Doug’s Dynamic Drivel

PCMag has a good look at some emerging technologies here. All of these technologies and products are in a working state today but are not yet on the market. All are expected to be available in the next 5 years. Well worth a look but use the Table of Contents link on the rigjt side [...]

A British security researcher has written an article outlining fundamental security holes in the 32-bit Windows APIs, the hooks all Windows programs must use to communicate with the operating system. Miucrosoft in its usual manner has dismissed the importance of this find.
Chris Paget, the author of the white paper, says he began looking into [...]

An interesting, informative look at how identity theft works online and the futility of doing anything about it.
July 26, It was just another stolen credit card number, leaked by just another careless Web site, except for one thing ? the victim wouldn?t take it sitting down. So he made a few phone calls, and managed [...]

The Federal Trade Commission has settled its suit with Microsoft over false and misleading statements MS made regarding its Passort service. In doing so the FTC has imposed some stringent conditions over MS and how it promotes and uses Passport.
Microsoft Settles FTC Charges Alleging False Security and Privacy Promises
Passport Single Sign-In, Passport “Wallet,” and Kids [...]