Security

Google, Microsoft teams work to keep pace with privacy laws

The companies offered a glimpse at the work required to try to stay on top of data privacy issues

Google needs to be open about Google Wallet, analyst says

Urges Google to share its security API

Google’s Schmidt calls Carrier IQ software a keylogger

It actually records keystrokes, he says at a conference in the Netherlands

Senators, critics question ICANN’s generic TLD plan

Groups complain that the January rollout will lead to trademark infringement

Microsoft plans 20 patches next week, likely to fix Duqu and BEAST bugs

Final Patch Tuesday of the year will deliver 14 security updates

Can Russia save future NASA, European Space Agency Mars missions?

NASA/ESA Exo Mars plan is in jeopardy, Russians may be able to help

Feds launch cloud security standards program

FedRAMP program will require that all federal agencies only use cloud providers that meet its security standards

US charges Romanians in multimillion dollar point-of-sale hack scheme

Department of Justice said 80,000 customer credit cards stolen; victims include Subway sub shops and 50 other merchants

Four charged with hacking point-of-sale computers

Romanian hackers targeted Subway restaurants and other U.S. retailers, the DOJ says

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