May 14th, 2007
Like your privacy? Too bad.
Today is the official deadline for compliance with the FCC’s new interpretation of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA).
Cable modem companies, DSL providers, broadband over powerline, satellite internet companies and even some universities all have until the end of today to ensure “…the ability of law enforcement agencies to […]
By Mike Abundo -- 2 comments
December 6th, 2006
I’m not sure if you’ve heard the news or not about James Kim and his family that were stranded on a secluded road in the Pacific Northwest. James Kim was a senior editor for CNET and was on a vacation with his family over the Thanksgiving holidays.
It seems as if the family’s car had gotten […]
By Jason -- 0 comments
November 1st, 2006
Why is it that AOL mail, or specifically my AIM mail account, continues to be a spam magnet? I don’t provide my e-mail address for this account to anyone, I never include it on web forms or on web pages. 3 of 5 messages from my account above are sent specifically to my AOL/AIM address, […]
By Jason -- 0 comments
August 30th, 2006
If anything has changed in the past few years, it’s the way things are marketed to us as we go about our daily lives.
Amazon recently sent an advertisement out via e-mail to promote a new show on Fox called “Justice” (it premiered tonight and I’m watching it as we speak, it’s okay, but not up […]
By Jason -- 0 comments
August 24th, 2006
This is very annoying to me. Why would Google offer the functionality of verifying a separate POP3 address for use and encourage you to use the Gmail interface, but make it plain to everyone you’re actually sending from another e-mail address and maybe a personal address you’d rather remain private from other eyes?
I remember this […]
By Jason -- 0 comments
August 14th, 2006
Just noticed that Yahoo! updated the AntiSpy feature in their Internet Explorer toolbar. I’m not sure who ran the original one, but the new one is a co-branded Norton product. It seemed to work pretty well. It’s impressive how quickly the scan runs, but does it do a better job if it takes longer?
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August 12th, 2006
I’ve talked alot about privacy lately on this blog. This is definitely an area that has changed over the last few years for everyone. I’ve come to the conclusion that I shouldn’t expect privacy anywhere anymore except in my home, and only then when I’m not connected to the outside world via telephone, internet or […]
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