Readers Confess Online Sins Editor's Blog 11/28/2008 30 comments 65 percent of Internet Evolution readers admit to using the Internet to carry out one or more legally and/or morally dubious acts
Fresh From the Facebook Hackathon Security Clan Editor's Blog 11/26/2008 22 comments Let's give thanks for a possible new stalker app from the same folks who brought us pokes and virtual hamsters in a can
Amero Case: Blaming the Victim Jart Armin 11/24/2008 21 comments A terrible miscarriage of justice shows that prosecuting the victims of cybercrime is not the best way forward
Ignorance May Be Defensible in MySpace Case Editor's Blog 11/24/2008 17 comments Lori Drew, the woman accused of driving Megan Meier to her suicide via a fake MySpace profile, may be acquitted on claims she did not read the MySpace terms-of-service
The Internet's Good for Teens... Really! Editor's Blog 11/21/2008 47 comments New research claims the Internet is neither a waste of time nor dangerous for teens. But are they developing social (or sociopathic) skills?
The Rise of Interplanetary IT IT Clan Editor's Blog 11/20/2008 3 comments Putting TCP/IP into orbit is only the start of greater technological feats – at your expense
Security's Going to Cost You Security Clan Editor's Blog 11/19/2008 17 comments But if you had to trim your budget, would you cut staff, cap stranded technology, or even consider outsourcing?
Finally, Enforcement With Some Teeth Security Clan Editor's Blog 11/12/2008 2 comments Another evil network gets taken offline thanks to some well coordinated research and case building
Web 2.0 Slideshow: It's All Politics Editor's Blog 11/12/2008 Post a comment With the help of Al Gore, Day 3 of the Web 2.0 Summit covered the Web and politics... without covering much at all (see it in pictures!)
Web 2.0 Summit: Part I Slide Shows 11/11/2008 Post a comment Jerry Yang, Mark Zuckerberg, Evan Williams, Lance Armstrong, Chris DeWolfe... Collect them all!
Techie in Chief Internet Evolution Poll 11/10/2008 Post a comment Barack Obama has promised to hire the nation's first Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Who should it be?
Al Gore: Save the Planet With Web 2.0 Editor's Blog 11/7/2008 12 comments Former Vice President Al Gore tells an audience at the Web 2.0 Summit that the purpose of the Web needs to be social activism around climate change
The Politics of Security Security Clan Editor's Blog 11/5/2008 Post a comment Newly elected freedom lovers probably won't rush to rework the current thinking on surveillance, privacy, and other security issues
DNS as a Network Defense Gideon J. Lenkey 11/3/2008 9 comments DNS blacklisting (DNSBL) can block those dodgy domains engaged in suspicious activities, without adding to overhead or network management complexity
Readers Confess Online Sins Editor's Blog 11/28/2008 30 comments 65 percent of Internet Evolution readers admit to using the Internet to carry out one or more legally and/or morally dubious acts
Fresh From the Facebook Hackathon Security Clan Editor's Blog 11/26/2008 22 comments Let's give thanks for a possible new stalker app from the same folks who brought us pokes and virtual hamsters in a can
Amero Case: Blaming the Victim Jart Armin 11/24/2008 21 comments A terrible miscarriage of justice shows that prosecuting the victims of cybercrime is not the best way forward
Ignorance May Be Defensible in MySpace Case Editor's Blog 11/24/2008 17 comments Lori Drew, the woman accused of driving Megan Meier to her suicide via a fake MySpace profile, may be acquitted on claims she did not read the MySpace terms-of-service
The Internet's Good for Teens... Really! Editor's Blog 11/21/2008 47 comments New research claims the Internet is neither a waste of time nor dangerous for teens. But are they developing social (or sociopathic) skills?
The Rise of Interplanetary IT IT Clan Editor's Blog 11/20/2008 3 comments Putting TCP/IP into orbit is only the start of greater technological feats – at your expense
Security's Going to Cost You Security Clan Editor's Blog 11/19/2008 17 comments But if you had to trim your budget, would you cut staff, cap stranded technology, or even consider outsourcing?
Finally, Enforcement With Some Teeth Security Clan Editor's Blog 11/12/2008 2 comments Another evil network gets taken offline thanks to some well coordinated research and case building
Web 2.0 Slideshow: It's All Politics Editor's Blog 11/12/2008 Post a comment With the help of Al Gore, Day 3 of the Web 2.0 Summit covered the Web and politics... without covering much at all (see it in pictures!)
Web 2.0 Summit: Part I Slide Shows 11/11/2008 Post a comment Jerry Yang, Mark Zuckerberg, Evan Williams, Lance Armstrong, Chris DeWolfe... Collect them all!
Techie in Chief Internet Evolution Poll 11/10/2008 Post a comment Barack Obama has promised to hire the nation's first Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Who should it be?
Al Gore: Save the Planet With Web 2.0 Editor's Blog 11/7/2008 12 comments Former Vice President Al Gore tells an audience at the Web 2.0 Summit that the purpose of the Web needs to be social activism around climate change
The Politics of Security Security Clan Editor's Blog 11/5/2008 Post a comment Newly elected freedom lovers probably won't rush to rework the current thinking on surveillance, privacy, and other security issues
DNS as a Network Defense Gideon J. Lenkey 11/3/2008 9 comments DNS blacklisting (DNSBL) can block those dodgy domains engaged in suspicious activities, without adding to overhead or network management complexity
Cybercrime Overlords Internet Evolution Poll 11/3/2008 Post a comment Whose responsibility should it be to watch over security regulations worldwide?
Recently, the Obama administration has been of two minds where privacy rights are concerned. On one hand, you have an administration that vowed to veto CISPA and mandated open data for government websites. On the other hand, you have an increasingly out-of-control Department of Justice on a fishing expedition at AP and demanding legislation to let the FBI wiretap private, encrypted communications and levy fines if a company fails to comply.
The apartment and house sharing service, Airbnb, now requires members to verify their identities by demonstrating a presence on the web, and by either scanning a government ID or entering detailed personal details. Other enterprises should take a close look at Airbnb's verification policies.
Facebook advertising is a lightning rod. It seems neither brands nor consumers are 100 percent happy about the social media site's policies, placement, or procedures. But the real controversy about Facebook ads and promotions is over whether they work.
By now, you've most likely heard about the 3D-printed gun that Texas-based Defense Distributed demonstrated last week. But we haven't heard the last about the censorship war that began soon afterward.
New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority is conducting a pilot test of digital kiosks to guide subway users to where they want to go more efficiently and at lower cost.
The whole Amazon.reader debate is a double-stupid. It's stupid to think that there's any e-book buyer who doesn't know Amazon's URL, and it was stupider to let ICANN launch the whole free-form TLD initiative to start with.
While NFC's original goal was to enhance mobile commerce applications, it is finding its way into a number of other uses, which is creating both opportunity as well as challenges for IT departments.
Enterprises would like to move to cloud computing but are hesitant because they are concerned about providers’ ability to secure company data. Here are some tips that help to ensure that if breaches occur, the business is not left holding the bag.
Edmunds separates customers into segments based on the info it collects on its site and from partners, and uses that to push out custom content, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
The automotive website uses propensity modeling to target ads and customer registration forms, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
Subsidized handsets, rather than locked handsets, should be the focus of regulators. We're not getting good deals, not fostering innovation, and weakening our power as buyers.
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