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Court Ruling Renders Google’s Privacy Policy Useless

July 3rd, 2008 Catherine Posted in Opinion, Technology and Science No Comments »

A New York court ruling effectively renders Google’s privacy policy useless. Google, the owner of YouTube, must surrender all data about site visitors to YouTube:

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Identity Theft and Confounding Government Suggestions

July 2nd, 2008 Catherine Posted in Opinion, Politics and Government, Technology and Science No Comments »

There is universal agreement that identity theft is one of the trends in crime in the technological age. Identity theft not only can rob a person of his/her financial resources. It can destroy one’s name and reputation. In the case of medical identity theft, it can be a matter of life or death. An identity thief can use a stolen identity for medical treatment which eventually can harm the person who true identity was used.

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What to do with your old iPhone

July 2nd, 2008 Justin Posted in Technology and Science No Comments »

After upgrading to your new iPhones 3G, let’s face it - you do not need two iPhones.  In order to combat this, Apple has come up with a rather ingenious idea.  They are going to allow customers who upgrade to the new iPhone to keep their old one and use it as a wi-fi enabled iPod.  The cell phone functions would be disabled.

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The End of Privacy in Sweden

July 1st, 2008 Catherine Posted in Politics and Government, Technology and Science No Comments »

Sweden has passed security legislation to allow for surveillance of email and telephone communication:

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Medical Practice in Rural Communities

June 30th, 2008 Catherine Posted in Health, Opinion, Technology and Science No Comments »

In a theatre of war, there is a term that is known universally to all military personnel. That term is “the golden hour”. Simply it means that the first sixty minutes after a trauma are critical. It means life or death.

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French Court Fines EBay for $61 Million Dollars

June 30th, 2008 Catherine Posted in Business, Technology and Science No Comments »

Even for an internet giant like eBay, a sixty one million dollar fine makes for a rough way to begin the week. A French court has ruled against eBay:

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U.S. Olympic Swimming Trails and Cheating

June 30th, 2008 Catherine Posted in Sports, Technology and Science No Comments »

In Omaha, swimming records are being re-written as swimmers compete for spots on the U.S. Olympic swim team. The men’s and women’s records may be attributed to having better conditioned athletes and new training methods. It may be attributed to new swimsuit technology.

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