That lovey-dovey message inviting you to post a poem to a "friend's" "wall" might just be the way to your own heart - the heart of your own personal data, that is.
Comms: Malaysian Mobile Telco implements secure SMS - for some
Malaysian mobile provider Celcom has quietly implemented secure 3G SMS services for BlackBerry and Enterprise customers.
Internet: Facebook - intra system spam
Facebook users are being subjected to a mix of chain-mail / spam / hoax which may or may not have a fraudulent purpose. It's working because of the viral nature of relationships within the system.
Internet: Malaysian plaintiff seeks declaration as to where internet publishers do business
The owners of an Indian restaurant in an East Malaysia city is suing a blogger who posted a negative review - and has joined Google arguing that Google is part of the distribution / publishing chain.
InfoTech: Facebook answers questions on funding
Facebook has answers a series of questions relating to the capital raising by Goldman Sachs and clarified how the funds have been raised.
Verizon Communications yesterday (20 January 2010) filed an appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, ch...
Social Networking: more personal data available in Facebook profiles
Every time Facebook changes its profile system, users have to make certain that only the information they intend to release is actually released....
IT Security: Vodafone Australia tried to plug holes
Vodafone Australia says that it has sacked staff, made reports to the police and changed its password systems to try to prevent a recurrence of t...
Comms: UK SMS system heavily used for international fraud faling Nokia competition
The messages began to spread across the world two days ago: SMSs arriving displaying UK originating phone numbers claiming that the recipient's t...
IT Security: Citrus Heights hacker leaves bitter taste in California
California's new Attorney General, Kamala D. Harris, has warned of the risk of widespread identity fraud (unfortunately, she uses the buzzword id...