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News.blog: Facebook allows profile data sharing

News It's about giving users the ability to take their identity and friends with them around the Web, while being able to trust that their information is always up to date and always protected by their privacy settings.

Tags: profile, platform, post, countries

12 May 2008, 9:08

News.blog: P2P identity thief sentenced

News Kopiloff pleaded guilty in November to mail fraud, aggravated identity theft and accessing a protected computer without authorisation to further fraud. A Seattle man has been sentenced to four years in prison in a case that prosecutors said was the...

Tags: case, programs, identity, peer

18 March 2008, 9:28

Online age verification rules may increase

News Moran said: "It is clear that currently there are inadequate checks put in place by a large number of online retailers and if they are going to continue to drag their heels over this issue then it is up to Parliament to ensure our children are...

Tags: standards, age, law, bill

22 January 2008, 8:45

Carphone warned over 'incorrect' data use

News We have now ordered them to take the necessary steps to ensure customers' personal information is sufficiently protected. Carphone Warehouse has been warned it could face prosecution for exposing the personal details of thousands of customers...

Tags: accounts, details, credit, names

17 January 2008, 8:12

Microsoft to trial XP on OLPC laptops

News I'm sure there will be pressure on national governments to select Windows-only loads for their OLPC purchases or to specify texts protected with Windows DRM for classroom use. Software giant Microsoft has said it rejected plans to develop a dual...

14 January 2008, 9:02

BBC's iPlayer streams to Macs and Linux

News The streaming version of iPlayer will have new features such as the ability to share programme links, password-protected access for more adult programmes and a radio button linking to BBC Radio content.

Tags: demand, radio, windows xp, streaming

17 December 2007, 9:04

Government loses 25 million child benefit records

News Details on the discs, which were only password protected, included names, addresses, dates of birth, National Insurance numbers and bank and building society account details. Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs has admitted to losing the details of 25...

Tags: matter, details, loss, discs

21 November 2007, 8:56

Wi-Fi called up for troops

News The service will be provided by Paradigm -- the team in charge of the Ministry of Defence's £2.5bn satellite system and will be password protected with wireless points put in the living quarters of service personnel; it will operate at speeds of...

10 October 2007, 9:12

Photos: Tree house living

News The tree now stands in a protected zone. Tree houses aren't just for kids anymore. They are used increasingly as primary residences, vacation getaways and meditation retreats. Homes perched high in a forest canopy or woven from the very branches of...

1 October 2007, 10:19

News.blog: LimeWire going legit?

News DRM-protected files + cancelled service = the content you paid for can no longer be played. LimeWire is best known as the latest in a long chain of software that makes it easy to find and download music for free, replacing Napster, Grokster...

16 August 2007, 10:12

BBC iPlayer launch on schedule, despite DRM crack

News Most people in the technical community understand the cat and mouse game," she said, adding that it was "unfortunate" that the BBC was launching the iPlayer with DRM just as those in the recording industry -- a reference to EMI and Apple's recent...

18 July 2007, 9:55

Dell backs down over 'bloatware'

News These include trial versions of antivirus packages, "because many of our customers simply expect their PCs to be protected at first boot and beyond," according to Pearcy. Dell has finally relented on the issue of 'bloatware' -- the often unwanted...

25 June 2007, 10:12

Apple and Amazon key to DRM-free music

News By offering both DRM-protected music and songs without, these retailers are adding another level of complexity," Kevorkian said. Apple's iTunes and e-tailer Amazon are in a position to test this hypothesis in the coming months.

18 May 2007, 10:23

Amazon to sing DRM-free tunes

News Apple is expected to offer the label's DRM-free music beginning this month at 99p per song, versus DRM-protected music for 79p a song. Amazon plans to launch a digital music store later this year, featuring music downloads without copyright...

17 May 2007, 9:21

Google shareholders back China censorship

News Meanwhile, Google is testing a set of tools it calls 'Claim Your Content' with a few content providers that is designed to automate the process of discovering and seeking a takedown of copyright-protected content that has been uploaded to YouTube...

11 May 2007, 9:19