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LivingSocial deals website hacked exposing customer details

Posted April 29, 2013 By David

Internet deal site ‘LivingSocial‘ says its website has been hacked and the personal data of at least 50 million users could have been affected.

The company said today that customers’ names, email addresses, dates of birth and encrypted passwords may have been compromised by the cyber attack.

But it said the database that stores customer credit-card information was not accessed or affected.

The Washington DC-based company said it was working with law enforcement officials to investigate the attack and was contacting customers in nearly all of the countries where it operates. Read the remainder of this entry »

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Filed in Hackers, Hacking, Internet, Privacy | Tagged: cyberattacks, hackers, Internet, LivingSocial

Introducing ‘Google Now’

Posted April 24, 2013 By David

Google is planning to bring its personalised homepage feature it has for Android phones to its web search page.

‘Google Now’ takes all your data and uses it to create a completely personalised homepage customised to your needs and routine. It can alert you to heavy traffic conditions and arranges an alternate route to work or tell you the live score of your favourite sports team.

All of these things are relatively easy to find online, or through a variety of smartphone apps, but Google Now wants to make all the information you need to go about your day available in one place so you won’t need to access other sites for this information. This could effectively move more internet traffic over to Google, if all goes according to plan.

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Filed in Android, Google, Internet, Search Engines | Tagged: Android, Google, Search Engines, Searching, Web search engine

Twitter to scan users tweets to target them with ads

Posted April 19, 2013 By David

Twitter is now allowing ads to target users based on the words used in their tweets.

Previously, Twitter relied on message content algorithms t0 pool the interests of users to send them potentially relevant ads in the form of tweets “promoted” at the top of feeds.

Twitter produce manager Nipoon Malhotra said the new feature would allow “advertisers to reach users based on the keywords in their recent tweets and the tweets with which users recently engaged.”

Mr Malhotra gave the example of a concert venue being able to target local music lovers with tweets promoting upcoming shows by bands they have raved about in messages at Twitter. Read the remainder of this entry »

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Filed in Internet, Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter | Tagged: Internet, Social Media, Social network, Social network service, Social Networking, Twitter

Google’s ‘Inactive Account Manager’ gives users the option to wipe their entire Google history when they die.

Posted April 16, 2013 By David

If your time on Earth comes to an end, Google’s new Inactive Account Manager will allow you to pre plan how your account is handled following your departure.

“We hope that this new feature will enable you to plan your digital afterlife — in a way that protects your privacy and security — and make life easier for your loved ones after you’re gone,” reads a post on the company’s Public Policy Blog.

In setting up the Google Inactive Account Manager, users will be able to select a length of time the account must be inactive before the alert goes out. Then, up to ten trusted individuals will receive a customised information on how to proceed or handle the account. Finally, Google gives users the option to effectively “burn” their account, wiping all materials from all Google properties — including public Youtube videos, Google+ profiles and Google Voice extensions. Read the remainder of this entry »

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