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Monitoring Employee Communications in the Enterprise
The rationale behind monitoring employees is that a computer at work is a corporate tool for enhancing the employee’s productivity. Because some people abuse that privilege by sending personal e-mail and viewing ...
IBM Explores Atomic-Level Computing
March 31, 2006 1:25PM Digg It! Bookmark to del.icio.us “The tools are now in place to do additional atomic-scale research that could lead to breakthroughs in data storage on desktop devices,” said ...
For Sale: Your Life on the Internet
“In the U.S., Americans are terrified of Big Brother. Yet we have no problem allowing lots of Little Brothers, such as the credit card companies, to have our information indefinitely. So now ...
A Step Toward Remote-Control Humans
March 10, 2006 7:02AM Digg It! Bookmark to del.icio.us The possibilities are endless, from fully immersive virtual-reality environments that faithfully reproduce real motion to, perhaps, a way to control unruly crowds without ...
Hacker Gains Root Access to Mac OS X in 30 Minutes
It took a hacker less than 30 minutes to gain root-level access to Mac OS X, according to a report from ZDNet. The hacker who penetrated the system called the Mac “easy ...
Review: MPLAT USB FlashPhone for Skype
Skype, the free peer-to-peer VoIP desktop application, has reached monumental popularity in just a few years. Currently with more than 50 million registered users, the service has been a success — by ...
WMF Exploits Sold by Russian Hackers
February 3, 2006 11:50AM Digg It! Bookmark to del.icio.us “The fact is that cyber criminals are opportunistic and will seek any means to take control of users’ systems,” said Stacey Quandt, research ...
Is It Time To Say Goodbye to Paper Money?
January 30, 2006 7:00AM Digg It! Bookmark to del.icio.us Creating a cashless society in the U.S. with either mobile phones or smart cards would require enormous effort by players in several industries, ...
Entrepreneur Installs RFID Chips in Both Hands
Carrying keys and remembering computer passwords are so last year, at least according to Amal Graafstra.The Bellingham, Washington-based entrepreneur and his girlfriend, Jennifer Tomblin, have installed computer chips into their hands to ...
Landmark UK Spam Case Decided
“The amount of spam coming from some individuals, or a spam ring, can be staggering,” said Aaron Kornblum, Microsoft’s Internet safety enforcement attorney. “If these people in particular are sued, and their ...