Caution: Searching For Jessica Biel May Be Dangerous To Your Computer’s Health

Danger, thy name is Jessica Biel! No, we're not turning Search Engine Land into a celebrity gossip blog ... we're talking about the risks of searching online for certain celebrities. And, according to a McAfee report issued today, Jessica Biel is the most dangerous celebrity on the web, passing last year's master of search disaster, Brad Pitt. McAfee explains the risks involved in being a search engine-using fan of Jessica Biel: "Fans searching for "Jessica Biel" or "Jessica Biel downloads," "Jessica Biel wallpaper," "Jessica Biel screen savers," "Jessica Biel photos" and "Jessica B [...]

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Report: 90% Of Bing’s Internet Pharmacies Search Ads Lead To Rogue Sites

A report (PDF) by LegitScript and KnujOn claims that of the prescription drug and online pharmacy search ads on Bing (i.e. adCenter), Microsoft's search engine, 89.7% led to “rogue” Internet pharmacies. By "rogue" they mean Internet pharmacies that fall into the categories of: Those that facilitate the sale of prescription drugs, including controlled substances, without requiring a valid prescription. Those that sell drugs from sources that are not licensed as a pharmacy in any US jurisdiction. Those that illegally source unregulated, unapproved prescription drugs from outside of t [...]

Filed in: Legal: General, Legal: Security, Microsoft: Bing, Microsoft: adCenter


YouTube To Become More Kid Friendly?

Ars Technica reports Google has informed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that they have been working on a new filtering system for videos, comments and communication on YouTube. It is believed that Google is working on these changes in order to make YouTube more kid or family friendly, by complying more with the FCC regulations for TV viewing. Google wrote to the FCC: Google Inc. (“Google”), by its attorneys, files these comments in response to the Notice of Inquiry (“NOI”) issued by the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) initiating a pro [...]

Filed in: Google: YouTube & Video, Legal: Security, Search Features: Safety


New Privacy Complaint Filed Against Google (And The Cloud)

Yet another privacy complaint has been filed against Google with the FTC, this time by the Electronic Privacy Information Center over Google's cloud computing services and related privacy and data security issues. While Google is the named party, the company is basically the stand-in for "the cloud" as a whole. (If you want to read the complaint, you can download it here [.pdf].) Here's the thrust of the complaint: EPIC hereby petitions the Federal Trade Commission to open an investigation into Google’s Cloud Computing Services, to determine the adequacy of the privacy and security safeg [...]

Filed in: Google: Critics, Google: Docs & Spreadsheets, Google: Gmail, Legal: Security


Indian Government Wants Google Earth Censored

On the heels of the tragic terrorist attacks in Mumbai last month, legal advocates in India are asking the country's High Court to demand that Google blur sensitive locations on Google Earth. The Times reports that the Indian petition says Google Earth "aids terrorists in plotting attacks" and offers "absolutely no control to prevent misuse or limit access" of the service, particularly access to photos of sensitive locations such as the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. In the wake of the attacks, there were many reports that the terrorists used high-tech tools -- including GPS -- to plan, [...]

Filed in: Google: Earth, Google: Legal, Legal: Censorship, Legal: Security, Search & Society: General


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