Google hat mit seiner Verknüpfung von Nutzerdaten erneut die Behörden auf den Plan gerufen. Der Suchmaschinenbetreiber verstösst damit gegen Regeln zum Schutz der Privatsphäre, wie aus einem Schreiben von EU-Datenschützern hervorgeht. Die Behörden fordern darin den US-Internetkonzern zu Änderungen auf.

CRM-Anwender bewerten die von ihnen genutzte Software im Schnitt mit "Gut". Dies geht aus einer Zufriedenheitsanalyse des Zürcher Beratungshauses Intelligent Systems Solutions i2s hervor. 405 Unternehmen aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz hatten den Fragebogen im August/September entsprechend ausgefüllt.

Die Deutsche Telekom erwartet in ihrem von der Schuldenmisere geschüttelten Europageschäft erst in zwei Jahren einen Aufschwung. Derzeit gehe es darum, den Umsatzrückgang zu verlangsamen, sagte Telekom-Europa-Chefin Claudia Nemat gegenüber dem Düsseldorfer "Handelsblatt".

Beim ICT-Riesen Hewlett-Packard (HP) fallen dem gross angelegten weltweiten Personalabbau in der Schweiz 232 Stellen zum Opfer. Dies entspricht etwa 10 Prozent der HP-Stellen, die der Weltmarktführer unter den ICT-Herstellern hierzulande unterhält.

Der Rekordsprung von Felix Baumgartner aus der Stratosphäre hat der Videoplattform Youtube einen neuen Höchstwert beschert. In der Spitze sahen bis zu acht Millionen Menschen gleichzeitig online zu, wie der Österreicher von seiner Kapsel absprang und auf die Erde zuraste.

Natalya Kaspersky, Mitgründerin des russischen IT-Sicherheitsunternehmens Kaspersky Labs, steigt bei G Data ein. Kaspersky übernehme 16,8 Prozent an dem Unternehmen aus Bochum, teilte die G Data Software am Montag mit. Die Anteile stammten unter anderem von einer Berliner Risikokapital-Gesellschaft.

Nachdem die Barlay Technologies (Schweiz), eine Tochtergesellschaft der Barclay Technologies Holding, ihre operative Tätigkeit eingestellt hat, hat sich nun auch Interims-CEO Thomas Egolf von der Unternehmensspitze der in Zug domizilierten Firma sowie auch aus dem Verwaltungsrat der Holding verabschiedet.

Seit heute, Montag, ist Thomas Jul neuer Geschäftsführer der Ericsson Austria GmbH und gleichzeitig Leiter der Customer Unit Central Europe bei dem schwedischen Telekomausstatter. Sein Büro hat er in Wien, von wo aus er neben Österreich auch noch Polen, Ungarn, Kroatien, Slowenien, Bosnien-Herzegowina, die Slowakei und die Tschechische Republik betreut.

Die Deutschsprachige SAP-Anwendergruppe (DSAG) hat vier neue Mitglieder in den CIO-Beirat gewählt. Neben einem österreichischen Vertreter hat nun auch die Schweiz mit Jean-Claude Flury einen eigenen Ansprechpartner im Gremium.

Der weltgrößte Internethändler Amazon plant einem Zeitungsbericht zufolge einen Einstieg ins Chip-Geschäft. Amazon sei interessiert an der Mobilfunk-Chip-Sparte des US-Konzerns Texas Instruments, meldete die israelische Wirtschaftszeitung "Calcalist" am Montag. Die Gespräche über die Übernahme seien bereits fortgeschritten.

sciencehabit writes "Science Magazine has crowned the winner of its annual 'Dance Your Ph.D.' contest. Scientists from around the globe are invited to submit videos of themselves interpreting their graduate thesises in dance form. The results are often hilarious--and highly entertaining--and this year is no exception. This year's winner is Peter Liddicoat, a materials scientist at the University of Sydney in Australia, whose "Evolution of nanostructural architecture in 7000 series aluminum alloys during strengthening by age-hardening and severe plastic deformation" is interpreted as a performance that employs juggling, clowning, and a big dance number—representing the crystal lattices that he studies with atomic microscopy."

alen writes "The FCC is now allowing cable companies to encrypt free OTA channels that they also rebroadcast over their networks. 'The days of plugging a TV into the wall and getting cable are coming to an end. After a lengthy review process, the FCC has granted cable operators permission to encrypt their most basic cable programming.' Soon the only way to receive free OTA channels via your cable company will involve renting yet another box or buying something like Boxee"

coondoggie writes "This had to be one hell of a ride. The CIA today said it added a pretty cool item to its museum archives — the instruction card for officers being plucked off the ground by a contraption that would allow a person to be snatched off the ground by a flying aircraft without the plane actually landing."

fangmcgee writes "Reno-based First Warning Systems is working on a new bra that could detect if you are developing breast cancer. Integrated sensors and a data controller regularly monitor your breasts and can watch for irregularities which may signal the growth of tumors. Tests so far are showing that the bra is far superior and may be able to detect cancerous growth up to 6 years sooner than self-exams or mammograms."

