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Information Today December 9, 2010 George H. Pike	FTC's 'Do Not Track' Proposal Elicits Strong Reactions The proposed tool would allow users to prevent web companies from tracking their browsing activities for marketing or other purposes.
InternetNews December 9, 2010	Hackers Zero In On Employee Email Accounts Lost or stolen laptops and USB drives are a serious security threat but personal email accounts are becoming an even bigger target for cybercrooks.
Search Engine Watch December 9, 2010 Kristine Schachinger	The Revolution Will Be Streamed -- Operation Payback: Protest or War? A cyberwar has been launched, with Anonymous attacking websites of entities at odds with WikiLeaks and Julian Assange.
The Motley Fool December 9, 2010 Dan Dzombak	Aftermath of WikiLeaks Takedown: Operation Payback Hackers attack major U.S. companies in retribution for WikiLeaks.
AskMen.com Simon Sinek	Asking For Help For me, the decision to turn off my e-mail has nothing to do with e-mail. The goal that drives me is one of humanity. Removing email from my business life is about restoring human relationships and community
InternetNews December 3, 2010	Phony Holiday Tweets Hide Malware Shortened URLs posted on Twitter may not lead to the holiday-themed sites listed.
InternetNews December 3, 2010	WikiLeaks Struggles to Stay Online Whistleblower site goes server hopping after U.S. hosting and DNS providers drop it for violating usage agreements in the wake of massive diplomatic cable leak.
InternetNews December 2, 2010	Targeted Malware, Spam Will Surge in '11 Security software vendor predicts more malware campaigns will use social media to target mobile devices, apps and industry-specific systems.
The Motley Fool December 1, 2010 Morgan Housel	Banks' Worst Nightmare? WikiLeaks, the ultra-controversial whistle-blower site that's been leaking classified U.S. military and foreign policy documents, says its next victim will be a U.S. bank.
InternetNews November 30, 2010	Most New Malware Disappears Within A Day: Study New strains of malware are popping up at an unprecedented rate but, fortunately, most of these variants are stamped out within the first 24 hours.
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