Spyware

Javelin Strategy & Research, a San Francisco-based firm that specializes in research about financial services, gives these suggestions on ways consumers can protect themselves from identity theft:

When it comes to identity theft, most people think they're especially vulnerable when they're working on their computers, or when fraudsters hack into big databases and steal card numbers.

Way to go Brad. Thought of running for president?
I’d vote for you.

clipped from www.greatfallstribune.com ‘I basically chase hackers all day’ Computers are turned into zombies by installing robot software on them, said Brad Smith, who owns a computer security penetration testing company in Helena called the Computer Institute of the Rockies.

clipped from www.crime-research.org Child-porn surfer caught at Internet Rebecca Mason, 22, said through the shop’s monitoring system she noticed a customer was looking at a page that had something to do with “naked children.”

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Great article put together from PC mag. Take the time to read it and compare these products to what you’re using.

clipped from www.pcmag.com Nine Ways to Wipe Out Spyware We’ve rounded up the best (and worst) of the apps dedicated to finding and killing spyware—and keeping it from getting onto your machine in the first place. Not all antispyware apps are created equal!

Now, Dr Sal Humphreys — an Internet communities expert from Queensland University of Technology in Australia — warns you could be allowing online companies to install spyware onto your computer or use your personal photographs for commercial purposes. Dr Humphreys said many people may unknowingly sign away their privacy and intellectual property (IP) rights. Humphreys stressed that the world is changing from a society regulated by governments to a society, which is controlled by corporations that run for a profit. As an example, she cited the Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) World of Warcraft (WoW), which is played by millions of people around the world. Humphreys said many online publishers encourage players to create their own content, but their contracts state that anything created in the game or posted on a company