Another “We didn't notice” event.
http://www.pogowasright.org/article.php?story=2008021615461181
ZA: Internet security breach at Vodacom
Saturday, February 16 2008 @ 03:46 PM EST Contributed by: PrivacyNews News Section: Breaches
The country’s biggest cellphone company has been forced to fix an embarrassing security breech, which allowed Internet users access to customers’ confidential call records.
Vodacom admitted that customers faced a “potential vulnerability” after being alerted by the Sunday Times about the loophole in one of its websites.
Almost three million people are registered on Vodacom4me, a website run by the cellular service provider, where customers can manage their accounts online, check call records and costs, send messages and download ring tones.
The blooper enabled people to gain access to other customers’ private call records, including the numbers they dialled, the cost of calls made, their names and addresses.
Source - The Times
For this scheme to work, no one can notice that the machines have been swapped.
http://www.pogowasright.org/article.php?story=200802161525557
Ca: Debit hackers make 'huge' haul
Saturday, February 16 2008 @ 03:25 PM EST Contributed by: PrivacyNews News Section: Breaches
An elusive gang of thieves is raking in possibly "huge" amounts of cash through stealth and the manipulation of retail debit card terminals.
... The gang -- believed to be an Eastern European organized crime group -- has popped up in and around Toronto but Caplan has linked it to a particularly effective scheme in use in the Ajax-Pickering area of Durham.
The thieves are going into large retailers such as grocery supermarkets at late hours and stealing the point-of-sale debit terminals, sometimes replacing them with dummy machines.
Source - CNews
Even better than a “sin tax” this allows the secret police to ask for your “papers” at any time. I expect to see them add licenses for sneakers, blue jeans, long hair, t-shirts supporting the 'other' party, and use of the Queens atmosphere (breathing) soon!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/feb/15/smoking.health
£10 government permit plan to deter smokers
This article appeared in the Guardian on Friday February 15 2008 on p4 of the UK news section. It was last updated at 08:52 on February 15 2008.
A ban on the sale of cigarettes to anyone who does not pay for a government smoking permit has been proposed by Health England, a ministerial advisory board.
Snuggly explains it so even a congressman can understand it.
http://www.privacydigest.com/2008/02/16/fuzzy+bear+explains+complicated+wiretapping+fight
A Fuzzy Bear Explains Complicated Wiretapping Fight
February 16, 2008 - 1:20pm — MacRonin
Barbie, G.I. Joe or a not-to-be named NPR show could easily think the wiretapping debate that gripped Congress this week is complicated. Goodness knows quite a few journalists and pundits have butchered it.
Luckily, there's Snuggly the Security bear to explain it all.
Why are advertisers willing to pay big bucks to place ads on the Oprah show?
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BOOKS_FREE_DOWNLOAD?SITE=VALYD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Free Business Book Is Web Sensation
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer Feb 16, 3:20 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Oprah touch doesn't just work for traditional books. More than 1 million copies of Suze Orman's "Women & Money" were downloaded after the announcement last week on Winfrey's television show that the e-book edition would be available for free on her Web site, http://www.oprah.com, for a period of 33 hours.
At least one of my Web Site students each term goes for food.
http://www.killerstartups.com/Web20/TastyPlannercom---Yummy-Meals-Everyday/
TastyPlanner.com - Yummy Meals Everyday
Heads up foodies, there’s another tasty morsel of a website in town. It’s called Tasty Planner and it deals in much yummy-ness. It’s a site for sharing tried and true recipes that you love. It’s fairly comprehensive—recipes can be searched by keywords, latest recipes, top chefs, top rated recipes, etc. Once you sign up, start collecting recipes. You’ll get your own personal recipe box to fill with recipes that whet your palate. Simply drag and drop the recipes into the box to store. Tasty Planner also generates grocery lists for you based on the recipes chosen. You can customize the list, of course, and add the gallon of milk or wet naps as you choose. Shopping lists can be printed out or tote them around on your iPhone. Your recipes are welcome too—just make sure they’re yours and not the sue-happy neighbor across the street.
...another for the web site class (Two versions)
http://www.killerstartups.com/Web-App-Tools/PicResizecom---Easy-Image-Resizer/
PicResize.com - Easy Image Resizer
Image resizing can be a pain if you don’t have the right tools.
... If you simply want to add a few effects, there are a number from which to choose: Equalize, Grayscale, Sharpen, Spread, Gaussian Blur, Oil Paint, Rotate, Polaroid, Crop, Brightness, Contrast, or Raised Frame. PicResize supports JPEG, GIF, and PNG. And you don’t have to pay a thing to use it.
Interesting web sites...
New York university to share its Abraham Lincoln letters online
February 16, 2008 - 9:29AM
Barely a year into the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln suggested buying slaves for $400 apiece under a "gradual emancipation" plan that would bring peace at less cost than several months of hostilities.
http://www.library.rochester.edu/rbk/lincoln
(e-mail also available)
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