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10 Ways To Protect Your Privacy Before The Next Data Spill

August 17, 2006 by Kirk Biglione

Yesterday I wrote about what we’ve learned from the recent AOL data leak. By now you’re probably aware that the risks to your personal data online can be rather significant. If you value your privacy you’ll want to take precautions to protect yourself online. Here are a few things you can do to minimize the damage the next time a major data spill occurs:

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Filed Under: Privacy Tagged With: AOL, Firefox, Privacy, security

The Daily Loper – August 16, 2006

August 16, 2006 by Lopy

Today’s links of interest:

  • 3 Planets May Be Added To Solar System
    Vulcan, Kobol and Tatooine?
  • Elvis fans mark anniversary of death
    As does Elvis.
  • Fans sink their fangs into "Snakes on a Plane"
    It sez here that the whole "Snakes on a Plane" thing peaked about three months ago. 1st week will do fine; 2nd week B.O. will fall through the floor.
  • India’s online population growing fastest in world
    Making it that much more likely that you’ll get tech support who’s actually experienced the frustration you’re currently feeling about your DSL going down.
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Filed Under: The Daily Loper

Assessing The Impact Of the AOL Data Spill

August 16, 2006 by Kirk Biglione

It’s been just over a week since we learned that AOL inadvertently released three months worth of search history for 670,000 users. While the furor has died down slightly, it seems likely that we’ll be hearing about this issue for quite some time. So much data was revealed that it could take a while before we fully understand the implications, and just how much damage may be inflicted on individual users. As scandals go, this one shows no sign of going away any time soon.

Early reaction to the news has been surprisingly varied. Data researchers were initially gleeful at the opportunity to work with extremely large data sets generated in a real-world environment. Privacy advocates were outraged and pointed out that while the data was anonymized, the search queries themselves can be used to identify users. Meanwhile, a large portion of the blogosphere has become fascinated with user 17556639 and his apparent plans to kill his wife. It’s entirely possible that law enforcement may be searching the logs for possible signs of criminal activity.

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Filed Under: Privacy, Unexpected Results Tagged With: AOL, data, Privacy, security

The Daily Loper – August 15, 2006

August 15, 2006 by Lopy

Today’s links of interest:

  • YouTube suffers outage, breaks top 50
    And you thought you had a weird day.
  • Gore’s TV idea seems more Current / Viewer-sent content ridiculed a year ago
    The Summer of Al Gore continues. Six years too late.
  • Coming Soon: Media Guy’s Antisocial-Networking Site
    Call it the Manx cat of social media.
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Filed Under: The Daily Loper

It’s Hard Out There For A Critic

August 15, 2006 by Kassia Krozser

This summer, the major studios decided press screenings weren’t all that — they bypassed newspapers critics in favor of popular review: weekend box office numbers. The recent Los Angeles Times poll suggested that today’s kids prefer peer analysis to highly trained professional analysis. We’ve suggested that today’s critics are out-of-touch with the real world.

So what role should film (music, book, architecture, etc) critics play in the real world? In response to a question from colleague Patrick Goldstein, there is this:

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Filed Under: Mediacratic Tagged With: books, critics, kenneth-turan, los-angeles-times, Movies, Music, patrick-goldstein, Reviews

The Daily Loper – August 14, 2006

August 14, 2006 by Lopy

Today’s links of interest:

  • Supernova sues CBS/Burnett reality series
    In related news, I’ve decided to sue FOX on behalf of my emo band "The Simpsons."
  • Boy George has dust-up on his first day of garbage duty
    We can only hope someone is turning this into a reality TV series.
  • The seven ways that people search the Web
    What kind of searcher are you?
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Filed Under: The Daily Loper

Why Zune & iPod Should Have the Radio On (Radio On!)

August 14, 2006 by Jim Connelly

Last week, I wrote a post about ways that Zune could actually be an iPod killer, if Microsoft did things like
not have DRM’d music, integrated wireless, and supported AM/FM and satellite radio.

However, according to Zune Luv?, this last suggestion means that I have lost the plot . . .

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Filed Under: Apple, iTunes, Microsoft, Zune Tagged With: Apple, iPod, iRiver, iTunes, Microsoft, prism-durosport, Zune

The Weekly ‘Loper – August 13, 2006

August 13, 2006 by Rox

While you were waiting for the TSA to finally ban people from boarding airplanes, here is what we were up to:

  • 6 Books You Should Read Right Now If You Wanna Get Some Insight Into This Whole “New Media” Thingy – Must reads if you want to understand the thinking behind some of the rants and raves here at Medialoper.
  • Out Of Touch With The Real World: Modern Media Critics – Snobbish, pasty white men are telling us what to watch and what to read but who’s listening? Well deserved criticism for the critics.
  • Was Google GTunes A Victim of Zune? – It looks like Microsoft may win this battle in their ongoing war with Google.
  • How Zune Could Actually Be an iPod Killer – Jim’s dream mp3 player isn’t the iPod and it probably won’t be Zune.
  • When Computers Marry Televisions – Unfortunately, my dream of a living room with just one “box” that does it all (as opposed to the six we have currently) is still a long way off.
  • Why Kids Don’t Watch Movies On Cellphones – Turns out, having their parents nag them about cellphone charges is at the top of the list.
  • Sopranos HD-DVD: Whack Job – Tony and his gang try to take out Blu-Ray but the price may be too high and could cause HD-DVD to go down, as well.
  • That’s What I Like: Slings & Arrows Season One DVD – Oh and let’s not forget, it stars Paul Gross.

Filed Under: The Weekly 'Loper

The Daily Loper – August 12, 2006

August 12, 2006 by Lopy

Today’s links of interest:

  • CEA: RIAA refuses to cooperate, carries out "thinly veiled attack" on fair use
    Fair Use? You buy a CD, you’re free to use it. There’s your fair use.
  • iPod thefts haunt Los Angeles
    Whew! It’s finally safe to buy some Air Jordans!
  • 31 Different Ways To Lace Shoes
    Because even Lopers lace their shoes. Talk about long tail!
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Filed Under: The Daily Loper

The Daily Loper – August 11, 2006

August 11, 2006 by Lopy

Today’s links of interest:

  • Gender-bending popular in video games
    Just like real life…
  • Mike Douglas, Former TV Show Host, Dies
    ‘Loper Kirk will be dropping by later with a fond rememberance of the time he saw Patti Smith on the Mike Douglas show. He loves to rub that one in our faces. RIP Mike.
  • Most people are missing the point about YouTube
    Dvorak finally gets something right. This may be a first.
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Filed Under: The Daily Loper

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