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A report from Independent Security Evaluators (ISE) found “critical security vulnerabilities in numerous small office/home office (SOHO) routers and wireless access points.” The report categorized these remote locally accessible vulnerabilities as follows: Trivial attacks can be launched directly […]

I happend to be in New York on Earth Day and so was Frances Moore Lappé, the author of the 1971 environmental classic Diet for a Small Planet and the recent book  EcoMind: Changing the Way We […]

I usually do things quickly and, for some things, that works out great.  But when it comes to eating, slower is better. So, on Sunday night, I spent three hours with colleagues over a three course dinner […]

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The Cyber Information Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) “has major shortcomings and would undermine the interests of citizens and their privacy,” a group of House members in a “Dear Colleague” letter. Even though “the bill has improved […]

(This post first appeared on Forbes.com) by Larry Magid I’m a very frequent business traveler and most of the time I book my flights using an online service like Expedia, Travelocity or Orbitz or the airline’s own […]

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Google and Nixle are working together to help people better respond to emergency situations in their communities and schools. Emergency alerts, about crimes in progress, lock-downs, natural disasters, missing children and other events will now show up when […]

This post is adapted and expanded from one that appeared in the San Jose Mercury News by Larry Magid Update: Click below to listen to Larry’s 1-minute CBS News segment with author Frances Moore Lappé [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/89066443″ […]

Unlike you, your digital remains can now live forever. Google is now offering users of Gmail, Google Plus and other services a way to control their digital afterlife. Read more on Forbes.com