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 Facebook Warns Employers Not to Ask Job Applicants for Log-in Credentials A user should never be forced to share private information to get a job, says Facebook, which modified its Statement of Rights and Responsibilities to make requests to share or solicit a Facebook log-in a violation of rules. Share:   |  In Australia, Secure Your Wi-Fi -- or Face a Visit From the Police UPDATE: In a bid to raise awareness about cybercrime, police plan to "wardrive," or cruise the streets, scanning for Wi-Fi routers that are not password protected or use an aging, weak security protocol. Share: | Software Exploits Dropped in 2011, IBM X-Force Says Cyber criminals must work harder to find and exploit new vulnerabilities, with better security during software development plus architectural improvements such as application sandboxing and swifter patching. Share: | Mobile Malware: Beware Drive-by Downloads on Your Smartphone Drive-by downloads are coming to your smartphone, and they're harder to detect than traditional PC-based versions. Here's how you can protect yourself, your users and your enterprise from mobile drive-by downloads. Share: | Three Ways Windows 8 Will Fit Your Screen Because Windows 8 will run on desktops, laptops, and tablets, it will support a wide variety of displays. Here's how Microsoft is tailoring the OS to fit them all. Share: | Feds Turn to Tech to Improve Freedom of Information Act Responses Amid promises of openness and transparency--and a healthy dose of skepticism-- Obama administration officials are developing new Web interfaces, search techniques to improve the response to requests under the Freedom of Information Act. Share: | LTE Phone Shipments to Increase Tenfold in 2012, Analysts Say LTE phone shipments will grow tenfold to reach 67 million units in 2012, making it a breakout year for the 4G technology, Strategy Analytics said on Friday. Share: | iPad Security Case Study: Are We There Yet? Six months ago, the first iPad landed at the Bank of the Ozarks. Now there are nearly 20 company-owned iPads in employees' hands, with plenty more on the way. Share: | Five Ways to Solve the 4G/LTE iPad Data Consumption Dilemma Users are finding out that 4G eats data plans much faster than 3G. Here are five ways to solve this problem--aside from limiting how you use 4G. Share: | Genealogists Excited for Release of 1940 Census, Family History Sites Prepare In less than two weeks, genealogists and historians will get their first chance to begin combing the 1940 U.S. census for more clues about what life was like in... Share: | European Commission Locks Horns With Germany Over Data Retention Law European Union regulators have warned Germany that it must implement the controversial Data Retention Directive within one month or face legal action and... Share: | EU Parliament Looks Set to Reject Passenger Data Deal With the US The European Parliament looks set to reject an agreement with the United States to hand over personal data of airline passengers. Share: | T-Mobile to Lay off Nearly 2000 Call Center Workers A T-Mobile call center consolidation will cost 1900 people their jobs, as the company works through a restructuring. Share: | Amiga Computer Awakened From Sleep With Makeover Nearly three decades after its initial introduction, the Amiga personal computer has been given a makeover with a new design and some of the latest computing... Share: | Dutch Judge: Companies Can Lay off Employees Over Facebook Insults Employees who heavily insult their employers on social networks can be fired because messages on social media are at least semi public and can be easily... Share: | Open Source Group Urges EU Parliament Staff to Reject Microsoft 'bribe' Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) is urging workers at the European Parliament not to accept free licenses to Microsoft programs saying it would be a breach... Share: | Elpida Memory Begins Corporate Reorganization, After February Bankruptcy Filing Japan's Elpida Memory, the world's third-largest maker of DRAM, said Friday it will officially begin reorganization proceedings and submit a final plan by... Share: | What's Holding the iPad Back from Mainstream Business Adoption? The Apple iPad has made significant progress gaining acceptance as a business tool, but businesses still seem to be dabbling in it more than embracing it. 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