Jamil Karim - Slashdot User

Submission + - Ameritrade Acknowledges Database Leak (amtd.com)

Submitted by HunterGT on Friday September 14, 2007 @11:14AM

HunterGT writes: While investigating stock-related spam, TD Ameritrade has uncovered "unauthorized code" that allowed access to a database containing email addresses, names, birth dates, phone numbers, account numbers and Social Security Numbers. While TD Ameritrade claims there is "there is no evidence" to suggest that the most sensitive of this information was taken, we all know that "unauthorized code" isn't likely to be logging its activities.

Submission + - Microsoft mulls purchase of Yahoo!

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Jamil Karim

on Friday May 04, 2007 @09:39AM

Jamil Karim writes: "Microsoft (MSFT) is apparently considering buying Yahoo! (YHOO) in an effort to keep up with rival Google (GOOG). This news coming in just days after speculation that Microsoft was considering buying 24/7 Real Media (TFSM). Is Microsoft really considering buying Yahoo!, or is it just unverifiable speculation?"

Submission + - Jack Thompson rushed to judgement

Submitted by

Jamil Karim

on Tuesday April 24, 2007 @11:29AM

Jamil Karim writes: "MSNBC has an interesting article criticizing Jack Thompson not only for blaming video games for the Virginia Tech massacre when "police hadn't even identified the gunman", but also attacking his argument:

"And for all of Thompson's claims that violent video games are the cause of school shootings, Sternheimer points out that before this week's Virginia Tech massacre, the most deadly school shooting in history took place at the University of Texas in Austin... in 1966. Not even "Pong" had been invented at that time.""

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