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Submission + - Facebook, Twitter Are Harder to Resist Than Cigarettes, Alcohol

An anonymous reader writes: Checking a Twitter, Facebook or email account for updates may be more tempting than alcohol and cigarettes, according to researchers who tried to measure how well people regulate their daily desires.

Researchers also found that while sleep and sex may be stronger urges than certain drug addictions, people are more likely to give in to their addiction to use social or other types of media.
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Submission + - German gov't endorses Chrome as most secure browser (computerworld.com)

beta2 writes: Several articles are noting that the German IT security agency BSI is endorsing Google Chrome browser:

"Computerworld — Germany's cyber security agency today recommended that Windows 7 users run Google's Chrome browser, citing the application's sandbox and auto-update features. In a security best practices guideline, Germany's Federal Office for Information Security, known by its German initials of BSI, said Chrome was the best browser."

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