BYOD: Time to Adjust Your Privacy Expectations
Posted by PCWorld
Some employees thought they were pretty sneaky downloading confidential data from corporate computers to thumb drives days before they turned in their resignations and bolted to a competitor.
More often than not, they didn't get away with it. Armed with forensic computer analysis--namely, the USB port registry--managers confronted these employees during the exit interview.
What gives managers the right to pursue legal action or at least ask for those incriminating thumb drives back? The answer: a smorgasbord of protective polices with employees' signatures on them, including the confidentiality non-disclosure policy, the ethics policy, the conflict of interest policy, the authorized use of c[...]
Continue ReadingMore often than not, they didn't get away with it. Armed with forensic computer analysis--namely, the USB port registry--managers confronted these employees during the exit interview.
What gives managers the right to pursue legal action or at least ask for those incriminating thumb drives back? The answer: a smorgasbord of protective polices with employees' signatures on them, including the confidentiality non-disclosure policy, the ethics policy, the conflict of interest policy, the authorized use of c[...]
The Internet Never Forgets: Politwoops Saves The Tweets Your Politicians Tried To Delete
Posted by TechCrunch
Once something is on the Internet, it’s typically pretty hard to delete it. Unless somebody retweets a posting to Twitter, though, a deleted tweet is pretty much gone forever. With Politwoops, however, the Sunlight Foundation is now preserving some of these tweets for posterity. Politwoops follows all the 433 official Twitter accounts for members of Congress, as well as President Obama’s and Mitt Romney’s.
As Tom Lee, the director of Sunlight Labs, noted in today’s launch announcement, “in politics, Twitter is part of the ever-present ‘spin room’ of the digital age. But unlike other mediums, the record of events can be edited; tweets deleted from twitter.com are[...]
Continue ReadingAs Tom Lee, the director of Sunlight Labs, noted in today’s launch announcement, “in politics, Twitter is part of the ever-present ‘spin room’ of the digital age. But unlike other mediums, the record of events can be edited; tweets deleted from twitter.com are[...]
Death To The Dock Connector? Apple Is Looking For A Connector Design Engineer
Posted by TechCrunch
Could Apple really be looking to end their longstanding affair with the 30-pin Dock Connector? It’s been a move that’s been rumored for years, and a job opening at Cupertino for a Connector Design Engineer adds a bit of fuel to that fire.
This person will be “responsible for managing multiple connector designs and developments in support of the iPod product lines.” It goes on to describe that this task will “involve adaptation of existing connectors or complete new designs.” It’s apparently important enough to Apple that they’ve got another, very similar listing on their jobs page.
It sounds like Apple isn’t just looking for a new lead en[...]
Continue ReadingThis person will be “responsible for managing multiple connector designs and developments in support of the iPod product lines.” It goes on to describe that this task will “involve adaptation of existing connectors or complete new designs.” It’s apparently important enough to Apple that they’ve got another, very similar listing on their jobs page.
It sounds like Apple isn’t just looking for a new lead en[...]
Apple may be in talks to acquire music-editing startup Redmatica
Posted by VentureBeat
Apple is rumored to be in acquisition talks with music-editing startup Redmatica, according to Italian news blog Fanpage.
Italian-based Redmatica produces music editing software for OS X, with four main products that range in scope from casual to professional. The company’s main product, KeyMap Pro focuses on sampled instruments, but all the products seem to have support for both of Apple’s digital music editing programs, Garage Band and Logic Pro.
While we don’t know the terms of the acquisition (if it proves true), it would make sense for Apple to pick up the company. It could easily combine the talents and technology from Redmatica into its own music editing products.
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Continue ReadingItalian-based Redmatica produces music editing software for OS X, with four main products that range in scope from casual to professional. The company’s main product, KeyMap Pro focuses on sampled instruments, but all the products seem to have support for both of Apple’s digital music editing programs, Garage Band and Logic Pro.
While we don’t know the terms of the acquisition (if it proves true), it would make sense for Apple to pick up the company. It could easily combine the talents and technology from Redmatica into its own music editing products.
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Intel laptops and tablets will soon ship with built-in, always-on WiFi
Posted by VentureBeat
Intel just made a million nerds swoon with the announcement that it would be giving the gift of free, universal WiFi to new ultrabooks and tablets.
The chip maker, which powers a huge range of devices from multiple manufacturers, is partnering with WiFi-focused software company Devicescape. That company’s software will integrate with Intel’s Smart Connect technology to keep those super-skinny computers and shiny tablets online, all the time, automatically.
Devicescape confirmed the news on its website and told reporters that Intel would be using its connection manager software to link laptops and tablets to millions of open global hotspots. The connections will happen automatical[...]
Continue ReadingThe chip maker, which powers a huge range of devices from multiple manufacturers, is partnering with WiFi-focused software company Devicescape. That company’s software will integrate with Intel’s Smart Connect technology to keep those super-skinny computers and shiny tablets online, all the time, automatically.
Devicescape confirmed the news on its website and told reporters that Intel would be using its connection manager software to link laptops and tablets to millions of open global hotspots. The connections will happen automatical[...]
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