Posts Tagged ‘hacking’

Privacy Of Information As A Major Concern Of Public Agencies

In an increasingly public world, information that we hold private is finding its way online and in the hands of people who don't have a right to see it. Strict measures are often put in place to keep personal information private but hackers and clerical errors can make us vulnerable. For example, vital personal information about federal employees has recently found its way onto the pages of numerous web sites and publications.

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Harry Huntington - August 7, 2010 at 4:55 pm

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Adware And Spyware

I want to tell you the story of a law school student whose thesis was about money laundering. She often used to Google the term to come up with a ready list of online references. This proved to be useful to her and the entire process of writing her paper became simpler for it. After a few months, she came across several problems like being sent to a page which was totally irrelevant to money laundering every time she typed in that search term.

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Owen Jones - July 2, 2010 at 2:19 pm

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Adware, Spyware And Anti-virus

Adware, spyware and anti-virus software share some similarities, one of which is that all three are major problems for computer users. Let's differentiate between the three.

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Owen Jones - May 29, 2010 at 4:14 pm

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