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IT Professional Wins $14 Million by Manipulating Lottery
The head of information security at a U.S. company that runs lotteries is alleged to have gained access to the secure room where computers generate the numbers used for the drawing. He is said to have won more than $14 million as a result. Bre…
Google Introduces Panda 4
Another major upheaval in the world of SEO. Google recently confirmed two algorithm updates. Two for the price of one: the Payday Loan 2.0 and the major Panda 4.0 update. And there we go... These updates are currently affecting as much as 7.5 p…
Mandatory retention of internet data proves useless
The data retention obligation does not work and therefore should be expanded. That, in brief, is the conclusion of the Evaluation of the Telecommunications Data Retention Act. The report by the Scientific Research and Documentation Centre desc…
Will encrypted Syme become Facebook’s rival?
Syme applies encryption to all submitted content, including status updates, photos and shared files. The social network stores its data in Canada and says it does not itself have access to that data. It stands to reason that even the hugely po…
Digital currency Bitcoin reaches record value
The digital currency bitcoin has more than doubled in a month and now stands at a record value of just over $323. According to Coindesk.com, the value is even slightly higher than the official Bitcoin Price Index indicates. Today, $323 was pai…
BitTorrent builds cloud-free chat service
Peer-to-peer service BitTorrent is responding to the demand for encrypted chatting and is building a cloud-free chat service. The alpha can now be tested. BitTorrent is experimenting with a new encrypted chat service. The company that became f…
Microsoft acquires Nokia’s mobile division
For a total amount of 5.44 billion euros, the mobile division of Finnish phone maker Nokia will come into Microsoft’s hands. The total acquisition price of just over 5 billion euros consists largely (3.79 billion euros) of a payment for the ph…
Online retailers report strong turnover growth
Dutch online retailers generated nine percent more turnover in the past half year than in the same period last year. Industry association Thuiswinkel.org reported this to public broadcaster NOS on Sunday. There were 42 million online orders, …
Privacy Can Make Security Impossible
Everyone agrees that privacy cannot exist without security. But the fact that privacy requirements sometimes stand in the way of, or even make impossible, that much-needed protection is far less widely recognized. For example, to prevent priva…