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PATH: BS | Business | Corporate Welfare U.S. info-sharing initiative called a flop Posted by Pile (4783 views) [E-Mail link] Nearly a year after its launch, a federal office created as a conduit for corporate America to provide the government with sensitive information about critical vulnerabilities has been all but rejected by the technology industry that helped conceive it. The Protected Critical Infrastructure Information program allows companies providing government services to report security problems but not get in trouble, or have their problems made public. There goes more than $5M of taxpayer money for an insulting program designed to protect corporations and the government, but not let the public know about important computer security issues. Interestingly enough, virtually none of the program participants, even Microsoft have filed any notices of vulnerabilities with the newly-created office. This may not bode well for the administration's upcoming project: the "Tell us if you murdered someone and haven't been caught" program. READ MORE | No comments | Comment on this Article Spamhaus points Feds to Tsunami spammer Posted by Pile (5064 views) [E-Mail link] A US man has been arrested for allegedly sending around 800,000 spam emails which attempted to scam money from individuals who believed them to be genuine fundraising messages supporting the Tsunami appeal. Meanwhile the full-time, pro spammers who are responsible for the worm/virus invasion continue to operate. It just goes to show you, you can break the law as long as you don't tread on anything that's big in the news or messes with a major U.S. corporation. However, we are hopeful that the Feds seem to actually be taking action against some people these days, even though this only seems to be because a third party actually did the real detective work. READ MORE | No comments | Comment on this Article American Guilty in UN Oil-For-Food Scandal Posted by Pile (5179 views) [E-Mail link] A US Iraqi businessman, accused of pocketing millions of dollars through the UN oil-for-food program with Iraq, pleaded guilty yesterday to acting as an illegal agent of Saddam Hussein's government. American conservative pundits widely criticized the UN's effectiveness based on the oil-for-food scandal, even though ironically, many Americans and American interests are now being shown to have profited in the illegal operation. READ MORE 2004 Falsies Awards Posted by Pile (6074 views) [E-Mail link] This year marks the beginning of a new tradition for the Center for Media and Democracy. To remember the people and players responsible for polluting our information environment, they are issuing a new year-end prize that they call the "Falsies Awards." The top ten finalists will each receive a million bucks worth of free coupons, a lifetime supply of non-fattening ice cream, an expenses-paid vacation in Fallujah, and our promise to respect them in the morning. READ MORE | No comments | Comment on this Article Grass roots web site eats into corporate profits Posted by Pile (7733 views) [E-Mail link] The popular underground classifieds web site Craigslist, recently partially acquired by eBay, is now getting attention as mainstream media are complaining that Craigslist is costing them millions in lost revenue. READ MORE | No comments | Comment on this Article 5 Articles displayed.

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