17307370
submission
BcNexus writes
"It seems that Google is trying to get Android powered mobile devices into the corporate workplace, but not the way some might expect. While MS offers device encryption, remote wipe and password policies through their Exchange Active Sync protocol, Google hasn't licensed the technology. Instead, Google has announced that they're now offering similar controls through Google Apps. A Google Apps domain administrator can enable mobile policies such as "Remotely wipe all data from lost or stolen mobile devices", "Lock idle devices after a period of inactivity", "Require a device password on each phone", "Set minimum lengths for more secure passwords", and "Require passwords to include letters and numbers".
However, end-users have to install the Google Apps Device Policy application before their administrator can enforce polices. There doesn't seem to be a policy for device and storage card encryption in the list of policies."Link to Original Source
7850688
submission
BcNexus writes
"For two years in Firefox, Bookmark All Tabs creates a new folder in bookmarks instead of allowing you to select an existing folder. This aggravating bug is reported in Bugzilla, and I voted for resolution, but other than that, I don't know how to encourage anyone to fix the issue, nor do I have the tools to do it myself. Thus, I'm turning to the Slashdot community to ask, "Can Slashdot squash this bug?""Link to Original Source
4943721
submission
BcNexus writes
"Here's the latest development in a fight pitting a telecommunication company against government competition. The telco TDS took its fight all the way to the state supreme court because it thought he city had no right to serve people's internet, voice and television needs with its own network, but has failed."
4943371
submission
BcNexus writes
"The State of Minnesota was the first to blink and chose to avoid a court showdown when it dropped its attempt to block online gambling sites.
The Industry Group Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA)charged that the state was censoring free speech, saying "what you had was a government administrative branch [creating] a black list", and now the state seems to have acknowledged it was tackling the problem the wrong way.
In a letter to ISPs that had been asked earlier to enforce the so-called blacklist, John Willems of the state's Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division said "I believe it may be more appropriate to resolve this problem by working to create clear and effective government policies concerning regulation of gambling."
Perhaps establishing standards for online gambling is more constitutionally friendly than blacklisting all online gambling sites?"
4334529
submission
BcNexus writes
"A story is developing that the state of Minnesota is contacting ISPs with a request to block about 200 gambling sites online. Minnesota is claiming authority to do so under a 1961 federal law, apparently the Federal Wire Wager Act. There are a couple interesting aspects to watch as this unfolds. Will the ISPs cooperate or will they argue about applicability to casino games, as other have? Will Minnesotans lose their money or access to their money in escrow accounts like the state is warning will happen?"Link to Original Source
596822
submission
BcNexus writes
"On March 20th, Waste Management, the USA's largest trash hauler filed suit against SAP, alleging that the software WM paid over $100 million for is, well, garbage. According to ZDNet, SAP advertised in a 2005 press release that they had programs for US companies that would handle "billing, waste logistics, container management, and on-board computing." Since then, WM discovered that "Unknown to Waste Management, this 'United States' version of the Waste and Recycling Software was undeveloped, untested, and defective." $100 million seems expensive for software that hasn't met the maker's promise of saving the buyer money!"Link to Original Source
301357
submission
Bc writes
"The Minnesota State Legislature has
mandated
"that the Chief Information Officer, Gopal
Khanna, undertake a study about the use and preservation of electronic documents." The
study involves a survey
for stakeholders, including Minnesota citizens. Some questions are of particular interest. Could they be well answered by ODF?
"What mechanisms and processes can the State of Minnesota establish for accessing and reading electronic records to encourage public access, interoperability and data sharing?"
"Are there mechanisms and processes the State of Minnesota can establish that are specific to the management of electronic records in its various life cycle stages (creation, maintenance, exchange, preservation and disposal)?""Link to Original Source
62992
submission
BrianOfMN writes
"Beginning with a report
dated December 19 on Google
Groups, dozens of Gmail users are reporting that everything in their
Inbox, Sent Mail, Contacts, and other folders, is gone. Some users are
reporting that there is a
message indicating that this is
a result of an attack, while some users have had their account settings
changed to forward
all their email to a different
email address. Many of the users had
their browser open to Gmail
before they noticed their items missing and got script
errors, and
many of themwere using Firefox 2.
Has Gmail been hacked?"
