Apple, Commerce, Crime

Apple Wins Initial Ruling Against Rumor Sites

According to MacMinute,  A California judge ruled Thursday that Apple can force three Mac sites–Powerpage.org, AppleInsider and Think Secret–to disclose where they got confidential information about an unreleased Apple product. “Judge James Kleinberg of state court in San Jose, California,…

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Todd Cochrane
Commerce, Crime

Finally, An Anti-Phishing Bill

For years criminals have been able to set up fake websites in the hopes to lure customers of those sites to enter their usernames and passwords, or other private information. These “phisher” sites would then take that information and use…

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Todd Cochrane
Crime, Information, Services

Credit Card Stripe Snooping

Did you ever wonder what information was on the magnetic strip on the back of your credit card? Well you’re not alone, many folks would love to find that out. Now a Sourceforge project has begun that gives you the…

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Todd Cochrane
Crime, Information, Security

Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid.

If you’ve ever dealt with PayMaxx online payroll service, you need to get a credit report on yourself ASAP! Here is the story from news.com. “Aaron Greenspan, a former PayMaxx customer, said he discovered the alleged problems in the company’s…

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Todd Cochrane
Commerce, Crime, Dave's Muse, Information, Operating Systems, Security, Services, Software, Technical

Microsoft Requires Oral Activation of Windows

Starting today, many users of new, unregistered copies of Microsoft Windows will have to make a phone call in order to activate the software's license. In a move to curb piracy of its flagship operating system, Microsoft has disabled the Internet activation alternative, now requiring these users to orally confirm their use of the product.

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Todd Cochrane
Crime

New York Times journalist on Odeo may have had an agenda

How would you like to have the power to write about any company you liked at put the spin on it in a way that made them look like the only Podcasting company in the whole world. This smells of…

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Todd Cochrane
Crime, Information

Dell’s Turn in the Class Action Merry-Go-Round

A new day brings another Class Action Lawsuit to the technology front. This time Dell is being named by a California firm for a bait and switch tactic on their low price systems and for allegedly replacing parts that you order…

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Todd Cochrane