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Yahoo has announced that it will anonymise search records after 90 days and remove any personally identifiable connection to searches. Far short of what could be achieved, the Yahoo announcement is in...
The status of gold changed yesterday December 16th when the Fed slashed rates to zero or near zero. Gold lost the remaining of its commodity status for a full investment status. Can gold evolve back t...
You'd think that with things in a bit of mess, your average punter would be a tad wary about playing the stock market at the moment. But according to a survey from Lloyds TSB's wealth management unit,...
Some choice quotes from squeaky-clean Bernie Madoff on the trials of doing business in the modern financial system. "Whenever I go down to Washington and meet with the SEC and complain to them th...
Europe 17.12.2008 Dear Santa, We have been really nice, technology-neutral and hardworking Experts this year and look forward to You bringing us a few presents to play around with in 2009. The fir...
:-) Getting warmer... Using VBV is very much like locking your front door but leaving your windows open. I have said this in 2001 to a VISA security executive : "VBV or 3DSecure's weakness is ...
Well, at least they do in the US when it comes to protection of personal data. Despite frequent stories about data being handled irresponsibly in the industry, six of the top 20 firms in the Ponemon I...
I've noticed my journey into work appears to be taking longer on the Northern Line these days with a deal of waiting around at Kennington. So - plenty of time to read the Metro - the free paper - whic...
In light of the festive season I decided not to post anything about new threats and emerging headaches. Instead, I decided to shed some light on the work of the good guys. To the good guys! The post b...
I've never received a letter quite like the one I received, over the weekend, from one of my credit card providers. It started with the sentence "Please sign and return the attached application ...
Toys R US' comments made me laugh. If police found that the skimming device was used to save PIN and card numbers (meaning that Toys R Us accepts pin authenticated card transactions), then why would T...
The US is introducing new rules that will require credit card issuers to introduce regulatory changes affording greater protection for cardholders. We can anticipate a similar approach to be mandated ...