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P Krolak

Devs respond to Google Maps API limits - 0 views

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    Google Maps has introduced usage limits. According to a blog post by Thor Mitchell, product manager, Google Maps API, developers must now reduce their usage below set limits, opt-in to paying for excess usage or purchase a Maps API Premier licence. Update: A Google spokesperson has provided .net with the following statement: "Non-profits are not subject to these usage limits. For example, a disaster relief map is not subject to the usage limits even if it has been developed and/or is hosted by a commercial entity. In addition we recommend that eligible non-profits apply for a Maps API Premier license through the Google Earth Outreach program. This provides a number of benefits, including the right to opt-out of advertising, higher quotas for Maps API web services, and technical support." "We understand that developers need time to evaluate their usage, determine if they are affected, and respond if necessary," said Mitchell, noting that enforcement will only occur as of early 2012. He reasoned as follows on the changes: "[For] continued growth in adoption of the Maps API we need to secure its long-term future by ensuring that even when used by the highest volume for-profit sites, the service remains viable." Developers we contacted were split on the decision. Matthew Budd of Yammayap told us he's "been using the Google Maps API for years and restrictions come and go". He said that Google realises its system is widely used and imposing restrictions is inevitable. "All this restriction does is clarify the reasoning behind using Google Maps as a solution and shouldn't affect general everyday usage, where a whole online application doesn't rely on it," he added, suggesting that if you do need to use Google Maps as the basis for a whole application for a client, it makes sense to purchase a Premier license to lift the restrictions.
P Krolak

Foundations of security: what every programmer needs to know (Google eBook) - 0 views

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    Foundations of Security: What Every Programmer Needs to Know teaches new and current software professionals state-of-the-art software security design principles, methodology, and concrete programming techniques they need to build secure software systems. Once youre enabled with the techniques covered in this book, you can start to alleviate some of the inherent vulnerabilities that make today's software so susceptible to attack. The book uses web servers and web applications as running examples throughout the book. For the past few years, the Internet has had a "wild, wild west" flavor to it. Credit card numbers are stolen in massive numbers. Commercial web sites have been shut down by Internet worms. Poor privacy practices come to light and cause great embarrassment to the corporations behind them. All these security-related issues contribute at least to a lack of trust and loss of goodwill. Often there is a monetary cost as well, as companies scramble to clean up the mess when they get spotlighted by poor security practices. It takes time to build trust with users, and trust is hard to win back. Security vulnerabilities get in the way of that trust. Foundations of Security: What Every Programmer Needs To Know helps you manage risk due to insecure code and build trust with users by showing how to write code to prevent, detect, and contain attacks. The lead author cofounded the Stanford Center for Professional Development Computer Security Certification. This book teaches you how to be more vigilant and develop a sixth sense for identifying and eliminating potential security vulnerabilities. Youll receive hands-on code examples for a deep and practical understanding of security. Youll learn enough about security to get the job done.
P Krolak

Google Maps to charge for usage 31 October 2011 - 0 views

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    Users of Google Map links for their websites will be charged for heavy usage of the service, it has been revealed. From 1 January 2012, Google will charge for the Google Maps API service when more than the limit of 25,000 map "hits" are made in a day. Websites, especially travel firms, use Google Maps to link customers to a view of the destinations they inquire about. Google is rumoured to be charging $4 per 1,000 views in excess of the limit.
Beibei Yang

New Facebook Trusted/HTTPS Settings Allow You To Browse Securely - 0 views

  • New Facebook Trusted/HTTPS Settings Allow You To Browse Securelyby Meghan Stabler on Thursday, January 27, 2011 at 2:40pmRecently there have been a number of simple hacks that allow your Facebook to be compromised. Today, Facebook announced a new feature that will help solve many of your security issues. You can now easily prevent that with this awesome (and long overdue) new feature from Facebook that allows you to browse the website securely. Spread the word! Why?  Because it’s optional and you have to enable it yourself ! To enable it simply go to the Account Security section of the Account Settings page and enable it. Note that I have tested this feature and should you use Facebook over a Corporate Network (VPN) and other similar secure access systems, not all images and photos will display due to the security layer in place.  Essentially it works by adding secure encryption to your browser, similar to when you’re checking out on an e-commerce website. This should become a DEFAULT setting for anyone who uses Facebook. Until it becomes the default setting make sure to protect yourself and change it today, it only takes a second… “Starting today we’ll provide you with the ability to experience Facebook entirely over HTTPS. You should consider enabling this option if you frequently use Facebook from public Internet access points found at coffee shops, airports, libraries, or schools,” the post says. “The option will exist as part of our advanced security features, which you can find in the Account Security section of the Account Settings page.” Using HTTPS may mean that some pages will take a little bit longer to load, and some third-party applications aren’t currently supported, the company said. The option is rolling out over the next few weeks. “We hope to offer HTTPS as a default whenever you are using Facebook sometime in the future,” the post says. “Every user’s Facebook page is unique and it’s been complex pulling together all the different parts,” said Facebook Chief Security Officer Joe Sullivan when asked what the time frame is to making HTTPS the default setting. “It’s an interesting technical challenge for the company.” Click here for more information on HTTPS After you modify that account setting you will notice that whenever you browse Facebook your browser bar will show “https://www.Facebook.com/“  and you should notice the LOCK graphic denoting that you are now browsing on a secure encrypted protection.  It will look something like this:  typically appearing in your browsers bottom right corner,this will vary by browser.  If you don’t see a lock, then you’re not protected.
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      In Facebook, go to Account -> Account Settings -> Account Security, and check "Browse Facebook on a secure connection (https) whenever possible".
P Krolak

