| Microsoft searches out Rustock’s operators for lawsuit Posted: 
Microsoft's war on spam is heating up with it's relentless pursuit of those involved in Rustock's pharmaceutical spamming botnet. The company has an ongoing case against several John Does who created and ran the mostly defunct spam system. The ongoing investigation reads a bit like spy novel as the company conducts raids, seizes computers, uncovers [...]  |
| Facebook’s Facial Recognition technology, Tag Suggestions, and privacy furore Posted: 
Facebook has, rightly or wrongly, got itself caught in another furore over privacy. This time concerning the Tag Suggestions feature which utilizes facial recognition technology. The controversy began early yesterday when Graham Cluley of Sophos noted that the privacy settings for the facial recognition technology had been changed so that we were all opted in. [...]  |
| Blackberry down, Apple takes aim with iMessage Posted: 
iOS 5′s new thumbs-only keyboard and iMessage are two features with a single target. Thereupon, given plummeting handset sales and still email-free tablet offerings failing, RIM’s prospects look dim, very dim. If you’ve read What’s new in iOS 5, you know that Apple’s iMessage is about as exciting to me as, [...] Related Posts: Apple [...]  |
