Slashdot | Consumer Database Company Hacked. fermion writes “The NYT(FRR) and others are reporting that a hacker has broken into a Acxiom server. Acxiom evidently is “one of the world's largest consumer database companies” and serves most top credit card companies and retail banks. There are a few items that stand out in this case.… Continue reading Consumer Database Company Hacked
Month: August 2003
Study: Privacy Laws Unevenly Enforced
BizReport, Denmark – Study: Privacy Laws Unevenly Enforced. The government's enforcement of privacy laws is uneven at best, with federal agencies lacking any way to detect unauthorized reading, altering or disclosing of personal information from about one-fifth of agency files, congressional investigators said Wednesday. The General Accounting Office, the investigative arm of Congress, concluded that enforcement is so… Continue reading Study: Privacy Laws Unevenly Enforced
Protecting Privacy in the Database Nation
CATO Institute, DC –Protecting Privacy in the Database Nation. The convergence of privacy-invading technologies and Washington's appetite for surveillance have put civil liberties on the run. This is especially true in the war against terrorism. Controversial initiatives have included biometric face cameras, wiretap enhancements, invasive computer-assisted airline passenger screening, escalated e-mail monitoring fostered by the USA Patriot… Continue reading Protecting Privacy in the Database Nation
Analysts Hoping Three's a Charm
Analysts Hoping Three's a Charm. Forecasters for IDC, a market research company, have been wrong the last two times they've predicted a surge in IT spending. Undaunted, they're predicting the market will recover by the end of 2004. By Elisa Batista. [Wired News]
Gamers Struggle to Preserve Past
Gamers Struggle to Preserve Past. Thousands still long to play video game classics like Joust and Tempest. Unfortunately, the originals are becoming harder to find. Some are actually in danger of being lost forever. And the industry isn't willing to help preserve them. By Suneel Ratan. [Wired News]
Jeffrey Randow
Jeffrey Randow wants me to talk some sense into the Terminal Services team. “We need a common place to host a copy of the Terminal Services Web Client in a trusted spot that people could use to connect to their home or work systems.” [The Scobleizer Weblog]
Corollary: Blogging About Blogging LXVI
Corollary: Blogging About Blogging LXVI. Fast Company Now, Fast Company's new staff blog, is now live. It'll “officially” launch Monday, but check it out. I'm pretty jazzed. [Heath Row's Media Diet]
Usability Professionals Must Disappear
Good Experience: Usability Professionals Must Disappear. Instead of singing “me me meeee” about their job title (and, for that matter, their peculiar UX-centered research methods), usability professionals should disappear – like any good interface – and just serve the company and the various groups inside it. [Tomalak's Realm]
Michael Fraase
Michael Fraase. This is a general rule: As Jay Walljasper, Utne’s editorial director, pointed out in a meeting yesterday afternoon, the problem with mainstream media isn’t how it covers the stories it covers. Rather, the problem can be found in the stories it chooses not to cover. This opportunity space is the elephant in the… Continue reading Michael Fraase
Still clueless after all these years
Still clueless after all these years. Quote from this article about the broadband market: “We're still finding that most broadband customers are attracted by speed and other practical benefits,” he said. “It's not viewed as a content-driven medium yet.” I have broadband so I can upload pictures, download freeware and share stuff quicker. Buying content… Continue reading Still clueless after all these years