Firefox add-on shows who's tracking you online

For the most part, the ad networks and analytics companies and other online trackers that watch as you plod across the Internet are silent sentinels. Sure, they get debated on Capitol Hill and in magazine articles, but it’s pretty easy to forget about them. They’re distant, abstract, like the Greek debt crisis or loose nukes in Russia. We know we should care, but who has the time?
Do Not Track is a step toward putting you in control of the way your information is collected and used online. Do Not Track is a feature in Firefox that allows you to let a website know you would like to opt-out of third-party tracking for purposes including behavioral advertising. It does this by transmitting a Do Not Track HTTP header every time your data is requested from the Web...........
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Microsoft Metro Mouse reasonable price of $19.95

Rumors from Russia show the existence of a new Microsoft product that goes by the name of Metro Mouse. This “ghost” rodent hasn’t yet been seen, and neither has it been confirmed by Microsoft. It seems that Microsoft’s new mouse will feature the new Microsoft BlueTrack technology.
What Is Metro? Microsoft’s Signature UI Explained
From a personal point of view, I’m a big fan of Metro on the Windows Phone. It is fast, slick, functional and logical and it has been instrumental in turning Microsoft’s mobile fortunes around. Additionally it has provided the mobile industry as a whole, a much-needed kick in the rear to pull it out of the mire of iOS cloning into which it was readily sinking.............
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Why computer security industry never keep data secure

Every year, security vendors gather at the RSA conference here to reaffirm their commitment to fencing out hackers and keeping data safe. And every year, corporate and government Web sites continue to fall victim to basic attacks. Heck, ubersecurity firm RSA itself wascompromised not that long ago, as was digital certificate heavyweight VeriSign, even if it didn't admit it for two years.
In other words, very little changes from year to year beyond the buzzwords du jour bruited about by security vendors. "It's Groundhog Day," says Josh Corman, director of security intelligence at Akamai.
"It's pretty discouraging," said Gregory Roll, who came for advice and to consider buying security software for his employer, a large bank which..................
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iOS new security lets apps grab user photos

An iOS security feature that lets users share information about their location can also be a conduit for those applications to surreptitiously grab user photos, according to a new report.
The New York Times' Bits blog today details how developers can gain access to a user's entire photo library through the same user dialog window that requests access to a user's current location. When users click the OK button, the report says, the developer can then copy photos--complete with GPS metadata--to a remote server, without alerting users to the fact.
Before wrapping your iPhone in tinfoil and throwing it into a fire, know that Bits says it's "unclear" if any apps that have been published to the..............
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