• FTC protects journalism’s past (Jeff Jarvis/BuzzMachine)

    Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
    FTC protects journalism’s past  —  The Federal Trade Commission has been nosing around how to save journalism and in its just-posted “staff discussion draft” on “potential policy recommendations to support the reinvention of journalism,” it makes its bias clear: The FTC defines journalism …

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    Symantec readies Norton security, storage apps for Android, iPhone smartphones (Ellen Messmer/Computerworld)

    Ellen Messmer / Computerworld:
    Symantec readies Norton security, storage apps for Android, iPhone smartphones  —  Symantec’s Norton division today launched its “Norton Everywhere” initiative aimed at bringing security protections and cloud-storage access to the Google Android and Apple iPhone smartphones.

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    In-Stream Ad Network Ad.ly Keeping Users Invested In Twitter Says CEO Gullov-Singh (John Ebbert/AdExchanger.com)

    John Ebbert / AdExchanger.com:
    In-Stream Ad Network Ad.ly Keeping Users Invested In Twitter Says CEO Gullov-Singh  —  AdExchanger.com: You have an extensive background leading to your CEO role at Ad.ly.  But, what key learnings do you think you’re bringing from your experience at Fox Audience Network, in particular?

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    Tabnabbing: A New Type of Phishing Attack (Aza Raskin/Aza on Design)

    Aza Raskin / Aza on Design:
    Tabnabbing: A New Type of Phishing Attack  —  The web is a generative and wild place.  Sometimes I think I missed my calling; being devious is so much fun.  Too bad my parents brought me up with scruples.  —  Most phishing attacks depend on an original deception.

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    A New Type of Phishing Attack (Aza Raskin/Aza on Design)

    Aza Raskin / Aza on Design:
    A New Type of Phishing Attack  —  The web is a generative and wild place.  Sometimes I think I missed my calling; being devious is so much fun.  Too bad my parents brought me up with scruples.  —  Most phishing attacks depend on an original deception.  If you detect that you are at the wrong URL …

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    A New Type of Phishing Attack (Aza Raskin/Aza on Design)

    Aza Raskin / Aza on Design:
    A New Type of Phishing Attack  —  The web is a generative and wild place.  Sometimes I think I missed my calling; being devious is so much fun.  Too bad my parents brought me up with scruples.  —  Most phishing attacks depend on an original deception.  If you detect that you are at the wrong URL …

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    U.S. CyberCom launches with first commander (Lance Whitney/CNET News)

    Lance Whitney / CNET News:
    U.S. CyberCom launches with first commander  —  With Army Gen. Keith Alexander named as its first commander, U.S. Cyber Command has a challenging mission and Alexander a demanding job.  —  Receiving a promotion to four-star general, Alexander on Friday was officially given the reins …

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    Inside Foursquare: Checking In Before the Party Started (Part I) (Shane Snow/Wired News)

    Shane Snow / Wired News:
    Inside Foursquare: Checking In Before the Party Started (Part I)  —  Shane Snow has been bothering the Foursquare crew since before the startup was funded and became the internet’s darling du jour.  A student at Columbia’s School of Journalism at the time, Snow was in the room during key moments …

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    Unbelievable: WSJ Calls Facebook’s Referring URLs a Privacy Violation (UPDATED) (Marshall Kirkpatrick/ReadWriteWeb)

    Marshall Kirkpatrick / ReadWriteWeb:
    Unbelievable: WSJ Calls Facebook’s Referring URLs a Privacy Violation (UPDATED)  —  In a jaw dropping move of bizarreness, Wall St. Journal writers Emily Steel and Jessica E. Vascellaro have called out major social networking websites tonight for violating user privacy apparently …

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    Unbelievable: WSJ Calls Facebook’s Referring URLs a Privacy Violation (Marshall Kirkpatrick/ReadWriteWeb)

    Marshall Kirkpatrick / ReadWriteWeb:
    Unbelievable: WSJ Calls Facebook’s Referring URLs a Privacy Violation  —  In a jaw dropping move of bizarreness, Wall St. Journal writers Emily Steel and Jessica E. Vascellaro have called out major social networking websites tonight for violating user privacy apparently by passing profile page URLs …

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