Monday, March 12, 2007

Popular P2P apps could expose sensitive files, report says. Popular P2P apps could expose sensitive files, report says. Five popular peer-to-peer file-sharing applications include features that could allow users to inadverdently share sensitive files on their computers with others, according to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. [Computerworld Privacy News] 4:33:43 PM

Congress Targets Pretexting. Congress Targets Pretexting. Legislation would add protections against the practice of posing as another to gain personal data. [PC World: Latest Technology News] 4:22:56 PM

Does Free Domain Registration Promote Malware? Does Free Domain Registration Promote Malware?  Easy, anonymous registration boosts sites used for spamming or hosting malicious apps, McAfee says. PC World: Latest Technology News] 4:06:37 PM

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