Facebook takes steps to address privacy concerns - LubbockOnline.com

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Facebook takes steps to address privacy concerns LubbockOnline.com By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP NEW YORK â€" Facebook has taken steps in recent days to address more worries about privacy, warning employers not to ask prospective employees for their passwords and trying to clarify its user “rights and responsibilities” policies ... Big Brother demands your Facebook privacy for a jobWashington Times Facebook warns employers not to demand passwordsGlens Falls Post-Star Facebook Condemns Companies That Demand User LoginsWired News CNET -Ars Technica -PCWorld all 92 news articles »

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Big Brother demands your Facebook privacy for a job - Washington Times

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Big Brother demands your Facebook privacy for a job Washington Times CHICAGO, March 24, 2011 â€" What's a job seeker to do? There are 12.8 million unemployed people in the US filling out job application after job application, trying to land a paycheck. The lucky ones get called in for an interview. Facebook warns employers not to demand passwordsGlens Falls Post-Star Facebook Condemns Companies That Demand User LoginsWired News Fork over your Facebook log-on or you don't get hired. What?CNET Ars Technica -PCWorld -SlashGear all 63 news articles »

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Facebook takes steps to address privacy concerns - Glens Falls Post-Star

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Facebook takes steps to address privacy concerns Glens Falls Post-Star AP | Posted: Friday, March 23, 2012 8:24 pm | (0) Comments FILE - A Jan. 3, 2011 file photo shows the Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif. Facebook has taken steps in recent days to address more worries about privacy, warning employers not to ask ... Facebook Condemns Companies That Demand User LoginsWired News Fork over your Facebook log-on or you don't get hired. What?CNET Facebook warns employersStuff.co.nz Afterdawn.com -New York Post -TG Daily all 26 news articles »

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Sony Vaio VCC111 Chromebook gets FCC support - SlashGear

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Sony Vaio VCC111 Chromebook gets FCC support SlashGear Sony's flagship Chrome OS-powered computer has just been given the green light by the Federal Communications Commission. This means as far as the regulatory paperwork goes, the device is ready to go on sale in the US, and obviously Sony wouldn't have ... FCC Documents Show Sony Chromebook, Potentially Running On ARMTechCrunch Sony's next laptop could run Google's operating system, feature ARM hardwareLaptop Computer Planet Blog (blog) Sony VAIO VCC111 Chromebook passes through FCC, Chrome OS flies its flagEngadget The Verge -Moneycontrol.com all 12 news articles »

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Lost cellphones added up fast in 2011 - USA TODAY

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Lost cellphones added up fast in 2011 USA TODAY By Roger Yu, USA TODAY Americans lost about $30 billion worth of mobile phones last year, says a new industry report. By Karen Bleier, AFP/Getty Images A woman uses the Siri voice-activated assistant software built into the Apple iPhone 4S. Which cities lose cell phones the most, and when?CNN Most Smartphones Lost At NightInformationWeek Study reveals Americans lost $30 billion worth of mobile phones last yearDigitaltrends.com Mashable -PC Magazine -msnbc.com all 97 news articles »

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Employers ask job seekers for Facebook passwords - Nashua Telegraph

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Employers ask job seekers for Facebook passwords Nashua Telegraph By MANUEL VALDES and SHANNON McFARLAND AP SEATTLE â€" When Justin Bassett interviewed for a new job, he expected the usual questions about experience and references. So, he was astonished when the interviewer asked for something else: his Facebook ... Facebook Tips to Make Password Privacy Issue a Non-issuePCWorld Senator: Ban bosses from asking for Facebook passwordsPolitico Fork over your Facebook log-on or you don't get hired. What?CNET SlashGear -Washington Post -eWeek all 1,299 news articles »

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Lookout Users Alone Lose $7 Million Worth of Mobile Phones Each DAY! - Daily Disruption

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Lookout Users Alone Lose $7 Million Worth of Mobile Phones Each DAY! Daily Disruption By Bill Klump | @TheKlumper | March 24th, 2012 Lookout, the global leader in mobile security, today released findings from the first-ever phone loss study, which revealed that lost phones, if unrecovered, could cost US consumers more than $30 billion ... Lost cellphones added up fast in 2011USA TODAY Which cities lose cell phones the most, and when?CNN Most Smartphones Lost At NightInformationWeek Digitaltrends.com -Mashable -PC Magazine all 96 news articles »

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Post-Jobs Apple 'has nobody to say no' - TechRadar UK

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Post-Jobs Apple 'has nobody to say no' TechRadar UK By Chris Smith A former Apple software engineer has claimed that the new Apple TV UI is based on designs 'Steve Jobs tossed out five years ago' because he didn't like them. Michael Margolis, who helped to design the previous software for the hockey ... Post-Jobs Apple lacks “bad design” firewall claims ex-Apple TV guySlashGear Ex Apple engineer disses firm's post-Steve Jobs design senseCNET Hate the New Apple TV UI? So Did Steve Jobs, AllegedlyPC Magazine VentureBeat -Apple Insider -Ars Technica all 21 news articles »

