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I think this will end up in the courts at some point. But the controversy continues….

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57408123-83/teachers-aide-refuses-to-share-facebook-access-is-suspended/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=title

Now here’s a good use of technology. Maybe apes can learn to write in JavaScript too?

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57406563-1/ape-headed-ape-controlled-cannon-wielding-robot-is-for-real/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=title

This is an intense concept and I think it crosses the line into one’s privacy. From Facebook a potential employer can gain information on marital status, sexual orientation and a host of other questions that would be prohibited in a live interview.

In any case, since we don’t know how this will end-up, as I’ve always said – don’t put anything on the internet that you wouldn’t want to see on the front page of the NY Times….

http://www.informationweek.com/thebrainyard/news/social_networking_consumer/232602936/job-seekers-asked-for-facebook-passwords-debate-roars

Not so fast, Microsoft Office 15 is coming…http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57398811-75/an-early-look-at-microsoft-office-15/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=title

I just installed this – seems like a novel idea. They maintain a connection to law enforcement files and will alert you if your data is found in the hands of cyber criminals by the FBI etc…
https://www.allclearid.com/

I never knew there was such a thing…

http://www.wikihow.com/Celebrate-Pi-Day

I’ve attended numerous data security seminars and classes over the years and, even with the advances in Internet accessibility, the number one risk remains the insider attack. Disgruntled or departing employees, outside consultants, visitors, even the cleaning staff – anyone that has access to your offices can be a threat.

Be sure to protect your vital data…

http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/attacks/232602440?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_All

…Read on…http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/09/opinion/obeidallah-social-media/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_cnn

SSDs are Solid State Drives – basically a hard drive made up of non-volatile memory with no moving parts. They run faster, cooler and extend battery life on laptops. I replaced the standard 500gb drive on my three-year old MacBook Pro with a new 500gb SSD and the boot time was reduced to a fraction of what it was before.

Since I’m a nerd, I clocked the boot time before replacing the drive, and it took 1 minute and 34 seconds to get to a login prompt. After the SSD was in place that time dropped to 19.5 seconds. In general the system is much faster and more pleasant to use.

Maybe you should pay more attention to the person standing behind you…?

http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/privacy/232601954