How exposed are you?
http://www.pogowasright.org/article.php?story=20080324161932593
Calculate Your "Digital Footprint" with New Tool from EMC
Monday, March 24 2008 @ 04:19 PM EDT Contributed by: PrivacyNews News Section: Internet & Computers
Earlier this month, EMC released their findings regarding the digital universe in a publication entitled "The Diverse and Exploding Digital Universe." [Available here: http://www.emc.com/digital_universe Bob] Some of the research focused on mind-blowing figures - like the 281 billion GB size of the digital universe or the predicted size of the digital universe by 2011, nearly 1.8 zettabytes (1,800 exabytes). However, what really peaked our interest was information provided on your "Digital Shadow," that is, all the digital information generated about an average person on a daily basis.
... If you're interested in the current size of your own digital footprint, you can download a copy of the Personal Digital Footprint Calculator. This tool walks you through a questionnaire that calculates your impact based on the responses to questions about your computer usage, email usage, digital camera/camcorder usage, web downloading habits, potential surveillance areas, and geographical information, among other things. The questions do make you think about your online activities, but they may be hard to answer if you're not really aware of your online activities or good at coming up with averages for things like "number of emails sent per week," for example.
Source - ReadWriteWeb
[From the article:
John Gantz, Chief Research Officer and Senior Vice President of IDC explains the digital shadow as simply "information about you," but what's surprising about this shadow, he explains, is that "for the first time your digital shadow is larger than the digital information you actively create about yourself."
Tools & Techniques: Mis-using security techniques is at least as bad as not using them.
http://www.pogowasright.org/article.php?story=20080324150735280
FL: Sneaky state employees may have inadvertantly exposed info to hackers
Monday, March 24 2008 @ 03:07 PM EDT Contributed by: PrivacyNews News Section: Breaches
State employees who tried to hide their computer tracks by using a "proxy site" might have exposed their personal information to hackers in Germany.
The Department of Financial Services found out late last week that, at least five times, employees contacting the state payroll system had gone through the proxies that throw up a dead end when supervisors try to find out where a computer user has been. The department said there have been no security breaches and no known cases of identity theft, but the department has ordered a statewide reset of passwords when employees access the payroll system.
It doesn't involve e-mail or other computer systems, just the payroll site where employees can view their W-4 forms and other payment data.
... It's possible that, after using the proxy site for some Web surfing, employees might have thought they'd logged out -- but they were still linked to the proxy. Then, when they went on the state's payroll site and entered their user names and passwords, the information might have been exposed to anyone on the other end of the computer link.
Source - news-press.com
No science? No conviction! (Or is it just weak prosecution?)
http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/017909.html
March 24, 2008
National Institute of Justice: The 'CSI Effect': Does It Really Exist
NIJ Journal Issue No. 259, March 2008: The 'CSI Effect': Does It Really Exist?
"Many attorneys, judges, and journalists have claimed that watching television programs like CSI has caused jurors to wrongfully acquit guilty defendants when no scientific evidence has been presented. The mass media quickly picked up on these complaints. This so-called effect was promptly dubbed the "CSI effect," laying much of the blame on the popular television series and its progeny."
[From the article:
46 percent expected to see some kind of scientific evidence in every criminal case.
Thanks TSA. I feel so much safer now...
http://cbs4denver.com/local/us.airways.gun.2.683558.html
Pilot's Gun Discharges On US Airways Flight
No Injuries
CBS News Interactive: Eye On Air Safety Mar 24, 2008 8:54 am US/Mountain
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ― No injuries are reported after a pilot's gun discharged on a US Airways flight from Denver to Charlotte, N.C.
Airline and federal officials say Flight 1536 was not in any danger as a result of the incident, which occurred Saturday morning. [Oh? I can think of a few things on a plane that do not react well to bullets. Bob]
... The jet has been taken out of service.
Inevitable due to convergence?
Rumor: Digg founder claims 3G iPhone to do video chat
By AppleInsider Staff Published: 10:00 AM EST Monday, March 24, 2008
Digg founder Kevin Rose, whose first-generation iPhone rumors fell short of their mark last Spring, is citing different sources this year in predicting that the 3G version of the handset will boast video chat capabilities.
Ditto?
http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/62257.html
OoVoo Aims to Bring HD Videophone to the Living Room
By Peter Svensson AP 03/24/08 8:26 AM PT
Will the high-definition TV set be the new picturephone? Quanta Computer, a leading contract maker of laptop computers, and OoVoo, a maker of video chat software, are announcing plans Monday to take high-definition videoconferencing to the living room with a gadget that plugs into the HDTV and connects it to the Internet.
...and bringing up the rear...
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/VOIP-and-Telephony/Microsoft-Enables-DoItYourself-VOIP/
Microsoft Enables Do-It-Yourself VOIP
By Paula Musich 2008-03-24
Microsoft updates its VOIP Response Point phone system to strip away the need for expertise with voice-activated commands, set-up wizards and more.
These “How to” sites are absolutely useless – unless they happen to have the just video you need.
http://www.killerstartups.com/Web20/Quamutcom---Your-Site-For-How-To-Guides/
Quamut.com - Your Site For How To Guides
... At Quamut.com you can find how to guides to do everything from loosing weight to using your digital camera. Quamut.com is supported by Barnes and Noble and has a plethora of information on any and every topic imaginable.
Perhaps he should use the “Internet Addiction” defense?
http://www.kpho.com/news/15511792/detail.html?digg
Police: Teen Killed Dad For Banning MySpace
POSTED: 7:55 am MST March 6, 2008 UPDATED: 11:11 am MST March 6, 2008
MESA, Ariz. -- A teenager who confessed to killing his father last month told police he hated his dad for taking away his Internet access, according to a police report released Wednesday.
How to tell if you're crazy?
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/startups/news/2008/03/mindmentor
Robot Shrink Does Psychotherapy on the Cheap
By Adrienne So 03.24.08 | 4:45 PM
... In a test run conducted by the doctors, 47 percent of MindMentor's patients reported their problems solved, so I pulled out my credit card and gave it a shot.
An important new resource?
http://gizmodo.com/371382/every-south-park-ever-for-online-for-free-legally
Every South Park Ever Online for Free (Legally!)
Taking a page out of the Hulu playbook, but awesomer, the South Park guys are streaming every single South Park episode in full at their official site, South Park Studios.
http://www.southparkstudios.com/
..and because I like lists...
The Web's best free stuff
There's a wealth of downloadable software and online services, but free doesn't necessarily mean good. Here's some of the best of the bunch
By Preston Gralla and Erik Larkin, PC World March 24, 2008
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