Anonymous hacker mavericks threaten Facebook
A splinter group of notorious hacker collective Anonymous was fomenting support Wednesday for a plan to "kill" online social networking star Facebook.
Aug 10, 2011
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Aug 10, 2011
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NATO probes hacker's claim of security breach
NATO is investigating claims by the hacker group Anonymous that it plundered sensitive data from alliance computers, a NATO official said Friday.
Jul 22, 2011
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News Corp sells MySpace for $35M mostly in stock (Update)
(AP) -- News Corp. has sold struggling social networking site MySpace for $35 million, mostly in stock, according to a person familiar with the matter. The deal values MySpace at a fraction of what News Corp. ...
Jun 29, 2011
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News Corp. to sell MySpace this week
(AP) -- News Corp. is aiming to sell struggling social network site MySpace this week after three years of massive losses, according to a person familiar with the matter. The move will likely result in the layoff of more ...
Jun 28, 2011
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Don't stop anonymizing data
Canadian privacy experts have issued a new report today that strongly backs the practice of de-identification as a key element in the protection of personal information. The joint paper from Ontario's Information and Pri ...
Jun 16, 2011
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Online anonymity icon dislikes Facebook model
The founder of Internet anonymity haven 4chan thinks Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is mistaken when it comes to online identities.
Mar 15, 2011
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Hurd accuser claimed inside info
(AP) -- A person familiar with the ouster of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s former CEO Mark Hurd tells The Associated Press that the woman who accused Hurd of sexual harassment also claimed that he told her about ...
Nov 06, 2010
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Blizzard drops plan to require real names on forums
Amid a barrage of criticism, Activision Blizzard, maker of World of Warcraft and other popular videogames, dropped a plan Friday to require users of its forums to start posting their real names.
Jul 09, 2010
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World of Warcraft fans rail against Blizzard real names plan
Activision Blizzard, maker of World of Warcraft and other popular videogames, is drawing fire over its plan to require users of its discussion forums to start posting their real names.
Jul 08, 2010
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Bye-bye trolls? Blizzard forums to use real names
(AP) -- Activision Blizzard's move to require people to use their real names if they want to post messages in online forums for games is the latest sign that online anonymity is falling out of favor with many companies.
Jul 07, 2010
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Newspaper takes stand against 'comment trolls'
They lurk in the comments sections of websites, firing off inflammatory messages behind a cloak of anonymity.
Jun 22, 2010
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Website that rates people triggers controversy
Peter Kazanjy, a little-known San Francisco entrepreneur, has launched a controversial new Web site that overnight has turned him into a very public and not very popular figure.
Apr 08, 2010
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Pentagon plays down security breach with US drones
A day after the Pentagon acknowledged that Iraqi militants had used cheap software to intercept US drone feeds, a new report on Friday said senior military officials had dismissed that risk in 2004.
Dec 18, 2009
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Text-a-Tip programs allow tipsters to help police
(AP) -- A mother in Boston tells police her 8-year-old boy was shot to death in their apartment by gunmen in hooded sweat shirts during a home invasion.
Nov 28, 2009
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Obama setting up better security for computers
(AP) -- America has for too long failed to adequately protect the security of its computer networks, President Barack Obama said Friday, announcing he will name a new cyber czar to take on the job.
May 29, 2009
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