CoOlDiGgY: cyber sex

LONDON - Internet cafe users in the British capital may want to watch what they download. Scotland Yard is advising administrators of public Web spaces to periodically poke through their customers' files and keep an eye out for suspicious activity.

The Metropolitan Police said Thursday that the initiative - which has been rolled out over the past weeks under the auspices of the government's counterterrorism strategy - is aimed at reminding cafe owners that authorities are ready to hear from them if they have concerns about their Internet users.

Posters and computer desktop images emblazoned with Scotland Yard's logo are also being distributed.

Read more...

*New Malware Overwrites Software Updaters

*Guys can pay girls to play online video games with them

*Time Warner offers free Wi-Fi in NYC

*Pedophiles and law-abiding citizens could be tracked down by the way they type

*Facebook linked to rise in syphilis

*First Google, then GoDaddy. Who's next to leave China? Yahoo!

*Wikipedia down after server overheats

Two U.S. senators met with President Obama on Thursday to push for a national ID card with biometric information such as a fingerprint, hand scan, or iris scan that all employers would be required to verify.

In an opinion article published in Friday's edition of the Washington Post, Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) say the new identification cards will "ensure that illegal workers cannot get jobs" and "dramatically decrease illegal immigration."

Schumer and Graham pitched the idea to President Obama during a private meeting Thursday at the White House. Graham said afterward that Obama "welcomed" their proposal for a new ID card law; the White House said in a statement that the senators' plan was "promising."

Read more...

*California Court Rules Cyber-Bullying Is Not Free Speech

*A computer glitch sent police to the home of elderly couple's home over 50 times

*Pay to Play: Some iPhone App Sites Demand Money for Reviews

*British youngsters prefer online advice to parents

*Sex.com auction takes a cold shower

*U.S. wind power growing fast but still lags

*Palm's future: a vicious cycle

*Tech Equipment Tax Deduction Tips

*Court Slaps Prosecutor Who Threatened Child-Porn Charges Over ‘Sexting’

Thursday, March 25, 2010