Steve O’Hear writes: You’ve got to hand it to Facebook. They certainly know how to do security — not. Today I was tipped off that there is a major security flaw in the social networking site that, with just a few mouse clicks, enables any user to view the live chats of their ‘friends’. Using…
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Boucher’s draft internet privacy bill disappoints
As anticipated, the reactions to the draft proposal unveiled by Rick Boucher and Cliff Stearns are all over the place. Chloe Albanesius of PC Magazine has a selection of responses from privacy groups involved in a phone conference call with reporters earlier today. Some of the quotes: “This bill really adopts and endorses an archaic…
EFF fights Facebook’s attempt to criminalize use of other aggregators
From EFF: The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is urging a federal judge to dismiss Facebook’s claims that criminal law is violated when its users opt for an add-on service that helps them aggregate their information from a variety of social networking sites. Power Ventures makes a web-based tool that users can set up to log…
It’s baaack: Clear registered traveler program to re-open
The Associated Press reports that Clear, the registered traveler program operated by Verified Identity Program which that folded last year, has been taken over by Alclear LLC, whose board includes Michael Chertoff, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Robert McMillan of IDG provides additional details on Network World: The new Web site…