Day: October 24, 2006

Australia Post tracks mail delivery using RFID | CNET News.com

Australia Post tracks mail delivery using RFID | CNET News.com For more info click on above link More than 12,000 radio frequency identification tags are being used in letters every month to track the delivery of mail by Australia Post. The government business enterprise has replaced manual monitoring of mail delivery with RFID tags. In its annual report released Wednesday, Australia Post said RFID monitoring of mail came into effect in July after being run in parallel with manual monitoring for six months. “We installed radio frequency identification technology that will enhance our ability to monitor our

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Zombies try to blend in with the crowd | CNET News.com

Zombies try to blend in with the crowd | CNET News.com For more info clcik on above link Hackers are trying harder to make their networks of hijacked computers go unnoticed. Cybercrooks are moving to new Web-based techniques to control the machines they have commandeered, popularly referred to as “zombies.” Before, they used to send orders via Internet chat services, but with that method, they ran the risk of inadvertently revealing the location of the zombies and themselves.

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U.S. agents crack down on Internet child porn | CNET News.com

U.S. agents crack down on Internet child porn | CNET News.com For more info click on above link U.S. law enforcement officials on Wednesday said a crackdown on Internet child pornography has resulted in the arrest of 125 people nationwide, including police officers, high school teachers, and a federal border patrol agent. Those arrested are accused of using a commercial Web site to access videos and images of hard-core pornography involving children as young as infants engaged in sexual activities with adults, according to federal officials. The suspects allegedly subscribed to the Web site over a period

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Microsoft’s most secure Web browser | CNET News.com

Security Bites Podcast: Microsoft’s most secure Web browser | CNET News.com For more info click on above link For the first time in five years, Microsoft has released a new version of Internet Explorer and is heavily promoting its security features. IE 7 is Microsoft’s most secure Web browser, but it doesn’t leapfrog Firefox, say CNET News.com’s Joris Evers and CNET.com’s Robert Vamosi on this week’s Security Bites podcast.

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American Paint Horse Association hosts successful convention in San Antonio

FORT WORTH, TEXAS—The American Paint Horse Association’s (APHA’s) Annual Convention and Membership Meeting concluded recently in San Antonio, Texas, where about 100 leaders of the association met to elect the group’s executive committee, decide on rule change proposals and work within committees to continue to advance the popular horse breed organization. APHA’s newly elected executive committee now includes: President Richard Cox, Knightstown, Ind. President-elect Carl Thurow, Wichita, Kan. Vice President John Corbin, Colorado Springs, Color. Senior Committee Member Linda Vance, Winlock, Wash. Fifth Committee Member Dr. Travis Titlow, Lincoln, Calif. Sixth Committee Member Scot Jackson, Stephenville, Texas

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