Pew Research recently reported that 92% of adults use search engines daily and comScore recently reported that 65.6% of all US searches are conducted on Google. So I thought I would pass along Hack College’s recommendations about how to “Get More Out of Google.” Here are some
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Google Co-Founder Gives $500,000 to Wikimedia Foundation
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Since the Wikimedia Foundation (home of Wikipedia) is a not-for-profit, it survives by annual fundraisers. Google co-founder Sergey Brin and his wife Anne Wojcicki (23andMe co-founder) used their Brin Wojcicki Foundation to grant $500,000 to the Wikimedia Foundation. The Wikimedia Foundation kicked off its 8th annual fundraiser on November…
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Only 80% of US teens on Social Media
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Pew’s recent report came as no surprise that 95% of teens (12-17) are on the Internet. But why are only 80% using Social Media? Amazingly 55% of online teens “have decided not to post something online because they were concerned that it might reflect badly on them in the future.”…
Cloud – New Buzzword, Old Legal Issues
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Many readers agreed with my recent blog that the Cloud is a new label for old technology – “think connecting to a mainframe over telephone lines,” and I encourage you to read my November eCommerce Times column about some important Cloud computing legal issues.
More Cloud History
Wikipedia’s historical description of…
China and Russia Accused of Internet Spying on US Companies
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US intelligence agencies just reported to Congress that China and Russia have national policies to steal technology from US companies over the Internet. The Congressional report was compiled by the Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive which included this alarming information:
Many companies are unaware when their sensitive data is…
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Privacy at Risk? – Feds to Monitor Twitter & Facebook
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US citizens expect the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to protect the country from potential threats, but the recent announcement that DHS will monitor Twitter & Facebook will surely cause privacy advocates great concern. Social Media has been used extensively in the government uprisings world-wide and DHS is now drawing…
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GUEST BLOG: New SEC disclosure guidance about cyber security risks
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GUEST BLOG FROM JIM BRASHEAR
I welcome Jim Brashear as a Guest Blogger with his blog concerning cyber security risks. Jim is Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Nasdaq-traded Zix Corporation, the market leader in email encryption services. He frequently appears as a public speaker on corporate governance, data…
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GPS Data Will be Considered by the US Supreme Court
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Today everybody carries GPS devices in their phones (and tablets), but few people consider that our personal privacy may be compromised as a result. In November the US Supreme Court will hear argument (US v. Jones) as to whether the drug suspect’s Constitutional right to privacy was violated…
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Cloud Computing – Ancient Technology Solution with a New Name
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Use of remote computers has been around since at least 1964, but the current marketing buzz called Cloud Computing might make you think there’s something new. However Cloud Computing is merely the newest label for the 1964 remote computing service called "Time-Sharing" at Dartmouth College using a General Electric 235 computers…
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Are Privacy Policies Being Enforced?
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My eCommerce Times column for October is entitled “Shore Up Your Privacy Policy Before Disaster Strikes” and I encourage you to read it. Actually it was published the same day as my blog that more than 7.5 million children under 13 are on Facebook. Since the Federal…