Security Focus has an in-depth report on how a Hacker penetrates T-Mobile systems and steals personal data, including social security numbers, emails, photos and Secret Service documents. [via David Reis]
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Daily Archives: January 12, 2005
Science Magazine Launches RSS Feeds
News feeds now available include: the magazine’s Table of contents (current issue), News Summaries, This Week in Science, Editors’ Choice, NetWatch, and ScienceNOW daily headlines. [Link to the complete newsfeeds’ list] Continue Reading
Health Information Technology Commission
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT), Commission on Systemic Interoperability “is charged with developing a comprehensive strategy for the adoption and implementation of health care information technology standards.” The commission must deliver to Congress by October 31 a comprehensive plan for the implementation of electronic health records. References Federal Register,… Continue Reading
Commentary on Whether Pop-Up Ads Are Spam
Why A Utah Court Was Right to Hold That, Under Utah Law, Pop-up Ads Are Not “Spam” by Anita Ramasastry. Continue Reading
IRS Requires Corporate E-Filing By 2006
IRS Announces Electronic Filing Requirements for Large Corporations, Exempt Organizations: “The Internal Revenue Service released regulations today that require certain large corporations and tax-exempt organizations to electronically file their income tax or annual information returns beginning in 2006. For tax year 2005 returns that are due in 2006, the regulations require that corporations with total… Continue Reading
Recommendations of Software to Fight Spyware
A Primer on Fighting Spyware, by Walter S. Mossberg (from the WSJ, reprinted by Webroot Software, whose product, Spy Sweeper, is recommended in this article.) I run SpyBot Search and Destroy daily on my home PC, and tested Spy Sweeper which indicated that my risk was “low.” Remain diligent about using one, or more, of… Continue Reading
Yahoo Finance Offers Free Company News Feeds
“Yahoo! Finance is now offering company news feeds in the RSS format. Using the RSS URL Generator (located on this page), you can construct the URL you’ll need to subscribe to news about your favorite companies.” Continue Reading
