Day: April 20, 2006

Mozilla users urged to upgrade – CNET News.com

Mozilla users urged to upgrade | CNET News.com For more info click on above link Users have been urged to upgrade to the latest versions of Mozilla’s software to protect themselves from a series of critical security holes. The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team warned on Monday that earlier versions of Firefox, and other Mozilla software based on Firefox code, contain a clutch of vulnerabilities that expose users to attack. The Mozilla Foundation released a new version of Firefox last week, version 1.5.0.2, which it said contained fixes for several security flaws.

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Tech industry attacks state anti-RFID laws | CNET News.com

Tech industry attacks state anti-RFID laws | CNET News.com For more info click on above link ARLINGTON, Va.–In at least a dozen states, the electronics industry has been waging a battle against a rash of proposed laws aimed at limiting–and in some cases outlawing–use of electronically readable chips in personal identification documents. No states have enacted such laws yet, but bills have been up for debate in California, New Hampshire, Washington, Rhode Island, New Mexico, Illinois and Missouri, among others, during the past couple of years, panelists said Wednesday at an industry conference here about smart card

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New Wal-Mart CIO steams ahead with RFID | CNET News.com

New Wal-Mart CIO steams ahead with RFID | CNET News.com More info click o above link Wal-Mart Stores’ new chief information officer is singing the praises of radio frequency identification tags. Rollin Ford, who is also an executive vice president at the retail giant, promised at a company-sponsored conference last week to pursue the expanded use of the tracking technology as fervently as his predecessor. There will be no slowing down. RFID will transform the way we do business,” he reiterated in a statement. Wal-Mart has been pioneering the use of the controversial technology in the retail

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New RFID travel cards could pose privacy threat | CNET News.com

New RFID travel cards could pose privacy threat | CNET News.com For more info click on above link ARLINGTON, Va.–Future government-issued travel documents may feature embedded computer chips that can be read at a distance of up to 30 feet, a top Homeland Security official said Tuesday, creating what some fear would be a threat to privacy. Jim Williams, director of the Department of Homeland Security’s US-VISIT program, told a smart card conference here that such tracking chips could be inserted into the new generation of wallet-size identity cards used to ease travel by Americans to Canada

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