http://bosporus.biz Privacy weblog Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:08:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en LAS VEGAS (AFP) - Computer security researchers on Thursday warned that online social networking websites are playgrounds for hackers who can easily take advantage of people's trust. Opportunities for mischief abound as users place intimate details of their lives on profile pages and install mini-applications ... http://bosporus.biz/2008/08/08/online-social-networking-sites-are-hacker-playgrounds-afp/ TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese police took action against over 300 child pornography cases in the first half of 2008, up 17 percent from the same period last year, police said, a sign both awareness and Internet sexual exploitation are rising. The report comes as some ... http://bosporus.biz/2008/08/08/japan-police-crack-down-on-300-child-porn-cases-reuters/ LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - One of Australia's most fortunate rock exports, the Grammy-winning trio Wolfmother, has been torn by one's self by "longstanding frictions," according to a statement published on the group's Web site on Thursday. Bass/keyboard player Chris Ross and drummer Myles Heskett accept ... http://bosporus.biz/2008/08/08/australian-rock-band-wolfmother-torn-apart-reuters/ Google acknowledged late Thursday that it may receive made a bad bet on AOL. The search giant said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that its $1 billion investment for a 5 percent stake in Time Warner's Web unit "may be impaired" ... http://bosporus.biz/2008/08/08/google-sours-on-1-billion-aol-investment-cnet/ LAS VEGAS (AFP) - Typos can bedevil online political campaigns by letting evil software wizards or crafty king-makers turn misspellings into opportunities for sabotage or theft, a security specialist has warned. In a practice referred to as "typo squatting" people not connected to campaigns can ... http://bosporus.biz/2008/08/08/typos-can-bedevil-online-political-campaigns-afp/ NEW YORK - Vonage Holdings Corp.'s subscriber growth closely ground to a halt in the second quarter, as the Internet telephone company said Thursday it gained just 2,000 lines in the period. Chief Executive Officer Marc Lefar said the company made some progress in keeping its ... http://bosporus.biz/2008/08/08/vonages-subscriber-growth-grinds-to-a-halt-ap/ Google announced enhancements to its network Thursday that the search giant hopes will offer enhanced experiences for users and better value for advertisers and publishers. The changes include partner sites for that Google provides advertising. According to Rajas Moonka, Google senior business product manager, the ... http://bosporus.biz/2008/08/08/google-integrates-doubleclick-through-ad-features-newsfactor/ Internet telephony provider Vonage is struggling to attract new customers, as the company is forced to spend less on advertising. For the second quarter, Vonage reported it had lost $6.9 million, compared with a whopping $23.2 million loss during the same quarter a year ago. ... http://bosporus.biz/2008/08/08/vonage-struggles-to-attract-new-customers-cnet/ LAS VEGAS (AFP) - Internet voice telephony firm JAJAH on Thursday launched a first-of-its-kind free service that lets English and Mandarin speakers use mobile telephones to translate conversations. JAJAH Babel is being released in time for the Olympics in Beijing in order to help English-speaking ... http://bosporus.biz/2008/08/08/jajah-turns-mobile-telephones-into-translation-tools-afp/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. lawmakers have urged the U.S. Justice Department to suspend its investigation of European Internet gambling companies for possible criminal violations that occurred preceding Congress passed a law in 2006 to crack down on online gambling. Rep. Robert Wexler, a Florida ... http://bosporus.biz/2008/08/08/lawmakers-urge-us-stop-action-vs-eu-gambling-firms-reuters/