Facebook secures your Internet Connection
Maybe Facebook still isn't doing much for your privacy once you're on the site, but at least the social network is working on securing your Internet connection.
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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, aka sjvn, has been writing about technology and the business of technology since CP/M-80 was the cutting edge PC operating system. SJVN covers networking, Linux, open source, and operating systems.
Latest Posts
Are you in danger of Phone call hacking?
OK, so you're not a member of the Royal family, but are your mobile phone calls still in danger of being intercepted? Yes, yes you are.
Google offers Chrome extension to opt out of targeted Ads
Thanks to the push for privacy on the Web, Google is the first major Web browser company to offer an extension that will let you opt out of targeted ads.
Easy Network Quality of Service Management for Windows Users
Traffic management is great for getting the most from your network bandwidth, but it can be complicated to set up. With Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, though, it's easy to control which Websites get priority, and which can wait their turn.
Cisco introduces new top-of-the-line Linksys Wi-Fi Router
So, you want the best possible 802.11n router for your home do you? Cisco thinks it has what you want in its new Linksys E4200 Dual-Band Wireless-N Router.
Facebook wants to be your Internet ID Card
Mind you, even though Facebook wants to be your Internet driver's license, the service is still insecure and it's continuing to tear at your privacy.
Dropbox and Google Docs Integration may be on its way
Dropbox, a popular cloud-based file system, may sound be working hand-in-hand with Google Docs.
Google Defines the Sides in the HTML5 Video Fight
Google explains more about its logic in supporting WebM and Ogg Theora codecs for the HTML5 video tag over H.264, but the Web video standard battle will only continue.
Google removing H.264 from Chrome does nothing to HMTL5
And, Google isn't moving against open-standards either. It's just video standard wars as usual.
World IPv6 Day has Facebook, Google & Yahoo Support
On 8 June, 2011, Google, Facebook, Yahoo!, Akamai, and Limelight Networks will be amongst some of the major organisations that will offer their content over IPv6 for a 24-hour "test drive."