Microsoft reveals WP7 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.
View ArticleCA to buy application testing company ITKO
CA said on Wednesday it plans to acquire Interactive TKO, which offers a simulation platform designed to reduce the time it takes to develop and test complex applications, for US$330 million in cash.
View ArticleAnonymous breaks into Booz Allen network
The Anonymous hacking group said Monday it had broken into military contractor Booz Allen Hamilton's network and posted 90,000 military e-mail addresses and passwords online.
View ArticleT-Mobile securing Android phones with Good
T-Mobile is hoping to make it easier for businesses to use Android phones by reselling secure e-mail services from Good Technology.
View ArticleAmazon boosts identity management, private cloud offerings
Amazon Web Services will introduce new capabilities for enterprises on Thursday, including identity federation and support for private network connections to AWS.
View ArticleFirst FBI mobile app aims to help find missing kids
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday introduced its first mobile app: an iPhone application aimed at helping parents whose children go missing.
View ArticleCybercrime getting easier to commit, federal agents say
Committing cybercrime these days is as easy as building a fantasy football team, FBI and Secret Service agents said on Friday.
View ArticleMotorola's 3LM launches mobile security platform
3LM, the company founded by former Android developers and since acquired by Motorola, is making its enterprise security platform for Android phones available this week.
View ArticleBox becomes first third-party app on Good's platform
Good Technology is opening its developer program to anyone and announcing that Box is the first available third-party application based on Good's platform.
View ArticleCarrier IQ hopes customers will come back after scandal
Carrier IQ said it hopes that operators, some of which have disabled its software after a privacy uproar late last year, are now realizing how valuable the data its software collects is.
View ArticleFixmo will block corporate apps on compromised mobiles
Fixmo, a company that started out developing tools for the U.S. National Security Agency, is offering a new product that will automatically shut down corporate applications on compromised iOS and...
View ArticleShrinking budgets spur creativity in public safety IT
Shrinking budgets have driven many public safety organizations to focus on wringing value out of existing IT implementations and take a close look at whether new technologies actually make sense.
View ArticlePublic safety sees opportunity, pitfalls in social media
Law enforcement agencies are looking for ways to mine social media to look for threats, but those speaking at a conference on Wednesday suggested that an equally important issue might be trying to...
View ArticleJawbone's earthquake chart: A good reminder about wearables and privacy
This morning, Jawbone posted a dramatic graph showing how its users across the Bay area woke up last night during the earthquake. The graph plots users by location, indicating how people who lived...
View ArticleEarly Microsoft Delve users worry about privacy
Just a couple days after Microsoft began rolling out Delve, its new enterprise social offering, some people are worried and confused about potential privacy implications.
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