Girls: it’s your future too
Guardian Unlimited | Netnews | Girls: it’s your future too Interesting stuff. If the demographics of Gnomedex are any indication the same problem exists in America, not many girls are interested in “geek stuff”.
Can biometric systems foil terrorists?
Can biometric systems foil terrorists? Probably not–but try telling that to Wall Street. That’s an interesting statistic. If a terrorist is one person in a million, and the software is incorrect once every 10,000 faces it scans, then 1000 people will be identified inaccurately for every one terrorist who is caught. And once you’ve been…
I know who you called last month
‘I know who you called last month’ Nice, this always makes me feel so safe!
U.S. House votes to keep Net tax ban
U.S. House votes to keep Net tax ban | Computerworld News & Features Story This actually surprised me. I didn’t expect the extension.
Net privacy and the myth of self-regulation
Net privacy and the myth of self-regulation – Tech News – CNET.com “How invasive is this? ComScore Chairman Fulgoni said that his company has examined the online banking records of some of its customers in order to verify household income information provided during the sign-up process. ” If that doesn’t get you to take privacy…
Microsoft in Real battle for consumers
Microsoft in Real battle for consumers This should be an interesting fight. Personally I use Real, but it certainly isn’t the end all be all. It has some flaws. (They still haven’t really dealt with the privacy debacle effectively.) Having WMP bundled with the OS is definitely going to make it harder on Real. But…