Documents suggest virtual surveillance in games dates back to at least 2008.
Security
Tech Titans Band Together in Effort to Limit Government Surveillance
The heads of eight of the U.S.’s largest tech companies have started a campaign for new limits on how the government collects user information
Europol, Feds and Microsoft Torpedo ZeroAccess Botnet Servers, but P2P Version Lives On
Down go several key servers, but ZeroAccess is a many-headed beast.
Gmail and Google Calendar Are Now Downloadable (Just Not Your Brain — Yet)
Love letters, job offers and cat video confabs, check, check and check.
Hackers Steal Two Million Passwords from Facebook, Gmail, Twitter
Oh, and some 93,000 other sites
Why You Want to Be Tracked Online
Tracking by online marketers can be annoying and even feel like an invasion of your privacy. But before you decide to go incognito, there are a few good reasons you may want to be tracked online.
Red-Haired Women Pick the Best Passwords, Bearded Men the Worst
Stolen website data highlight people’s lousy inventiveness
Study Says Rich, White Parents Are Less Concerned About Online Safety
How concerned are you about your kids’ safety when it comes to the Internet? According to a collaborative study between Northwestern University and Microsoft Research, the answer to that question may very well depend on your …
L.A. Creates New Center to Stop Cyber Attacks
Mayor says e-security is a priority.
Yet More Evidence that You Can’t Trust the Cloud
If it’s important to you, don’t store your only copy on the Net.
The Argument for Making the Misuse of Your Personal Data a Felony
Microsoft’s senior advisor to the CEO argues that the collection of data is too hard to control; we should regulate its use instead.