http://www.best-parental-control.com Expert Information on Parental Control Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:54:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Filed under: Sharing Info Online, Internet Dangers, Technology, Articles of InterestThere is a debate about how or if parents should use spyware on their kids' computer to find out what their kids are doing online. This is a debate between parents, but is not a legal debate. Apparently a high ... http://www.best-parental-control.com/1622/ive-got-a-spy-on-you/ Really: Since they are hard to conceal, the study says, noses would work well for identification in covert surveillance. The researchers say noses have been overlooked in the growing field of biometrics, studies into ways of identifying distinguishing traits in people. "Noses are prominent facial features and yet their use as a biometric ... http://www.best-parental-control.com/1619/nose-biometrics/ Good legal paper on the limits of identity cards: Stephen Mason and Nick Bohm, "Identity and its Verification," in Computer Law & Security Review, Volume 26, Number 1, Jan 2010. Those faced with the problem of how to verify a person's identity would be well advised to ask themselves the ... http://www.best-parental-control.com/1620/the-limits-of-identity-cards/ Can you hear that? That’s the sound of air escaping as we all finally recover from the RSA conference. Rich and Martin are back, and Zach… never left (but did celebrate a birthday last week). We do a quick recap of RSA and then dig into the security news… much ... http://www.best-parental-control.com/1621/the-network-security-podcast-episode-188/ Today I was looking at some of the various vendor security and advisory sites and I noticed at the top of the Ubuntu site:  For more details on a specific CVE or source package, please see the Ubuntu CVE Tracker. I had not seen the Ubuntu CVE Tracker before, ... http://www.best-parental-control.com/1613/ubuntu-cve-tracker/ Interesting commentary: I don't think this is really a case about ISP liability at all. It is a case about the use of a person's image, without their consent, that generates commercial value for someone else. That is the essence of the Italian law at issue in this case. It is ... http://www.best-parental-control.com/1614/marc-rotenberg-on-googles-italian-privacy-case/ Today we are releasing two Important security bulletins addressing eight vulnerabilities in Windows and Microsoft Office. Both bulletins have an aggregate Exploitability Index rating of ?1? so we recommend that customers deploy these updates as soon as possible. The Microsoft Exploitability Index provides additional information to help customers prioritize deployment ... http://www.best-parental-control.com/1615/march-2010-security-bulletin-release/ Hi everyone, Today we released Security Advisory 981374 addressing a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 7. Internet Explorer 8 is not affected by this issue. Customers using Internet Explorer 6 or 7 should upgrade to Internet Explorer 8 immediately to benefit from the improved security features ... http://www.best-parental-control.com/1616/security-advisory-981374-released/ Filed under: Internet Safety Tips, Social Networking, Articles of Interest, SextingAfter watching MTV's "When Privates Go Public", I was reminded of my own high school career. I didn't have the technology that is currently available, but I saw myself in the students that were featured. The girl was naive and ... http://www.best-parental-control.com/1612/when-privates-go-public-following-up/ The "Microsoft Online Services Global Criminal Compliance Handbook (U.S. Domestic Version)" (also can be found here, here, and here) outlines exactly what Microsoft will do upon police request. Here's a good summary of what's in it: The Global Criminal Compliance Handbook is a quasi-comprehensive explanatory document meant for law enforcement ... http://www.best-parental-control.com/1617/guide-to-microsoft-police-forensic-services/