrity Apprentice”. He is claiming that ultimately, business is his greatest passion and electing to voice his opinions from the sidelines. Many observers feel [...]
Talks Begin in United Kingdom Over Proposed Online Media Laws
May 18, 2011
(Agoura Hills, C.A.) British officials have issued an invitation to the general public to offer feedback on a possible overhaul of regulations governing the telecommunications, digital content producer and online media industries. The move precedes the scheduled introduction in 2015 of a new Communications Act, which would replace the current Communications Act dating from 2003. [...]
