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6 agencies under DHS rule still using Windows XP: IG finds DHS cybersecurity holes

The Department of Homeland Security, which is ultimately the agency responsible for battening down the hatches on U.S.
Ms. Smith’s blog

US rule broadens to protect children’s online privacy, leaves developers with questions

The updated rule is confusing developers who can’t tell when a mobile gadget passes from parent to offspring. Let’s hope they get it all ironed out soon. Increased control for parents sounds like a good way to head off both advertising targeted at children and the willy-nilly dispersal of geolocation data.
Naked Security – Sophos

Rule of 7 applied to domestic surveillance

Too many people still have the mindset that since they are not doing anything illegal or immoral, nothing to hide, that their communications are not of any importance and are not being collected by intelligence agencies. Either they are not paying attention, or they don’t want to believe it . . . after all, this is America. People who point out the surveillance society on steroids are often relegated…
Ms. Smith’s blog

Bill Gurley Explains How Twitter Will Rule The World And Why Groupon Won’t (Matt Rosoff/SAI: Silicon Alley Insider)

Matt Rosoff / SAI: Silicon Alley Insider:
Bill Gurley Explains How Twitter Will Rule The World And Why Groupon Won’t  —  Benchmark Capital led a $35 million investment Twitter back in 2009 before the company was fashionable, and has stakes in other hot young tech companies like OpenTable, Yelp, and Zillow.  —  Partner Bill Gurley is a driving force at the firm.

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