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Facebook: Parents and teens make for awkward friends
A new study shows that many parents are checking their teenagers’ activities on Facebook and other social networks, which is getting a “mixed” reaction from the kids. The Pew Research Center‘s Internet & American Life Project survey found parents are taking steps to monitor such online activities amid a range of fears, including interactions with [… Read More]
Twitter resets a large number of its users passwords by mistake
Micro-blogging site Twitter has mistakenly reset the passwords for an undisclosed number of its 140 million active users while conducting routine security screening to identify accounts that may have been compromised. “In instances when we believe an account may have been compromised, we reset the password and send an email letting the account owner know [… Read More]
Nvidia investigates breach of hashed passwords
Nvidia said it is begun investigating the release of encrypted passwords from its user forums, this follows another significant data breach following recent compromises at Yahoo and LinkedIn. A group calling itself ‘Team Apollo’ posted on Pastebin around 800 records, which included user names, email addresses and encrypted passwords plus the profile information of users. [… Read More]
Microsoft acquires business social startup Yammer
Microsoft this week announced its billion-dollar deal to buy startup Yammer which specialises in social networks for businesses. Microsoft said that it will pay $1.2 billion in cash for Yammer, which will become part of the US technology titan’s Office Division. “The acquisition of Yammer underscores our commitment to deliver technology that businesses need and [… Read More]
