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Strip-Search Case Proves Privacy Is Dead

Matt Cantor — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:26:04 CDT

The Supreme Court's ruling upholding prisoner strip-searches is an indicator of a much wider trend. Such searches compromise human dignity, but in the court case, not even the dissenting justices argued against all strip-searches, writes Noah Feldman in Bloomberg . That's because "privacy, as we know it, is dying." And the...

Google, Yahoo, 13 Others Declare War on Phishing

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:12:07 CST

A new anti-phishing effort, backed by the big email service providers as well as banks, PayPal, social networks, and other companies, could dramatically reduce the number of scam emails you get in your inbox. Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and AOL are backing the new plan; 15 companies in total have come...

Google Tries Again with Gmail iPhone App

John Johnson — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:58:40 CST

Google is trying again with its Gmail app for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch after its first attempt two weeks proved to be a quick failure . The new app is out today, and Business Insider reports progress: It loads this time without errors, and Google fixed the problem related...

Gmail Immediately Pulls Buggy iPhone App

Kevin Spak — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:01:10 CDT

Google finally released its long-awaited stand-alone Gmail client for iPhones, iPads, and iPods today—only to immediately pull it down after a flood of complaints over bugs. “The iOS app we launched today contained a bug with notifications. We have pulled the app to fix the problem,” Gmail’s official Twitter...

Microsoft Video Slams Snooping 'Gmail Man'

Matt Cantor — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:35:00 CDT

You’d never tolerate your mailman behaving the way Gmail does: That’s the message of a chuckle-inducing video—believed to be made by Microsoft—that takes direct aim at the email service’s advertising techniques. Mocking Gmail for scanning your inbox as a way to target advertising, the video introduces "Gmail Man,...

China Warns Google: Stop Being 'Political Tool'

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 07:17:51 CDT

China is not happy with Google. A front-page editorial in a Communist party newspaper accuses the search giant of "trying to provoke a new dispute between China and the US" through its suggestions that recent Gmail hacking attacks on US officials originated in China. "Google should not become overly embroiled...

Gmail Hackers Went After White House

John Johnson — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:58:09 CDT

Those alleged Gmail hackers from China weren't messing around: They went after the White House, reports the Wall Street Journal . It remains unclear exactly who was targeted or whether any sensitive information was compromised, but the hackers were apparently hoping that high-ranking officials were conducting government business on their personal...

Google: Gmail Accounts 'Hijacked' From China

Tim Karan — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:30:05 CDT

The already strained relationship between Google and China became more complex today as the search giant revealed a recent attack on prominent users of Gmail that originated in Jinan, China. Google says hundreds of specifically targeted victims including US government officials and Chinese activists were tricked into sharing their email...

'Gmail Motion' Now Real

Matt Cantor — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:08:05 CDT

Days after it was announced, Google’s April Fools' joke has become reality. Last week the company unveiled "Gmail Motion," a fake service that would allow you to compose an email using a webcam and some pretty kooky gestures (like pretending to lick a stamp to send said email). Now, the...