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Google quiet on social network privacy - SlashGear

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Google quiet on social network privacy SlashGear Google is yet to follow Facebook's lead and commit to a password privacy policy that would prevent intrusive employers snooping through Google+ profiles, though pressure is likely to mount as lawmakers wade into the debate. Facebook made headlines last ... Facebook 'Alarmed' at Employers Who Ask for PasswordsBoise Weekly Facebook Tips to Make Password Privacy Issue a Non-issuePCWorld Senator: Ban bosses from asking for Facebook passwordsPolitico CNET -eWeek -Washington Post all 1,287 news articles »

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Post-Jobs Apple lacks “bad design” firewall claims ex-Apple TV guy - SlashGear

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Post-Jobs Apple lacks “bad design” firewall claims ex-Apple TV guy SlashGear Controversy over the third-gen Apple TV today, as a former Apple designer responsible for the last-gen set-top box's interface criticized the new UI as old ideas recycled now Steve Jobs is no longer around to veto them. Michael Margolis took to Twitter ... Hate the New Apple TV UI? So Did Steve Jobs, AllegedlyPC Magazine Ex Apple engineer disses firm's post-Steve Jobs design senseCNET Hate the new Apple TV interface? So did Steve JobsVentureBeat Apple Insider -Gizmodo -Ars Technica all 19 news articles »

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Hate the New Apple TV UI? So Did Steve Jobs, Allegedly - PC Magazine

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Hate the New Apple TV UI? So Did Steve Jobs, Allegedly PC Magazine By David Murphy An update to the Apple TV summoned forth a brand-new user interface for the set-top box earlier this month. And the jury's still out as to whether the change is sitting well with Apple aficionados. While the more staple elements of the ... Hate the new Apple TV interface? So did Steve JobsVentureBeat Ex Apple engineer disses firm's post-Steve Jobs design senseCNET Ex Apple engineer claims Steve Jobs rejected new Apple TV UI 5 years agoApple Insider The Verge -Ars Technica -The Next Web all 17 news articles »

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Facebook: Do Not Give Your Employer Your Password - Complex.com

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Facebook: Do Not Give Your Employer Your Password Complex.com By Damien Scott | Mar 24, 2012 | 2:57 pm | Permalink Last week it was reported that some employers were asking applicants to supply their Facebook login information. On Friday Facebook's chief privacy officer, Erin Egan, made an official statement on ... Senator: Ban bosses from asking for Facebook passwordsPolitico Fork over your Facebook log-on or you don't get hired. What?CNET Facebook Tips to Make Password Privacy Issue a Non-issuePCWorld WSBT-TV -eWeek -Washington Post all 1,273 news articles »

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Facebook joins fight to ban employers from requiring workers' passwords - WSBT-TV

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Facebook joins fight to ban employers from requiring workers' passwords WSBT-TV By Rob Manker, Chicago Tribune reporter That practice some employers have of demanding workers' online passwords? Facebook doesn't like it. The social media giant weighed in via the Facebook Privacy blog on Friday, supporting proposed laws in Illinois ... Facebook Discourages Employers to Ask for Job Applicants' PasswordsKBOI Senator: Ban bosses from asking for Facebook passwordsPolitico Fork over your Facebook log-on or you don't get hired. What?CNET PCWorld -eWeek -Washington Post all 1,270 news articles »

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20 Great Retina-Ready New Apple iPad Apps - PC Magazine

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20 Great Retina-Ready New Apple iPad Apps PC Magazine By Sascha Segan Apple's new iPad ($499-829, 4.5 stars) has the highest-resolution screen we've ever seen on a tablet. And while all the existing iPad apps run just fine, apps with graphics designed for the new Retina display look especially spectacular ... What Users Want From Photo AppsiProgrammer Congress Queries App Developers On Their Data Privacy PracticesWired News New iPad not quite running circles around iPad 2CNET Los Angeles Times -Computerworld all 147 news articles »

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Facebook Tips to Make Password Privacy Issue a Non-issue - PCWorld

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Facebook Tips to Make Password Privacy Issue a Non-issue PCWorld By Christina DesMarais, PCWorld Mar 24, 2012 6:52 AM Facebook is in the middle of another hubbub over companies asking prospective employees for their login information for the social networking site as part of the hiring process, but you can make the ... Fork over your Facebook log-on or you don't get hired. What?CNET Facebook Condemns Companies That Demand User LoginsWired News Senator: Ban bosses from asking for Facebook passwordsPolitico Washington Post -InformationWeek -PC Magazine all 1,258 news articles »

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ISS crew takes shelter to avoid passing space junk - Outcome Magazine

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ISS crew takes shelter to avoid passing space junk Outcome Magazine 03/24/2012 A piece of an old Russian satellite whizzed by the International Space Station on Saturday, forcing its six-member crew to temporarily take shelter in two Soyuz escape capsules, officials said. Ariane 5 and ATV Edoardo Amaldi on the launch ... Astronauts take refuge in escape capsules as space station threatened by debrisTelegraph.co.uk Report: International Space Station nearly struck by space junkOrlando Sentinel Space junk misses station astronautsFox News New York Times -BBC News all 447 news articles »

