Internet Companies Collecting Your Personal Data
How major Internet players follow their users and utilize their activity became the focus of a letter of inquiry sent by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce to a number of companies. A large group of online services and network providers received a letter from the House Committee on Energy and Commerce about their [...]
Abe Books Sold to Amazon Company
Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN).com on Friday said it has agreed to buy AbeBooks, an online marketplace for mostly used, rare, and out-of-print books. Financial terms were not disclosed. Privately held AbeBooks, based in British Columbia, Canada, lists books from thousands of independent sellers worldwide, Amazon said. The online marketplace has more than 110 million books for [...]
Farewell Ben Goldman, Cisco Engineer Shot Dead in Detroit
A Cisco exec who was shot to death in Detroit last week is being mourned this week as a gentle family man, a "gifted techie" and a voice of reason. Ben Goldman, 42, was a director of product marketing for Cisco, where he had worked for the past 16 years. He was found shot in [...]
How to Stop Pimples
Most people with acne attempt to treat their irritated skin with external face washes, soaps, lotions and treatments. However, the best way to treat acne is by changing your diet and getting rid of acne-causing ingredients such as fried foods. A healthful diet rich in natural whole foods like vegetables, fruits, whole grains and beans [...]
Street View Issue of Google’s Personal Privacy Policy
Google has been accused of "hypocrisy" over its stance on personal privacy. In court documents defending a lawsuit brought against its Street View mapping tool it has asserted that "complete privacy doesn't exist." But, points out the US National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) it responded to a Californian politician's concerns about its growth by [...]