EU is preparing adwords antitrust complaint against Google
Google may soon be the target of a third set of charges from Europe’s top antitrust authority, this time concerning…
IDG Contributor Network: Targeted advertising through vehicle choice — an interesting experiment (and blunt tool)
The other day I heard about an interesting experiment to deliver highly targeted advertising to Japanese consumers. Now, as we…
Use Android apps on HP's upcoming $189 Chromebook 11 G5
If you’re looking for alternatives to Windows laptops, there’s a new incentive to consider Chromebooks: some of them can run…
Report: Security teams plagued by poorly managed identity data
Security teams handling Identity and access management (IAM) are hampered by dirty data and need management help from a chief…
20% off Nest Learning Thermostat Through July 4 – Deal Alert
The Nest learning thermostat learns from you and programs itself, so it is cooling and heating more efficiently and saving…
IRS kills electronic filing PIN feature due to repeated attacks
After repeated attacks, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service has decided to retire a Web-based tool for obtaining PINs that taxpayers…
What Apple users need to know about differential privacy
In a big change of direction, Apple at WWDC announced plans to use differential privacy in iOS and macOS as…
Hacker selling 655,000 patient records from 3 hacked healthcare organizations
A hacker going by “thedarkoverlord” is reportedly selling 655,000 patient records on a dark web marketplace; he claims to have…
BrandPost: 19 Techniques to Control the Chaos in Data Storage
There’s very little in this world that can’t generate data – anything that has measurable activity will do it. That…
IDG Contributor Network: Are QR codes more useful in hiding information than displaying it?
Although never mistaken for exciting and sexy technology, QR codes are functional and useful mechanisms. A tiny smudge-like box in…