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Why Facebook Won't Stop Invading Your Privacy 219

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday October 21, 2010 @11:35AM from the up-and-to-the-right dept.

GMGruman writes "Every few weeks, it seems, Facebook is caught again violating users' privacy. A code error there, rogue business partners there. The truth, as InfoWorld's Bill Snyder explains, is that Facebook will keep on violating your privacy, no matter what its policies say, what promises it makes, or how shocked it claims to be at the latest incident. The reason is simple: Selling personal information on its users is how it makes money, and Facebook is above all a business."

Comment Re:Visuals (Score 1) 662

by bonelifer on Tuesday October 28, 2008 @02:50PM (#25545249) Attached to: Hands-On With Windows 7's New Features

The real question is whether or not they'll have a Windows Classic theme.

Microsoft Responds to DOT Ban on Vista, Office, IE 218

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday March 08, 2007 @01:19AM from the words-words-words dept.

roscoetoon writes "From the blog of Mary Jo Foley: What's Microsoft's response to the DOT's charges? A corporate spokeswoman sent this statement, via e-mail: (caution: microbrain double-speak ahead) ... "We respect the customer's decision. As with any of our other Federal customers, it's our job to help DOT maximize the value of its Enterprise Agreement through the adoption of our technology. We are engaged with large, strategic customers across government at every level, and are working closely with them on these products through their participation in our Technical Adoption Programs.""

Bookmark Major gene study uncovers secrets of leukemia (physorg.com)

by stemceller on Thursday March 08, 2007 @12:13AM

Journal Journal: Whistle-blower Had to Fight NSA, LA Times to Tell Story.

Journal by twitter on Wednesday March 07, 2007 @10:51PM

Mark Klein, Whistle-blower and former AT&T technician, is telling us more about his disturbing find and fight to disclose it. Perhaps worse than the spy network itself was the LA Times decision to cover it up:

Feed Broadcasters Agree to Fine Over Payoffs (nytimes.com)

From feed by nytfeed on Wednesday March 07, 2007 @10:32PM

Four large radio station owners agreed to pay $12.5 million to resolve claims that they accepted cash in exchange for playing songs.

Bookmark W3C to Develop New HTML Spec (eweek.com)

by Tesla Tank on Wednesday March 07, 2007 @10:21PM

Feed Q & A: Updating Devices for Daylight Saving (nytimes.com)

From feed by nytfeed on Wednesday March 07, 2007 @10:12PM

Since the starting and ending dates for daylight time are changing this year, do I need to adjust my computer system clock manually?

Feed The Hard Drive as Eye Candy (nytimes.com)

From feed by nytfeed on Wednesday March 07, 2007 @10:12PM

Once relegated to a back shelf in the electronics store, external units will soon don brushed aluminum cases, decorator colors and glowing lights.

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