Ban on demanding Facebook passwords among new 2013 state laws Dec 31st, 2012 - 17:30h (CET +01.00) CHICAGO (Reuters) - Employers in California and Illinois will be prohibited from demanding access to workers' password-protected social networking accounts and teachers in Oregon will be required to report suspected student bullies thanks to new... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : demanding, facebook, passwords, among, 2013, state, laws, Top Keywords

BlackBerry 10 won't let you use dumb passwords such as '123456′ or ‘password' Dec 5th, 2012 - 22:00h (CET +01.00) In October, SplashData revealed the 25 worst passwords of 2012 and to nobody's surprise, 'password' and '123456″ took the top two slots. In a rather smart move, RIM (RIMM) is taking extra precautions to make sure nobody is foolish enough to use suc... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : blackberry, won’t, dumb, passwords, such, ’123456′, ‘password’, Top Keywords

Get Ready: The Future Without Passwords Will Be Complicated Nov 15th, 2012 - 19:00h (CET +01.00) The password no longer suffices as a mean of protection for computer using humanity, so Wired's Mat Honan suggests we kill it. But what exactly will we replace it with? Honan has a personal stake in this movement, as he lost a lot of his life af... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : ready, future, without, passwords, will, complicated, ‘password’, Top Keywords

Apple's newly acquired fingerprint technology exposes Windows passwords Oct 11th, 2012 - 01:40h (CET +01.00) Fingerprint-reading software that comes pre-installed on laptops sold by Dell (DELL), Sony (SNE) and at least 14 other manufacturers has been independently confirmed to contain serious vulnerabilities. It has been discovered that hackers with physica... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : apple’s, newly, acquired, fingerprint, technology, exposes, windows, passwords, Top Keywords

With the wave of a hand, Intel wants to do away with passwords Sep 13th, 2012 - 21:30h (CET +01.00) SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Passwords for online banking, social networks and email could be replaced with the wave of a hand if prototype technology developed by Intel makes it to tablets and laptops. Aiming to do away with the need to remember passwo... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : wave, hand, intel, wants, away, passwords, windows, passwords, Top Keywords

The most commonly used passwords for hacked Yahoo! accounts Jul 13th, 2012 - 14:20h (CET +01.00) Is your password "123456," "abc123" or "password"? If you answered yes, you're putting yourself at a high risk of having your account compromised. (Source: AFP Relax News)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : most, commonly, used, passwords, hacked, yahoo, accounts, passwords, Top Keywords

Hackers post pilfered Yahoo! passwords Jul 12th, 2012 - 19:40h (CET +01.00) Yahoo! on Thursday was digging into how hackers looted nearly a half million passwords and email addresses from one of its servers. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : hackers, post, pilfered, yahoo, passwords, yahoo, accounts, passwords, Top Keywords

Twitter passwords bared online May 9th, 2012 - 03:50h (CET +01.00) Twitter said that it was trying to figure out how user names and passwords from thousands of accounts apparently wound up posted at an online file sharing website. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : twitter, passwords, bared, online, passwords, yahoo, accounts, passwords, Top Keywords

Facebook, lawmakers warn employers not to demand passwords Mar 24th, 2012 - 00:20h (CET +01.00) SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook and lawmakers have warned employers against requesting Facebook passwords while screening job applicants, a controversial practice that underscores the blurring distinction between personal and professional lives th... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : facebook, lawmakers, warn, employers, demand, passwords, accounts, passwords, Top Keywords

Facebook warns employers: don't ask for passwords Mar 23rd, 2012 - 18:01h (CET +01.00) Amid an upsurge in reports that employers are increasingly asking job applicants to hand over passwords to their Facebook and other social media accounts as part of the hiring process, word comes down from Facebook: don't do it. (Source: Digital Tren... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : facebook, warns, employers, don't, passwords, passwords, accounts, passwords, Top Keywords