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Google, Microsoft Survival Conflict With Internet Data Privacy

7 Feb 2012

Privacy should be built into online services by default, but it won't happen so long as companies, such as Microsoft, Google and Facebook, rely on advertising to make money, according to a prominent privacy activist.

Library’s secret weapon for researchers

6 Feb 2012

The UMKC Libraries Toolbar debuted 2008 as a tool for faculty and students to search the UMKC library database from home. However, it has failed to catch on with users according to library officials. Scott Curtis, Research & Liaison Librarian at Miller Nichols Library, described the toolbar as “a browser add-on that you can . . . → Read More: Library’s secret weapon for researchers

Five pieces of scamware to watch out for

6 Feb 2012

From fake antivirus apps to uninvited toolbars, scamware can bog down your users' PCs -- and sometimes do a whole lot worse.