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Facebook Pushes Back Against Employers Wanting Passwords - eWeek

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Facebook Pushes Back Against Employers Wanting Passwords eWeek Facebook, perhaps anxious to avoid public controversy as it prepares for a much-publicized initial public offering, is moving to squelch a widely reported practice of employers asking job applicants for their Facebook passwords. Fork over your Facebook log-on or you don't get hired. What?CNET Senator: Ban bosses from asking for Facebook passwordsPolitico Facebook, lawmakers warn employers not to demand passwordsGayToday The Associated Press all 1,251 news articles »

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Astronauts take refuge in escape capsules as space station threatened by debris - Telegraph.co.uk

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Astronauts take refuge in escape capsules as space station threatened by debris Telegraph.co.uk A near miss with a piece of space junk unleashed high drama for the six astronauts manning the International Space Station more than 200 miles above the Earth's surface. By Philip Sherwell, in New York The crew members were scrambled into escape ... ISS crew takes shelter to avoid passing space junkAFP Passing Debris Forces ISS Crew to Escape PodsVoice of America Space Station Crew Scrambles as Debris Passes NearbyNew York Times Fox News -BBC News -Daily Beast all 428 news articles »

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ISS crew takes shelter to avoid passing space junk - AFP

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ISS crew takes shelter to avoid passing space junk AFP MOSCOW â€" A piece of an old Russian satellite whizzed by the International Space Station on Saturday, forcing its six-member crew to take temporary shelter in two Soyuz escape capsules, officials said. The incident was the third of its kind in more than ... Space Station Crew Scrambles as Debris Passes NearbyNew York Times Space junk forces astronauts into escape capsules on International Space StationCNN Space Debris Forces Astronauts To Take ShelterWYFF Greenville Daily Beast -STLtoday.com all 423 news articles »

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Fork over your Facebook log-on or you don't get hired. What? - CNET

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Fork over your Facebook log-on or you don't get hired. What? CNET Anecdotal evidence isn't proof of widespread behavior, but reports that some companies want job applicants to turn over Facebook passwords are going to spark a political grab-fest. by Charles Cooper March 24, 2012 4:00 AM PDT Follow @coopeydoop It ... Blumenthal to employers: Hands off Facebook passwordsWestport-News Facebook addresses more privacy concernsMarion Star Facebook Condemns Companies That Demand User LoginsWired News Politico -JDJournal.com -SlashGear all 1,233 news articles »

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Facebook, Senators, Warn Employers on Requiring Password Disclosure from Employees - JDJournal.com

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Facebook, Senators, Warn Employers on Requiring Password Disclosure from Employees JDJournal.com Facebook Inc's Chief Privacy officer, Erin Egan, posted a note of warning on Friday that the social networking company could “initiate legal action” against employers that demand Facebook passwords. This is one of the strongest reactions so far by the ... Facebook warns job interviewees against revealing their passwordsTampabay.com Facebook Condemns Companies That Demand User LoginsWired News Senator: Ban bosses from asking for Facebook passwordsPolitico SlashGear -Times of India -Daily Herald all 1,227 news articles »

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Which cities lose cell phones the most, and when? - CNN

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Which cities lose cell phones the most, and when? CNN By Amy Gahran, Special to CNN Loss "is absolutely the biggest mobile security risk cell phone owners currently face," a technology company official says. Editor's note: Amy Gahran writes about mobile tech for CNN.com. She is a San Francisco Bay Area ... Lost cellphones added up fast in 2011USA TODAY Study reveals Americans lost $30 billion worth of mobile phones last yearDigitaltrends.com Most Smartphones Lost At NightInformationWeek PC Magazine -Mashable -msnbc.com all 90 news articles »

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Next iPhone rumor: Autumn, LTE, new dock plug - CNET

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Next iPhone rumor: Autumn, LTE, new dock plug CNET If you missed the iPhone 5 rumors, they're back. The latest claims Apple's next iPhone will sport 4G LTE, and a smaller dock connector. by Josh Lowensohn March 23, 2012 1:20 PM PDT Follow @Josh With the third-generation iPad launch now a week old ... Apple's new iPhone will use bigger 4.6-inch display: reportReuters Samsung design boss refutes Apple's copycat claimsFox News Rumor: Next-gen iPhone to feature 4.6-inch Retina DisplayApple Insider Wired News -Los Angeles Times -PC Magazine all 333 news articles »

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Facebook: No “immediate plans” for password legal action - SlashGear

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Facebook: No “immediate plans” for password legal action SlashGear Facebook may have updated its policies to stop employers demanding user's passwords for the social network, but the company says it has “no current plans” to follow through on the legal action it originally threatened. The change to the Facebook ... Facebook warns employers not to demand passwordsThe Times and Democrat Facebook Condemns Companies That Demand User LoginsWired News Facebook: Don't ask for applicant's passwordsTheNewsTribune.com Politico -San Francisco Chronicle (press release) -Local 10 all 1,201 news articles »

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