The Defense Department Bans Google from Taking Images

Citing national security concerns, the Defense Department has banned Google from taking images and videos of its bases. However, because most of the images were taken on public areas, the military may not have the right to order the videos pilled. A feature of Google, the Google Maps Street View, offers visitors ground-level views of around 30 cities in the United States. Computer users will be able to drive down the steers virtually just by using their mouse to adjust their views.

The Street View has become incredibly popular especially for tourists who are looking for a road trip in unfamiliar places. But Street View has also become a magnet for controversy. For example, it is inevitable that some people may be captured in the images so this becomes a privacy concern for these people as well.

But probably the more serious concerns are those that were raised by Pentagon. This is because these views include those of bases and security on those installations. Any viewer will be able to see where the guards are posted and how the barriers in Pentagon work. In addition, it shows where people go in and out of the military building. So Pentagon insists that this is a security threat for military installations.

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Spammers Penetrates Gmail

When you want to sign up for a Gmail account, you will need to navigate through Captcha, these are words and letters that need to be accurately typed so that the system can determine that you are a human and not an automated program that is designed to send spam messages. But Captchas are no longer holding up against the attacks of spammers all over the internet. And Gmail is their latest target.

Captcha actually stands for Completely Automated Public Turing tests, it is designed to differentiate human from robots. Typically successful, Captchas has prevented a lot of spammers from opening e-mail accounts in Gmail, Yahoo, and Hotmail. These accounts are popular because web administrators do not want to blacklist these domains.

But according to Websense Security Labs, spammers had already found a way to break Captchas. There are public domain tools that enable anyone to break simple Captchas these days. There are two kinds of attacks, the first is using offshore workers to break the codes and the second is network reliable. Computers work together for the attackers. But what makes the attack on Gmail so interesting is that the attacks seem to be automated. If this is the case, then spammers may be well on their way in sending more spam.

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Google Hacking?

Don’t get the misconception that “Google Hacking” means trying to hack the Google site because it isn’t. Google hacking is a term widely used by both good guys and bad when they want to monitor security. However, with the introduction of a new Google program known as Goolag, the balance could tip in the favor of bad guys.

This is because the Google hacking data mining technique is used to uncover sensitive materials over the internet. With the new program, the process that used to require extensive manual labor can not be automated. You might be wondering about the origins of Google hacking though. Well, it is the kind of searching technique that abuses flaws in the method that websites handle personal details. For example, files that contain credit card numbers and passwords can be hacked in these criminals.

This process works by examining the hidden areas of a website which had been indexed by search engines although it does not appear in traditional searches. There are times when websites posts these sensitive data by accident or these sites have not been correctly configured to protect its sensitive areas. As you can see, the process of Google hacking is definitely dangerous for users.

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Google Sites: New Business Application

Google has an impressive number of arsenals at its disposal but just this week, it has added another feature known as Google Sites. Basically, this business application enables the creation of team sites incredibly easy for users. The site, located at http://sites.google.com, currently shows samples of the new application. These include project site, an intranet, an employee profile, and even a classroom site. With just a single click, pages can be created immediately.

There is no html coding that is required for you to take advantage of this application. There is also several customization options that helps users get a more personalized service. Available templates include announcements, a web page, a dashboard, as well as a list. The sheer size of each Google account is incredible because users can store up to 10GB of data. And as many would expect, Google Search can be done on this site page.

So whether you are a small business start-up or the owner of an established business, you should utilize the power and convenience that is easily available over the internet today because you will certainly benefit from it. Google Sites can support a variety of documents including text-based files, videos, audios, photos, attachments, and presentations.

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Yahoo Rejects Microsoft Bid

In big news regarding the future of the web environment, Yahoo has rejected the unsolicited bid by Microsoft in excess of 44 billion USD.

It stratigic tango as billion dollar giants determine how they are going to continue to progress in a constantly changing online environment. The acquasition

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