Cleaning machines 'based on military robots' - 0 views

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    Experts have been promising for decades to put a robot in everyone's home - and finally robots are beginning to make the transition from specialist to everyday use. Spencer Kelly discovers the similarities between robots used for cleaning and those used by soldiers in Afghanistan for a very different purpose.
P Krolak

How US Government Spies Use Facebook (Updated) - 0 views

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    The US Department of Justice this week released slides from a presentation deck titled Obtaining and Using Evidence from Social Networking Sites. The document was released in response to a Freedom of Information Act request by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). The DoJ presentation describes Facebook as much more co-operative with law enforcement requests for user information than Twitter and MySpace are. Update: Facebook's Barry Schnitt contests this interpretation of the document, says the company is resistant to illegitimate government requests for user information and offers one example of that resistance in a comment posted below. The document also explains to officers what the advantages of going undercover on social networking sites are. The EFF posted IRS training documents for using various internet tools as well, including Google Street View, but those were much tamer than the Justice file.
P Krolak

Google begins Amazon Street View - 0 views

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    Google is expanding its Street View service into some of the world's most remote places. It will photograph the Amazon and Rio Negro Rivers of northwest Brazil in partnership with charity Foundation for a Sustainable Amazon (FAS). Google will train local people to collect images, and will leave behind equipment so work continues long-term.
Beibei Yang

Nowhere To Run Know Where To Hide - 1 views

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    "What is WikiLeaks? Who is Julian Assange? What's happening and how does one access WikiLeaks? Find all answers here! "
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    Found this on slideshare.net. Personally, I think the slides are good enough for the class.
fgmart

Blown to Bits - 0 views

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    This is a new book by Hal Abelson (a renowned computer scientist and computer science education researcher) and two others that delves into how pervasive use of computing is changing our world. It combines technological and sociological material. The full title is "Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness after the Digital Explosion." The book is used in UC Berkeley's "CS 0" introductory/non-majors course. It's a goldmine of material. It's published under a Creative Commons license, so you can buy a hard copy or just download the PDF. I am sure that you will find it valuable if you assign readings for any of the topics we have been discussing over the last few weeks.
Beibei Yang

The untouchable Mean Girls - The Boston Globe - 0 views

  • Phoebe kept walking, past the abuse, past the can, past the white picket fence, into her house. Then she walked into a closet and hanged herself. Her 12-year-old sister found her.You would think this would give the bullies who hounded Phoebe some pause. Instead, they went on Facebook and mocked her in death.They told State Police detectives they did nothing wrong, had nothing to do with Phoebe killing herself.
  • “Things like this aren’t supposed to happen in South Hadley,’’ said Darby O’Brien, a high school parent, wondering why the bullies who tormented Phoebe are still in school. “And so instead of confronting the evil among us, the reality that there are bullies roaming the corridors at South Hadley High, people are blaming the victim, looking for excuses why a 15-year-old girl would do this. People are in denial.’’
P Krolak

Facebook U-turns on data sharing - 0 views

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    Facebook appears to have U-turned on plans to allow external websites to see users' addresses and mobile phone numbers. Security experts pointed out that such a system would be ripe for exploitation from rogue app developers. The feature has been put on "temporary hold", the social networking firm said in its developers blog.
P Krolak

Facebook sorry over tags launch - 0 views

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    Facebook has apologised for the way it rolled-out a new system that recognises users' faces. The social network said that it should have done more to notify members about the global launch. Its Tag Suggestions feature scans photos and automatically picks out existing friends.
P Krolak

BBC NEWS | UK | New face scanners at airport - 0 views

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    Ideas for 91 113 apps
P Krolak

Exploring The Internet: 91- 113 Week 3 The Electronic Library and Advanced Searching th... - 1 views

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    Week3  Using the Electronic Library and Finding Information on the Web The First Step, Readings: Read the 3rd Week of 91-113 Using the Electronic Library Searching for Material on the Web Hacking Google Searchs The Second Step Advanced Google Hacking Readings: The concept of Google hacking is to use Google's advanced search tools and data to find data in the "deep web".
P Krolak

Google hacking exposes large caches of personal data - 0 views

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    Google hacking, which has been on the rise this summer, is a bit of a misnomer. Also known as Google dorking, Google hacking refers to cybercriminals' enterprising use of Google's advanced search functions to find caches of valuable data ripe for the taking.
P Krolak

Summary of how a hacker creates and attack and tools to prevent or detect - 0 views

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    This is more for reference and is a little dated. However, the basic approaches and techniques are still relevant and the diagrams are also useful. The approach is mostly UNIX,
P Krolak

Google 301 -- Uber Google - 0 views

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    This covers some of the tools and services under development and how to use them. While it is a little bit behind the curve, it covers search blogger, newsgroups, and other tools. It also list sites for Google employee blogging and sites that speculate what Google's next big thing will be.
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