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Antivirus: No protection against U.S. govt spyware?
News Companies which produce antivirus software could be failing to protect users from government spyware and, in some cases, even putting them at risk of being compromised.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Antivirus software
FBI used spyware to capture hackers, hitmen
News Documents obtained in a freedom-of-information request show the U.S. law-enforcement agency used a secret form of spyware in a number of investigations.
Tags: Hacking, FBI, Anti-spyware, IP, Cipav, computer, e-mail, spyware, MSN Hotmail, News.com
X-Box launches Microsoft into heart of the house
News Microsoft is trying to get into your living room, whether you like it or not.
Mobile biometric scanners for all UK police
News Handheld fingerprint readers will be rolled out to police across the United Kingdom from 2010 as part of the Project Midas scheme.
Tags: Biometrics, Mobile, Scanner, Database, Officer, Midas Inc., fingerprint sensor, handheld, handheld fingerprint scanner, U.K.
Security vendors: We would block police hacking
News Kaspersky and Sophos say that for security reasons they would block any software used in police attempts to break into customers' systems without a warrant.
Tags: Hacking, Politics, Kaspersky Lab, Police, Malware, Security, Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, Computer, software
Security vendors to block Aust police hacks
News Major security vendors yesterday said their products would block legalized hacking attempts by Australian Police as they would any other security threat to users.
Tags: Security, PC security, Hacking, Kaspersky Lab, Malware, Sophos Plc., Spokesperson, security industry, NSW Government, software
FBI snoop tool old hat for hackers
News "Magic Lantern," a reported method for sneaking surveillance programs onto a suspect's computer, appears to be little more than old hacking technology.
