 Internet flaw could let hackers take over the Web (Update) July 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 42 vote(s)
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Computer industry heavyweights are hustling to fix a flaw in the foundation of the Internet that would let hackers control traffic on the World Wide Web. | |
Informatics researchers throttle notion of search engine dominance August 07, 2006 | User rating: 2.1 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Search engines are not biased toward popular Web sites, and may even be egalitarian in the way they direct traffic, say Indiana University School of Informatics researchers. Their study, "Topical interests and the mitigation ... | |
More questions than answers over the Net June 19, 2006 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
As Congress debates whether to adhere to network neutrality, the consensus within the technology realm is as elusive as a definition of the issue itself. | |
 Latest weapons in spam battle are images May 23, 2006 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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Like all wars, the campaign against junk e-mail -- spam -- is marked along the way with victories and casualties. It's an "ever-escalating battle," the senior director of marketing at anti-spam company Commtouch, ... | |
The Web: Reaching an inflection point May 10, 2006 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Is the Web becoming "disruptive" once again? That is, is it vigorously stirring things up as it did when it first came on the commercial scene back in the mid-90s? Experts tell UPI's The Web that the second generation of ... | |
'Cyberblackmail' on the rise May 09, 2006 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
As illegal moneymaking schemes go, it's certainly not a new one: Crooks steal something of value from their victims and then demand ransom for its safe return. The 21st-century twist in the tale is that now it's not just ... | |
Lots of options available to VoIP users May 01, 2006 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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The Internet phone industry is growing at an exponential rate and today boasts more than 4 million users, more than doubling in the past year. But as the number of users increases, so does the number of providers. | |
 Networking: Is that bank's URL legitimate? May 01, 2006 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Computer-security professionals at the weekend were working on what is being described as a just-emerging IT problem -- the kind which, if the pros are correct, potentially could imperil all e-commerce across ... | |
 Hackers get hold of critical Internet flaw (Update) 10 hours ago | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Internet security researchers on Thursday warned that hackers have caught on to a "critical" flaw that lets them control traffic on the Internet. | |
 Microsoft shakes up online division and deepens Facebook ties (Update) 10 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Microsoft is shaking up management of its online division and strengthening its tie to Facebook in the aftermath of a failed bid to buy Yahoo to bolster its lagging Internet business. | |
Creators of Scrabble knockoff on Facebook sued 13 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- T-R-O-U-B-L-E could loom for a Scrabble knockoff that has become one of the most popular activities on Facebook. | |
Embarq provides more details on Web tracking test 16 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Embarq Corp. has revealed more details about its exploration of a program that tracked Internet subscribers' Web-surfing habits for advertising purposes, telling Congress that it performed the test on 26,000 customers ... | |
 Crackdown launched on illegal downloads 22 hours ago | User rating: 1.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Britain's six biggest internet providers have backed a government plan to clamp down on rampant music and film piracy, it was reported Thursday . | |
 Facebook to help some programmers, punish others July 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Facebook Inc. is introducing more tools to help the software applications fueling the online hangout's popularity and is promising to intensify its efforts to weed out programs that violate its rules ... | |
AOL integrates widget tech to boost social-net ads July 23, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Install a little photo program to show off pictures of your dog on Facebook, and you might find you're really spreading an ad. | |
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