Google new search update may be investigated for privacy issues
A consumer protection government agency of the United States might soon launch a probe into Google’s latest search update which is believed to have issues with privacy and competition. The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has said that it may file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (or FTC) to investigate the new search [...]
News of Facebook 1 trillion page views is wrong
Google-owned DoubleClick Ad Planner’s report that Facebook received 1 trillion page views in June has turned out to be incorrect. In fact, estimates by Internet marketing research firm ComScore suggest that the actual number of page views is 457.4 billion, less than half as many. Comscore data, widely accepted as an authentic source, pegs the [...]
Facebook launching music service
Following Google’s launch of its social network Google+, Facebook is leaving no stone unturned to maintain its commanding lead in the social networking market. The Palo Alto California-based company is working on launching music service, new computer games and movies on its social network, thus making everything available to users at one platform. Facebook is [...]
Ramnit worm steals 45000 Facebook logins
The nasty Ramnit worm, originally designed to target bank systems, is now stealing Facebook login credentials, security experts have warned. Researchers at Israeli security firm Seculert found Ramnit’s command-and-control server containing all the stolen Facebook login credentials. According to Seculert, a modified version of the malware has managed to steal more than 45,000 user accounts, [...]
Google knocks off 10 products
In a bid to sharpen focus on meaningful projects and make way for bigger and better products, Google has decided to bring curtains down on ten of its services. With Larry Page firmly in charge as CEO, unnecessary projects that are small or have outlived their usefulness will be phased out in the coming months. [...]
Company sues ex employee over ownership of Twitter account
Can the company control your social media profile when you change job? The case of a “stolen” twitter account is the center of an ongoing legal dispute in California. PhoneDog.com, a tech website, has sued former employee for the Twitter following he accumulated while writing for the review site. Henry J. Cittone, a lawyer in [...]
