"Our law enforcement resources are seriously misaligned"

There's little if any doubt that software piracy and copyright infringement is somewhat of a problem in this digital day and age. via Neoseeker

The other day I read a forum post explaining that it was easy to block PNRP traffic at the edge of the network - " just block all traffic headed to pnrp.net. I worry about the user's motivation for blocking ... via Blah Blah Blog [Ryan Rogers]

"In many cases they are sharing the contents of their entire hard drive with all sorts of information"

Fire sharers may unwittingly be exposing sensitive data on their computers June 12, 2007 -- It's not just the Recording Industry Association of America that people need to worry about when downloading music ... via ComputerWorld

"To fully understand online gifting we need to consider the question "who gives what to whom, how and why""

Different social media, such as wikis, MySpace, Flickr and various forums have different ways for people to give and receive gifts, according to Swedish scientists. via Physics Blog

"We take all this stuff very seriously"

The names and Social Security numbers of about 17,000 current and former Pfizer employees have been compromised after the spouse of a Pfizer employee downloaded file-sharing software onto a company-issued laptop.

The data breach affects at least 305 Connecticut residents, according to a letter from a Pfizer lawyer to Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. The employee, who was not identified, was authorized to have the laptop.

Pfizer declined to say when the breach occurred or provide any information about the employee. The company notified employees of the breach in a letter dated June 1. Read more

"Software alone is not the answer"

State police arrested a 15-year-old Ogletown boy on child pornography charges Wednesday after allegedly uncovering images from his computer while it was being repaired at a store. via News Journal

"People jumped to the conclusion that this is about an anti-piracy thing, and I'm not entirely sure that's true"

With freedom comes responsibility. While fans and some critics cheered iTunes' Friday roll-out of iTunes Plus - which offers digital rights management-free downloads of songs from the EMI catalog at a premium ... via VH1 News

Cisco Systems has taken a stake in an Israeli equipment start-up focused on content delivery. via TELEPHONY Online

"Their release of Firefox with AllPeers demonstrates the virtuous cycle enabled by the Firefox platform: users and developers both benefit from the open architecture of our add-ons ecosystem."

By Justin Mann, TechSpot.com Published: June 6, 2007, 8:55 PM EST In a press release issued today, AllPeers announced they will be offering a Firefox bundle that includes their plugin software, designed to add ... via TechSpot

Firefox users will feel right at home, as the browser has been built off the same architecture and even works with Firefox extensions . via Megite Technology News