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Submission + - Websites Still Failing Basic Privacy Practices (duracell.com)

Submitted by DigitAl56K
DigitAl56K writes: Do you ever find it surprising that large companies still can't get down the basics of privacy and security on the web? Today I went to enter a competition from Duracell to win a Nintendo Wii by filling out an online form that requires entering your full name, address, and date of birth, and then proceeds to submit it via an unencrypted HTTP POST. The ultimate irony? The message at the bottom of the page that reads,

"Trust is a cornerstone of our corporate mission, and the success of our business depends on it. P&G is committed to maintaining your trust by protecting personal information we collect."

Which websites have you found to be lacking in their basic privacy practices?
Microsoft

Submission + - SPAM: Olympics boosted Silverlight, future MS Cloud plan

Submitted by
Anti-Globalism
Anti-Globalism writes: "More than 40 million U.S. viewers have gone to NBC's Olympics site to watch some of the 2,200 hours of live footage from the Beijing games. All those viewers need is a Silverlight player on their browser if they do not have one already.

By building up Silverlight's user base, the world's largest software maker is looking to win over developers who see Web platforms such as Silverlight and Flash as a new way to deliver powerful Web-linked programs incorporating rich graphics."
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Democrats

Submission + - No Linux allowed for video at the Dem Convention? (demconvention.com)

Submitted by bucketoftruth
bucketoftruth writes: If you browse to the Democratic Convention website and attempt to check out any of their upcoming streams you bump into the following artificial limitation:

We're sorry, but the Democratic Convention video web site isn't compatible with your operating system and/or browser. Please try again on a computer with the following Compatible operating systems:
Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, or a Mac with Tiger (OS 10.4) or Leopard (OS 10.5).
Compatible browsers: Internet Explorer (version 6 or later), Firefox (version 2), or, if you are on a Mac, Safari (version 3.1) also works.

What reason could they have to block Linux from viewing streaming videos?
It's funny. Laugh.

Journal Journal: Polish actors hired to stand in line for iPhones. 2

Journal by Nymz
In Poland, the mobile operator Orange has admitted to hiring actors to stand in line (picture and video) and talk to passers-by in order to hype the launch of the iPhone 3G. Some offered to sell their place for 100-300 zlotys (30-90 euros, 45-135 dollars). Wojciech Jabczynski, a spokesman for Telekomunikacja Polska
Privacy

Submission + - Cops embarass student at assembly using myspace, (coloradoan.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: WINDSOR — Students and parents at Windsor High School are outraged after a Wyoming police officer doing a presentation on Internet safety scrutinized individual students' MySpace pages, calling the students' pictures "slutty" and saying their sites invited sexual predators.
Censorship

Submission + - China Blocks iTunes (wired.com)

Submitted by
eldavojohn
eldavojohn writes: "If you like iTunes and you are one of the billion people residing in China, you may have noticed that you no longer have access to the eight million songs on it. An album, "Songs for Tibet" was downloaded more than 40 times by Olympic athletes as a sign of solidarity for Tibet's cause. Ironically, this compilation had songs criticizing the 'great firewall of China' and that is the very thing that prohibited these songs from reaching the Chinese public. Artists on the compilation include Alanis Morissette, Garbage, Imogen Heap, Moby, Sting, Suzanne Vega, Underworld and others."
It's funny. Laugh.

Submission + - Actors placed on iPhone lines (cnet.com)

Submitted by
An anonymous reader writes: Apparently, a mobile company in Poland filled waiting lines for new iPhones with actors.
The Media

Submission + - Apple co-founder Wozniak attacks the press (pcpro.co.uk)

Submitted by
Barence
Barence writes: "Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has publicly chastised bloggers and the press, accusing reporters of inaccuracy, hypocrisy and negative attitudes. "I don't like stories that put famous people down," he said. "Now we're in the days of blogs, the facts don't really come into play. People love to jump on famous people — everybody just wants to see heroes get beat up." He also mentioned his volunteer communtity work, for which he avoided publicity, saying, "no press, I didn't want those people around children." Wozniak was speaking to US technology presenter Moira Gunn at the closing keynote session of the San Francisco Intel Developer Forum."
Microsoft

Submission + - Microsoft offi tech provider for both conventions (microsoft.com)

Submitted by JagsLive
JagsLive writes: Microsoft is the official software and technology provider for the 2008 national political conventions : Microsoft Working to Make Political Conventions Unconventional : Microsoft is helping transform the upcoming Democratic and Republican national conventions into the most technologically advanced and inclusive conventions ever held. REDMOND, Wash. — Aug. 19, 2008 — From a technological perspective, the 2008 Democratic and Republican national conventions will be unlike any before. With the help of Microsoft, both the Democrats and Republicans will transcend the walls of their respective venues through online events that give voters unprecedented levels of access and empowerment. Microsoft is the Official Software and HD Web Content Provider for the 2008 Democratic National Convention — held Aug. 25-28 in Denver, Colo. — and the Official Technology Provider for the 2008 Republican National Convention, held Sept. 1-4 in Minneapolis, Minn. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2008/aug08/08-19conventions.mspx
Censorship

Submission + - China bans Apple for Tibet protest

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Chinese authorities have blocked Apple's iTunes Music Store, apparently because 'more than 40' athletes have listened to protest songs by bands such as Rush and Alanis Morissette. The US Tibetan activist group The Art of Peace Foundation invited Olympic athletes to download the album 'Songs for Tibet' free of charge. The Foundation claimed that this mark of protest would communicate that "compassion and non-violence can overcome intolerance and oppression — beautiful ideals to be associated with the Olympic spirit." On Monday iTunes stopped working in China — apparently another example of the so-called "Great Firewall of China." The size of the Chinese Internet police is estimated at more than 30,000.
Government

Submission + - Jail time for 419 Victims (smh.com.au)

Submitted by fnord_ix
fnord_ix writes: The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that the Nigerian High Commissioner, Professor Olu Agbi, is saying that victims of the Nigerian email scam should be arrested. FTA "THE Nigerian high commissioner says people who are ripped off by so-called Nigerian scams are just as guilty as the fraudsters and should be jailed. ... He said media coverage of fraudulent activity stemming from Nigeria had given the country "a bad image" and "those who want to transact business with us are always very suspicious"."

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