Microsoft explains its location data collection practices

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	Microsoft explains its location data collection practices In the midst of an uproar over ways that Apple and Google collect and store location information from mobile phones, Microsoft has laid out details about its Windows Phone 7 data collection policies. Read More WEBCAST: Juniper Networks Securing the Next-generation Datacenter For the security teams responsible for safeguarding corporate IT assets, these trends present a host of challenges, necessitating several new capabilities and approaches to ensure ongoing, effective security Learn more! In this Issue Is IT Tracking Your Location via Smartphone? Captain Midnight: 'No regrets' about jamming HBO back in '86 The Interop history quiz Security experts can't verify Iran's claims of new worm Oracle fixes Java.com website hole after heads-up from hacker group CIA opens secret spy-chest to reveal clandestine writing technology iPhone, iPad users sue Apple over location tracking database Finger pointing? These products get IT off the hook WHITE PAPER: Avaya Tips to Tailor Your Communications Strategy An IP-based communications system helps businesses streamline voice and data improving internal productivity and customer service, but one size does not fit all. Answer 4 easy questions to find out the best strategies to meet your unique voice and data communications needs. Read Now Is IT Tracking Your Location via Smartphone? Let's say you scored a boondoggle to Los Angeles for a business conference, and instead sneaked off to nearby Disneyland with the family for a vacation on the corporate dime. Or maybe you simply told your boss you were meeting a client, but hit the golf links with your buddies. Read More Captain Midnight: 'No regrets' about jamming HBO back in '86 John MacDougall, then 25, was the lonely pamphleteer of lore, only instead of paper and ink he was armed with a 30-foot transmission dish, an electronic keyboard, and a burning objection to HBO's decision in 1986 to begin scrambling its satellite signal and charging viewers $12.95 a month.  Read More WEBCAST: Internap Weighing Your Options: Colocation or Managed Hosting? The pressure is on IT to focus on strategic initiatives that move the business forward while reducing costs. Outsourcing aspects of your IT infrastructure can lower costs and enable you to focus on core business competencies. However, with so many options available, weighing your options can be an overwhelming decision. Read More The Interop history quiz Interop is coming again to Las Vegas May 8-12 where it will continue its long history of keeping the networking community aligned with new technologies through the trade show itself and the educational sessions surrounding it. Here's a chance to take a look back at some of the major events and also some of the quirky happenings at Interop over the years through a short quiz. Keep track of your score and see how well you did at the end. Read More Security experts can't verify Iran's claims of new worm Without a sample of the new worm that an Iranian official says attacked the country's computers, it's impossible to verify his claims, a security research said. Read More WHITE PAPER: Iron Mountain Achieving Security with Cloud PC Backup Read this paper to learn how Iron Mountain's heightened focus on security, privacy, and cost savings, goes beyond simple cloud storage to enterprise cloud security. Read Now! Oracle fixes Java.com website hole after heads-up from hacker group The secretive hacker group known as YGN Ethical Hacker Group has done it again, exposing a vulnerability in a vendor website -- this time one owned by Oracle -- through assessment scanning. YGN says Oracle responded promptly to its notification about the vulnerability it found in www.java.com and fixed the hole. Read More CIA opens secret spy-chest to reveal clandestine writing technology The CIA has declassified the six oldest documents in its secret vault revealing a host of invisible ink recipes and one way to open sealed envelopes without being caught. Read More iPhone, iPad users sue Apple over location tracking database Two Apple customers are suing the company over its iOS location tracking database, charging the data collection violates the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Read More Finger pointing? These products get IT off the hook When communications problems crop up, network pros use performance management and network troubleshooting tools get to the root of the issue. Read More
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