Kevin Kwang reports: Service providers that offer public Internet access, including retail outlets such as Starbucks or McDonald’s, will not be legally liable if malicious hackers ride on their Wi-Fi hotspot to download illegal content or conduct other cybercrimes, according to a lawyer specializing in intellectual property (IP). This week, a U.K. pub was fined…
Google Extends Personalized Results to All Users
David Coursey reports: Google’s decision to expand personalized search to all users should be a wake-up call to those concerned about what the company knows about them and how it is used. Now Google has begun using a cookie placed on users’ machines to track their search behavior and offer personalized recommendations, even when they…
UK: Online directory contains children’s contact details
The Isle of Wight County Press Reporter reports: The contact details of every child in England have been published on a new online directory. ContactPoint has been launched nationally and is specifically designed for people who work with children, like teachers, doctors and social workers. It contains details of every child under the age of…
Confidential UAlbany documents part of Climategate leak
Chris White reports: At least two confidential documents that SUNY lawyers refused to release earlier this year were leaked as part of thousands hacked from a top climate research center last month. The documents were made available by independent researcher Douglas Keenan. In August 2007, Keenan wrote a paper accusing UAlbany Professor Wei-Chyung Wang of…