Other interesting items from this past week (or so):
- “Stuxnet may have up to 4 malware siblings made on the same platform,” Meghan Kelly, Venture Beat, Dec. 29, 2011.
- “Teachers warned over Facebook and Twitter use,” BBC News, Jan. 1, 2012. For a contrasting view, see “Can Social Media and School Policies be ‘Friends’?” Laura Varlas, ASCD, Winter 2011.
- “Facebook complicated for public officials,” Carrie Wells, Herald-Tribune, Jan. 1, 2012.
- “New law requires all restaurants in Malaysian city to provide Wi-Fi,” Harrison Weber, TNW, Jan. 2, 2012. Update Jan. 8, 2012: @apisanty points out that while this law is being put into place, free, municipal WiFi is also being discontinued.
- “Why politicians should never make laws about technology,” Paul Venezia, InfoWorld, Jan. 3, 2012.
- “Saudi hackers claim to post personal information of 400,000 Israelis,” Sefi Krupsky and Oded Yaron, Haaretz, Jan. 3, 2012. Israel has responded with the declaration that they will respond to this as they would any enemy attack. See also Cyber Warfare and the Privacy Revolution, Neil J. Rubenking, PC World, Jan. 7, 2012. Update Jan. 8, 2012: In light of the forgoing declaration by Israel, this story about an 18 year old being arrested for using those numbers to buy things for himself seems particularly interesting.
- “iPad passport scan gets man across U.S. border,” CBC News, Jan. 3, 2012.
- “How Copyright Industries Con Congress,” Julian Sanchez, The Cato Institute, Jan. 3, 2012.
- “Plaintiffs Win Round on Discovery of Facebook Pages,” Ben Present, The Legal Intelligencer, Jan. 4, 2012.
- “Why 2012 is starting to look like 1984,” Geoff Duncan, Digital Trends, Jan. 4, 2012.
- “Bangladeshi jailed for Facebook post on prime minister, and 7 other posts that got people arrested,” Elizabeth Flock, Washington Post, Jan. 4, 2012.
- “Privacy Alarm at ‘Smart’ Electric Meters,” Jack Bouboushian, Courthouse News Service, Jan. 4, 2012.
- “Worm steals 45,000 Facebook login credentials, infects victims’ friends,” Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, Jan. 5, 2012.
- “Proposed DNA bank could ensnare NY graffiti artists,” Dan Wiessner, Reuters, Jan. 5, 2012.
- “Nicole Richie’s Cursing May Spur Top Court to Free Broadcasters,” Greg Stohr, Bloomberg News, Jan. 6, 2012.
