Monday, October 18, 2010

Simple Thoughts (Technology) – Newsletter for October 18, 2010

Monday, October 18, 2010


50pc of Brit women over 55 log on to Facebook

LONDON – A research has found that social networking sites are a guilty pleasure shared by astonishingly high numbers of ’silver surfers’.

Almost half of female Internet users over 55 regularly log on to sites like Facebook and Twitter.

Even grandparents are joining the forums and …. Original article  : 50pc of Brit women over 55 log on to Facebook.

YouTube Sued for Defamatory Video

A Toronto cop sued Google for $1.2 million damage because he was ridiculed after videos of his actions during the G-20 summit here in June were posted on YouTube. The cop is also seeking the identity of the user who posted them and 24 others who made derogatory comments against him. Constable Adam Josephs … Read more >>>.

Security experts against Chinese company’s NBN deal

SYDNEY – Australian security experts have warned that a Chinese company, bidding to supply equipment to the National Broadband Network (NBN), may spy or launch cyber attacks on government and businesses.

Huawei Technologies’, which has links with Chinese military, has faced opposition from Indian, United States and British intelligence agencies.

An intelligence expert at the Australian National …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Security experts against Chinese company’s NBN deal.

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