Scareware: Clicker Beware

Just because it's done over the Internet, doesn't mean that no law covers it. This applies to fraud, too, of course. This sort of thing is still in the news because malware companies continue to profit on users'...

British Columbia: Public Peeing Prompts Pop-up Potties

OpinionVictoria's City Fathers-Mothers have a unique way to what I feel is "Pissing Away the Public Purse" in their quest to protect the environment and bushes in placing Public Pee stalls which only seem to come...

Porn-Site Virus Forces PC Users to Pay

The Virus monsters are hitting the porn surfers with pop up windows. Just don’t download anything from a porn site. A little advise to those freakazoids out there. "Visitors do get free access for three days,...

Pop-up porn case to get new trial

"A new trial has been ordered in a case that became an internet cause celebre.  It involves substitute teacher Julie Amero who faced a 40-year jail sentence for allegedly letting school children view pornography on a class computer.  The case generated huge interest...

The Real Survivor Fiji - Human Writes Blogesphere :: MAXINE

"The Real Survivor Fiji - Human Writes Blogesphere Through the month of February, the new unelected and military Government of Fiji clamped down on the freedom of the press to report what it felt were rights...

Throw a Coat over It: Teacher's Porn Conviction Debate

This is a follow-up to my earlier post. If I may correct Mark Steinmentz, throwing a coat, or any other article of clothing, over a computer will not remove malware. The machine must be erased and the operating system reinstalled, which is beyond the DIY comfort level of most...

Auto ID meets TIME Magazine’s Person Of The Year! :: Symblogogy

"Auto ID meets TIME Magazine's Person Of The Year! You. As the Time Magazine cover says, "Yes You! ... but at ShopperTrak, it is not what you think."

Substitute Teacher, Not Adware, Convicted in School Computer Porn Case

Fascinating story, as the defendant's alibi is far more plausible than the prosecution's assertion. Also, the "expert witness" is incorrect in his description of how browsers highlight URL's. "A substitute teacher in the Norwich school system is facing up to 40 years in...

Warning: Internet Explorer 7 Spoofing Bug Pops-Up

Security researchers have identified a pop-up address bar spoofing weakness in Microsoft's newly released Internet Explorer 7 browser. The flaw, first reported by security notification firm Secunia, might lend...

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