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European Police Plan to Remote-Search Hard Drives 260

Posted by timothy on Tuesday December 02, 2008 @12:58PM from the oh-you-needn't-come-into-the-office dept.

Smivs points out a blandly-worded story from the BBC with scary implications, excerpting "Remote searches of suspect computers will form part of an EU plan to tackle hi-tech crime. The five-year action plan will take steps to combat the growth in cyber theft and the machines used to spread spam and other malicious programs. It will also encourage better sharing of data among European police forces to track down and prosecute criminals. Europol will co-ordinate the investigative work and also issue alerts about cyber crime sprees."

Google Map To Real Piracy 262

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday November 24, 2008 @05:03PM from the not-the-pretend-kind dept.

An anonymous reader noted that you can now see a Google Map of piracy. Not the pretend kind, the real kind with boats and stuff. Considering how much time we spend talking about the other kind, I think it's worth paying attention to the real problems out there.

Comment Re:Changing Names (Score 1) 373

by jradice on Thursday October 30, 2003 @12:58PM (#7348601) Attached to: A Gator By Any Other Name

Changing a company name can really work well in the long-term for the business. Sure, right now we all realise that Altria is Phillip Morris and the Claria is really Gator. But, in a few years will we remember that these companies once had *bad* reputations?

I think a sterling example of a successful name chane is the airline AirTran. Sounds like a nice, successful, safe airline, right? Ah, but we forget that AirTran was formerly known as ValuJet. You'd never be caught dead flying ValuJet after its tragedy in Florida. But, sure, you'll fly AirTran because you haven't heard anything bad about it!

So, just wait a few years until *Claria* somehow gets some good PR. Most will forget about its Gator past and assume its a new reputable company.

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