I know, I risk turning this in a Google weblog but this sounds interesting... Google is looking for a Product Manager, GoogleTV.
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Reuter just put out an article that shows that the rumours are through. Google will introduce wifi access, probably free (advert based).
Google WiFi Privacy Policy
Google Secure Access FAQ
Google declines to comment.
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Remember that the Dutch SNS bank announced they would become the first in the world to offer a MSN Payment system? Well, they did not really announce it but the information leaked on Emerce. Oops. A proof of their problem with confidentiality. I expressed my doubts about the system since MSN can hardly be considered secure.
Today they made another, bigger, mistake. This time showing they don't know anything about proper e-mail use and privacy. They send an e-mail to everybody who registered with Buddy to tell them the Buddy system will become active. They send an e-mail and put all the Buddy members in the CC field of the e-mail, exposing thousands of addresses. (screendump by Geenstijl.nl). This is a very clear and direct violation of their own Privacy Policy.
Glad I didn't sign up.
Phishing anybody?
Update: LogicaCMG developed this brilliant Buddy system for NSN.
New Microsoft Longhorn chief is indigestion expert: Mike Sievert
"By placing a bottle of Pepto-Bismol® at the heart of the American home, he single handedly saved many a celebration from turning into a drive-by projectile vomiting incident."
- The Register
Two news items that make an interesting combination. The first one is that the Ducth SNS bank will introduce online banking using MSN (buddybanking). The second one: IM malware threat skyrockets (zdnet).
"81 percent of reported incidents included IM virus or worm propagation, of which 10 percent were able to hijack file transfers. Thirteen percent of incidents used known exploits, and 70 percent targeted Microsoft's MSN service."
SNS bank is so proud to be the first bank in the world to offer bancking services over MSN. But why do you think no other bank is doing it? Probably because they know it's not secure and are afraid to implement it. Remember last October, Microsoft forced users of MSN 7 to downgrade because serious security issues.
Who in their right minds will use Buddybankig?
I know! Hackers, but they just won't use their own bankaccount.
By now you probably heard that the phone of Paris Hilton was hacked.
Here's all her the info: http://www.parishiltonsmobile.com/
And it turned out that the T-mobile Netherlands website was very easy to hack. After you logged in it placed a cookie on your machine with your username. Replacing the username with another would give you direct access to that person's personel pages. And you can guess that there must be one named "john" :) Was in you could send text messages or change the subscribers address.....
Shit! I'm a t-mobile client as well! This aint funnt nomore.....
Update: I forgot to mention Martijn Brinkers discovered the My T-mobile NL flaw.
Bill Gates and his army of will save the world! No, not by declaring Windows open source so it can be freely distributed around the world. But by teaching you leet so you can spy on your kids. Remember, when your daughter is talking about h4x she might be involved in illegal activities, or she could just be upgrading her IBM Thinkpad memory. Anyway, let the Ultimate Bill help you pwn your |{1Ð$.
Bill's guide to leet can be found here.
A house burglar was caught after a webcam on the owner's computer recorded images of him carrying out the raid. Police said it was a "brilliant idea" of software engineer Duncan Grisby, who set it after a previous burglary.
Mr Grisby said the system was easy to set up. "There are lot of products for Windows that you can use to do this - though I used some free software and wrote some extra software myself."
Source: The Register / BBC
"Antivirus companies are researching reports that computer viruses have attacked the onboard computers of cars.
Moscow-based Kaspersky Labs was asked last weekend how to disinfect the onboard computers of several Lexus models: LX470, LS430 and Landcruiser 100. The security company was told that the infection likely occurred via a mobile phone."
source: CNet News
What's next? I know! A virus for pacemakers... Pacemakers Move Online
We are bringing Computer viruses in our own body, probably within the next two years, scary thought! Your alarmclock goes in the morning and the next thing is a message from your Internet enabled alarmclock: "Please log on to MS Pacemaker Update to donwload a critical security update. A flaw has been discovered that enables remote control of your MS Pacemaker after malicious code has run. A reboot might be required."
I the fight against Comment Spam, I installed Movable Type 'nofollow' plugin as my last online deed today ;)
Microsoft security chief uses Firefox, Life is safer that way.
- The Inquirer
Firefox takes torch from Microsoft browser
- CNN
Microsoft releases official picture of MSN search, in Firefox browser.
- The Register
- The Associated Press
5.6 Million Choose Firefox In First Two Weeks
- TechWeb News
Aren't you using it yet?
For some reason I have to approve every comment before it shows up. I've already disabled this feature and rebuild my site without any luck. So please, comment but be patient so I can approve your funny comments :)
I've upgraded to MovableType 3.1 and am very dissapointed that it looks like crap in Firefox! Now i'm forced to use iExplorer again...
Yet another great tool from Google.... Search your own pc really, REALLY FAST, with Google Desktop
You just have to loooove the design of the new Apple iMac G5.
Watch out, anytime you share your userid and password you're potentially committing or facilitating a felony, in the US that is. If you subscribe to, for example, the New York Times website (a free login) and let someone else log in with your userid, you might end up in the slammer -- at least if you appear before Judge Buchwald.
That's what you get with lawmakers and judges who's password is their wife's or cat's name. They just don't understand security, and i'm not claiming i do. But at least i know enough to know i don't know enough.
Read the column by Mark Rasch at SecurityFocus.
I want one two :) One for me and one for Sweety.
What else can i say about this, a picture says more than a thousand words.
Specially a 360° movie.
:) today i bought a new Fujitsu Siemens pc at Mediamarkt. My last couple of pc's i just bought the parts and build it myself. It's kinda stange to just plug it in and see it work, software installed and everything. Normally it would take me a whole day, now just 15 minutes....
What will the refrigerators of the future be like?
How about a refrigerator that detects the shelf life of your food and informs you about it, or one that automatically displays a list of items stored in the fridge on the door? Ofcourse wirh a 10.4 inch TFT-LCD to watch tv, you can even hook on your DVD player. Plug in the network cable (why is it not wireless?) and you can send and recieve e-mail as well.
