Tag: yahoo
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Yahoo Malvertising Attack Linked to Larger Malware Scheme
from computerworld.com: A deeper look by Cisco Systems into the cyberattack that infected Yahoo users with malware appears to show a link between the attack and a suspicious affiliate traffic-pushing scheme with roots in Ukraine. Yahoo said on Sunday that European users were served malicious advertisements, or “malvertisements,” between Dec. 31 and last Saturday. If…
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Tech Giants Call on #Obama, #Congress to Rein in Internet Spy Programs
from mercurynews.com: In an unusual joint statement, leading Internet companies called Monday for new legal restrictions on government spy programs that the companies view as an increasing threat both to their customers’ privacy and their own business interests. “The U.S. government should take this opportunity to lead this reform effort and make things right,” Facebook…
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new world next week – sep22
new world next week: episode084 – secrecy kills, #occupywallstreet, milk war Welcome back to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report & Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in alternative news & open source intelligence. This week: Story #1: Confirmed ID of CIA Official Behind 9/11, Rendition…
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9/9 defcon: i9/11, sources & sat crash
cybercrooks aiming to cash in on 9/11 anniversary* mars rovers carry 9/11 tributes* cia, mossad also targeted in massive diginotar cert breach* scientist stewart nozette pleads guilty to attempted espionage* the spy who tweeted me: intel community wants to monitor social media* video: google raided by south korean anti-trust officials* sources exposed as unredacted state…
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Privacy Fears Mount As Ad Targeting Grows
In the quest for better targeted advertising, marketers are using high-tech tools that can pinpoint a person’s location, demographics and habits, raising the hackles of privacy activists.
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#NewWorldNextWeek: NLE 2010, Email Spying & Blogging = Terror
NLE 2010, Email Spying & Blogging = Terror // Why is FEMA Trying to Cover Up National Level Exercise 2010? // Yahoo Beats Feds in Email Privacy Battle // Internet Journalism Is ‘Sort Of Like Terrorism’
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yahoo beats feds in email privacy battle
from threat level: Yahoo prevailed Friday over Colorado federal prosecutors in a legal battle testing whether the Constitution’s warrant requirements apply to Americans’ e-mail. Saying the contested e-mail “would not be helpful to the government’s investigation,” (.pdf) the authorities withdrew demands for e-mail in a pending and sealed criminal case. For the moment, the move…
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defcon 12/7: track, leak, shock & confuse
feds ‘pinged’ sprint gps data 8m times over a year*yahoo issues takedown notice for spying price list*yahoo threatens cryptome over leaked surveillance document*yahoo, verizon: our spy capabilities would ‘shock & confuse’ consumersibm poised to acquire database security start-up for $225m*google expands tracking to logged out users*murdoch accuses google of news ‘theft’*pub ‘fined £8k’ for wi-fi…
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yahoo settles with jailed chinese dissidents
from market watch: Yahoo Inc. on Tuesday settled a lawsuit filed against the Internet company by Chinese dissidents who accused it of complicity in their jailing, according to a court filing. Yahoo had been sued earlier this year in California by Wang Xiaoning, Shi Tao and Yu Ling for allegedly providing Chinese authorities with personal…
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spooks at google… & myspace, paypal, youtube, ebay & yahoo
from kurt nimmo: It comes as no surprise that Google is in bed with the CIA, or rather it is no surprise the CIA ate Google and has turned it into yet another front company. “A former clandestine services officer for the CIA who also maintains close relationships with top Google representatives says that the…