privacy issues

  1. J

    Windows 7 Windows 7 x 32: ALL FOLDERS set to READ ONLY - Can't be reset

    I realise that this question has been asked before but I don't see anything recently so am not quite sure whether to add to a thread start a new one. I decided to post a new one so forgive me if I have posted badly. I am running Windows 7 x 32b Recently, and all of a sudden, ALL of the folders...
  2. In the Cloud

    Who will have access to your data. Politico did an article last week suggesting that Cloud vendors here in the U.S. might be having some issues landing foreign customers because of the Patriot Act and many are requiring that vendors establish domestic data centers within their respective borders...
  3. Freedom and privacy, R.I.P.

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  4. Windows 7 INFORMATION SYSTEMS BREACHES - Hackers Claim 177K Email Addresses From Sony Pictures France Breach

    In yet another round of cyber attacks, hackers have stolen more than 177,000 emails from Sony Pictures France, ZDnet reports. The hackers say they wanted to demonstrate the sites insecurity to get them to fix their vulnerabilities. Read Full Story: Hackers Claim 177K Email Addresses from...
  5. Windows 7 Critical weaknesses found in four browsers

    Safari, IE, Chrome and Firefox The autocomplete features in Safari, IE, Firefox, or Chrome are vulnerable to ID theft and other attacks. Insecurity expert Jeremiah Grossman is expected to tell a Black Hat conference that the four major browsers have critical weaknesses that have yet to be...
  6. VIDEO After Lawsuits and Therapy, Star Wars Kid is Back

    It may be the most legendary monument to the internet’s 15 megabytes of fame – or unintentional infamy: eight years ago, private footage of a heavy-set teenager, spinning nearly uncontrollably while wielding an imaginary-lightsaber, as if in an audition tape for Star Wars, was uploaded to the...
  7. M

    Windows 7 Cannot find my profile

    Hi guys, I recently acquired a virus on my system which has made my user profile disappear (when clicking on Windows Explorer then C: and then finally 'Users' folder. All of the data is still on the drive as it is as full as it was before). I am running Windows 7 and got around this...