http://www.computerworld.com/ en_US (c) Copyright 2009 Computerworld, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:47:44 GMT 2009-11-09T06:47:44Z en_US (c) Copyright 2009 Computerworld, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140442/Gumblar_malware_s_home_domain_is_active_again?source=rss_security ScanSafe researchers are seeing renewed activity regarding Gumblar, a multifunctional piece of malware that spreads by attacking PCs visiting hacked Web pages. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:40:00 GMT (Jeremy Kirk) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140442/Gumblar_malware_s_home_domain_is_active_again?source=rss_security 2009-11-06T11:40:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140411/Dashboard_shows_what_Google_knows_about_you?source=rss_security Google's new Dashboard products provides its users with some transparency, but critics say more needs to be done to protect consumer privacy. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:16:00 GMT sharon_gaudin@computerworld.com (Sharon Gaudin) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140411/Dashboard_shows_what_Google_knows_about_you?source=rss_security 2009-11-05T21:16:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140408/Federal_data_protection_law_inches_forward?source=rss_security A sweeping new bill that would implement a national standard for data protection and breach notification got a boost of support today from the Senate Judiciary Committee. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:53:00 GMT jaikumar_vijayan@computerworld.com (Jaikumar Vijayan) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140408/Federal_data_protection_law_inches_forward?source=rss_security 2009-11-05T20:53:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140393/PeerBlock_Helps_You_Surf_the_Web_in_Secret?source=rss_security They're lurking out there--sleazy spyware companies, unscrupulous advertisers, and just people you don't want looking at what your computer is doing. PeerBlock (free), an open source program, offers part of a solution--low level blocking of packets coming from, or going to, a long list of hosts. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:09:00 GMT (Ian Harac) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140393/PeerBlock_Helps_You_Surf_the_Web_in_Secret?source=rss_security 2009-11-05T17:09:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140388/Developer_finds_major_coding_errors_in_Facebook_MySpace?source=rss_security Social networking sites MySpace and Facebook have apparently fixed coding errors that could have allowed an attacker access to all of their users' data and photos. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:57:00 GMT (Jeremy Kirk) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140388/Developer_finds_major_coding_errors_in_Facebook_MySpace?source=rss_security 2009-11-05T15:57:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140285/E_voting_system_lets_voters_verify_their_ballots_are_counted?source=rss_security A new electronic voting system being used today for the first time in a government election in the U.S. allows voters and elections auditors in Takoma Park, Md. to go online and verify whether votes have been correctly recorded. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:35:00 GMT jaikumar_vijayan@computerworld.com (Jaikumar Vijayan) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140285/E_voting_system_lets_voters_verify_their_ballots_are_counted?source=rss_security 2009-11-03T18:35:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/topic/84/Privacy View more Privacy news and analysis from Computerworld.com http://www.computerworld.com/s/topic/84/Privacy