http://privacy.go2blogging.com Internet privacy blog Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:15:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese police took action against over 300 child pornography cases in the first half of 2008, up 17 percent from the same period in conclusion year, police said, a sign both awareness and Internet sexual exploitation are rising. The report comes as ... http://privacy.go2blogging.com/2008/08/japan-police-crack-down-on-300-child-porn-cases-reuters/ LAS VEGAS (AFP) - Computer security researchers on Thursday warned that online social networking websites are playgrounds for hackers who can easily resort advantage of people's trust. Opportunities for mischief abound as users place intimate details of their lives on profile pages and install mini-applications ... http://privacy.go2blogging.com/2008/08/online-social-networking-sites-are-hacker-playgrounds-afp/ Google acknowledged late Thursday that it may have made a bad bet put on AOL. The search giant said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that its $1 billion investment for a 5 percent stake in Time Warner's Web unit "may be ... http://privacy.go2blogging.com/2008/08/google-sours-on-1-billion-aol-investment-cnet/ LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - One of Australia's most successful rock exports, the Grammy-winning trio Wolfmother, has been torn apart by "longstanding frictions," according to a statement published on the group's Web site on Thursday. Bass/keyboard player Chris Ross and drummer Myles Heskett have resigned, while ... http://privacy.go2blogging.com/2008/08/australian-rock-band-wolfmother-torn-apart-reuters/ LAS VEGAS (AFP) - Typos can bedevil online political campaigns by letting evil software wizards or crafty king-makers aptitude misspellings into opportunities for sabotage or theft, a security specialist has warned. In a practice referred to as "typo squatting" people not connected to campaigns be ... http://privacy.go2blogging.com/2008/08/typos-can-bedevil-online-political-campaigns-afp/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. lawmakers have urged the U.S. Justice Department to suspend its investigation of European Internet gambling companies for feasible criminal violations that occurred before Congress passed a law in 2006 to crack down on online gambling. Rep. Robert Wexler, a Florida ... http://privacy.go2blogging.com/2008/08/lawmakers-urge-us-stop-action-vs-eu-gambling-firms-reuters/ Internet telephony provider Vonage is struggling to attract new customers, considered in the state of the company is forced to spend less on advertising. For the second quarter, Vonage reported it had lost $6.9 million, compared with a whopping $23.2 million loss during the same ... http://privacy.go2blogging.com/2008/08/vonage-struggles-to-attract-new-customers-cnet/ NEW YORK - Vonage Holdings Corp.'s subscriber growth nearly ground to a halt in the second quarter, as the Internet telephone company said Thursday it gained just 2,000 lines in the period. Chief Executive Officer Marc Lefar said the company made some progress in keeping its ... http://privacy.go2blogging.com/2008/08/vonages-subscriber-growth-grinds-to-a-halt-ap/ LAS VEGAS (AFP) - Internet voice telephony firm JAJAH on Thursday launched a first-of-its-kind free service that lets English and Mandarin speakers use mobile telephones to translate conversations. JAJAH Babel is being released in time for the Olympics in Beijing in order to help English-speaking ... http://privacy.go2blogging.com/2008/08/jajah-turns-mobile-telephones-into-translation-tools-afp/ Google announced enhancements to its network Thursday that the search hercules hopes will offer enhanced experiences for users and better value for advertisers and publishers. The changes comprise partner sites for which Google provides advertising. According to Rajas Moonka, Google senior business product manager, the ... http://privacy.go2blogging.com/2008/08/google-integrates-doubleclick-through-ad-features-newsfactor/