Analysis Tim O'Reilly Says You Should Give Up Some Privacy to Help Save the World Tim O'Reilly was recently at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), talking about the kinds of things that could be done "if we could use medicare data like Google uses clickstream data." The response was a very cautious one. Big organizations have a lot of fear concerning peoples' privacy, but book publisher, event organizer… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
Amazon BlindType: Touchscreen Typing for the Maladroit Worry not, you of the short and stubby fingers, you who lack a bit of dexterity in the digits, you who can't seem to type on your iPhone and Android for the life of you - there is hope. No longer will you have to be angered that your attempt to type the letter "M" resulted in a backspace or "A" turned into a capital letter. BlindType, an input… Mike Melanson View comments
Location Researchers Warn of Geotagging Dangers - Are You Concerned? The International Computer Science Institute (ICSI), a non profit research organization in Berkeley, California, is due to present new findings next month regarding "cybercasing," a word researchers coined to refer to how geotagged text, photos and videos (those that include location information) can be used by criminals and other dangerous parties… Mobile Sarah Perez View comments
News YouTube Wants To Recommend Your Next Song Although a majority of folks might still rely on traditional means such as the radio to discover new music, the competition is constantly heating up in the online music discovery realm, with services like Pandora, The Hype Machine and Last.fm always looking to recommend that next song or artist. Today, YouTube is getting into the music… Mike Melanson View comments
Analysis Apple's Software for Windows Ranked # 1 in Total Number of Security Vulnerabilities A report from Secunia shows that Apple has passed Oracle in the total number of self-reported software security vulnerabilities in its Windows XP and Vista products, such as iTunes and Safari. The report does not rank companies by severity of vulnerabilities, only number, so this does not mean Apple's software is the highest risk - other sources… Enterprise Klint Finley View comments