Nerval's Lobster writes "A team of researchers from Microsoft and Cornell University has concluded that, in some cases, a totally wireless data center makes logistical sense. In a new paper, a team of researchers from Cornell and Microsoft concluded that a data-center operator could replace hundreds of feet of cable with 60-GHz wireless connections—assuming that the servers themselves are redesigned in cylindrical racks, shaped like prisms, with blade servers addressing both intra- and inter-rack connections. The so-called 'Cayley' data centers, so named because of the network connectivity subgraphs are modeled using Cayley graphs, could be cheaper than traditional wired data centers if the cost of a 60-GHz transceiver drops under $90 apiece, and would likely consume about one-tenth to one-twelfth the power of a wired data center."

benrothke writes "When Bruce Schneier first published Applied Cryptography in 1994, it was a watershed event, given that is was one of the first comprehensive texts on the topic that existed outside of the military. In the nearly 20 years since the book came out, a lot has changed in the world of encryption and cryptography. A number of books have been written to fill that gap and Everyday Cryptography: Fundamental Principles and Applications is one of them. While the title may give the impression that this is an introductory text; that is not the case. Author Keith Martin is the director of the information security group at Royal Holloway, a division of the University of London, and the book is meant for information security professionals in addition to being used as a main reference for a principles of cryptography course. The book is also a great reference for those studying for the CISSP exam." Read below for the rest of Ben's review.

another random user writes "The United Arab Emirates holds the largest biometric database in the world, the Emirates Identity Authority has announced. The population register of Emirates ID has over 103 million digital fingerprints and over 15 million digital facial recognition records, which includes multiple records of each UAE resident, and digital signatures as of October 11, senior officials said. Dr. Ali Al Khoury, Director General of Emirates ID, said the authority has submitted an official application to the World Record Academy to recognize this record. Asked about the confirmation of the authority's claims about the world record, an official spokesman of the authority told Gulf News on Sunday: 'We have made worldwide surveys and inquiries with the similar official authorities and agencies of the world governments holding such databases and confirmed that our database is the largest. The World Record Academy also confirmed to us that no other government or authority has made a similar claim for such a record,' he said."

walterbyrd writes "The Nano is currently powered by a 37 hp two-cylinder engine and lacks common safety features such as power steering, traction control and airbags. It was originally designed to compete in the Indian market against scooters and motorcycles. . . Along with added safety equipment, it's likely the car will get a larger, less polluting engine for export markets. Unfortunately, that means the price will increase, as well, possibly tripling by the time it goes on sale in the U.S.."

The Bad Astronomer writes "For the first time, a planet has been found in a stellar system composed of four stars. The planet, called PH-1, orbits a binary star made of two sun-like stars in a tight orbit. That binary is itself orbited by another binary pair much farther out. Even more amazing, this planet was found by two "citizen scientists", amateurs who participated in Planet Hunters, a project which puts Kepler Observatory data online for lay people to analyze. At least two confirmed planets have been found by this project, but this is the first — ever — in a quaternary system."

In the summer of 1999, Bruce Perens became our very first interview subject, answering questions about open source licensing. Almost 14 years later, Bruce is still one of the most influential programmers and advocates in the open source community. He's graciously agreed to answer all your questions about the state of things and what's changed in those 15 years. As with previous interviews, we'll send the best questions to Mr. Perens, and post his answers in a day or two. Ask as many questions as you'd like, but please keep them to one per post.

Gunkerty Jeb writes "Initially thought to be merely a module of the now-infamous Flame malware, MiniFlame, or SPE is, in reality, a secondary surveillance tool deployed against specially identified targets following an initial Flame or Gauss compromise. MiniFlame/SPE was one of three previously unseen pieces of malware discovered during a forensic analysis of Flame's command and control servers. Researchers at Kaspersky Lab and CERT-Bund/BSI determined that the program, which has compromised somewhere between 10 and 20 machines, can stand alone as an independent piece of malware or run as a plug-in for both Flame and Gauss."

jrepin writes "KDE has released the 3rd stable version of Plasma Active, KDE's device-independent user experience. The Plasma Active user interface is touch-friendly and works well across a range of devices. Its Activities function gives users a natural way to organize and access their applications, files and information. Plasma Active Three noticeably improves the user experience with its enhanced and expanded set of apps, improved performance and a new virtual keyboard."

puddingebola writes "From the article, "Amazon is reportedly in 'advanced negotiations' to acquire Texas Instruments' OMAP chip division, bringing chip design for its Kindle tablets in-house, and helping TI refocus on embedded systems. The deal in discussion, Calcalist reports, follows TI's public distancing from its own phone and tablet chip business in the face of rising competition from Qualcomm, Samsung, and others, though Amazon taking charge of OMAP could leave rivals Barnes & Noble in a tricky situation.'"

concealment writes "In the face of the violence that frequently results from anti-religious expression, some world leaders seem to be losing their patience with free speech. After a video called 'Innocence of Muslims' appeared on YouTube and sparked violent protests in several Muslim nations last month, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned that 'when some people use this freedom of expression to provoke or humiliate some others' values and beliefs, then this cannot be protected.' It appears that the one thing modern society can no longer tolerate is intolerance. As Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard put it in her recent speech before the United Nations, 'Our tolerance must never extend to tolerating religious hatred.'"

sfcrazy writes "Good (and bad) news for Raspberry Pi lovers, the Model B has been upgraded to 512MB RAM from 256MB. Bad news is for those who already got their Model B shipments because all those who have outstanding orders with either distributors will get the *upgraded* version of the device, means with 512MB RAM instead of 256MB. The upgraded devices should be arriving to customers from today onwards. Raspberry Pi team will be pushing a firmware upgrade soon so these news devices can detect and use the additional RAM."