minilinks for 2009-07-16

miniLinks by Hugh D'Andrade

• NSA Cyber Overkill
  An LA Times op-ed piece questions the Obama administration's plan to use the National Security Agency to screen government computer traffic on private-sector networks.
  
• Court: IP Addresses Are Not 'Personally Identifiable' Information
  A federal judge in Seattle has ruled that Microsoft did not violate it's user agreement not to collect personally identifiable information when it collected IP addresses.
  
• Apple Blocking Push on Jailbroken Phones
  Is Apple intentionally blocking users with hacked or unlocked iPhones from receiving Push Notification messages?
  
• Phorm Dumped by Developers
  TalkTalk and BT have both decided not to use Phorm's invasive advertising technology.
  
• Report: Music Fans Discover Music Online, Then Buy CDs
  A British survey finds that music fans still prefer CDs -- and those that use online subscription services spend more.
  
• Chips in Official IDs Raise Privacy Fears
  The Washington Post covers hacker Chris Paget's work exposing the security risks of RFID technology.
  
• Facebook Promises to Crack Down On Pot Dealers
  A medical marijuana collective has had their Facebook page shut down by the social networking site.
  
• Are Iranian Authorities Using Facebook to Track Dissidents?
  A scary anecdote from Iran illustrates the problem with social networking sites for people in living under authoritarian regimes.
  

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