It seems hundreds of Twitter accounts have started to Tweet out “weight loss” product spam today. Via Mashable, read more…
Death to IE6, No More Google Support
Internet Explorer 6, the thorn in the side of many web developers and designers, through its rampant internet standards defiant rendering. Many developers will agree that the elimination of this decade old browser will most defiantly be a good thing. Internet Explore 6 support was dropped by Google as of 1 March, meaning that Google docs, Google Apps, Gmail and all other Google services will no longer support the ageing browser in an effort to introduce new features to these services. read more… »
Top ten internet passwords to be avoided
Top SMS Spammers Outed By MyBroadband.co.za
SMS spam has grown into a profitable industry in South Africa, as SMS has a further reach than email due to our economic and technological climate. Spam is a growing concern amongst users and security advisors. As SMS’s are also continually used in phishing scams, which trick users into revealing confidential data such as banking details. read more… »
France joins Germany warning against Internet Explorer
France has echoed calls by the German government for web users to find an alternative to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) to protect security. read more…
Another Blow To Internet Explorer’s Reputation
Another blow has been dealt to Internet Explorer’s credibility as a reliable and safe browser recently. Using an undocumented browser security flaw in all versions of the browser the Chinese government was able to hack into several Gmail accounts. read more… »
Vodacom accused of turning a blind eye on spam
Vodacom accused of being the biggest source of phishing spam and other Internet fraud in SA. more…
Social networking hacks: Top 10 Facebook and Twitter security stories of 2009
Facebook and Twitter use skyrocketed in 2009, and naturally the social networking sites became magnets for hacker attacks and sparked other types of privacy concerns. read more…
OpenID, A promising solution.
OpenID is a decentralized online identity system which in theory allows one to use one global ID for multiple un-associated websites. Now this ideology sounds great as I as many others do suffer from website password overload. I don’t think I could manage it if it weren’t for my heavily populated password manager coming to my rescue.
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Facebook’s New Privacy Change Grants Them Rights To Your Content
According to the recent change in Facebook’s policy they have granted themselves the license to use your content. Many users unfortunately don’t read privacy policies and website disclaimers, however many have noticed the hovering blue shaded box above thier feeds on Facebook recently, explaining that their policies have been updated. read more… »
