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End of Privacy Breach Woes? Facebook Trying to Simplify Policy Posted: 01 Mar 2011 02:04 AM PST It is a wide known fact that Facebook has received much bad press and criticism in the past, for its ill-managed privacy issue — most notably Facebook’s neglect of the fact that almost all the data is willingly shared by users. Another major complaint being the way privacy policy is written and its length. In an effort to put an end to the never-ending personal security issues, the social networking giant, Facebook is working on some changes to its privacy policy pages that will simplify its policies. By doing so Facebook is hoping to repair its bad reputation by crafting a new privacy policy that regular web user can understand easily. In a blog post, the company said, “At Facebook, we are constantly developing new experiences and features to help you control your information. Some of our recent work includes simplified privacy settings and publisher privacy controls that let you select your audience every time you post something on Facebook. We plan a lot more innovations in the months ahead so check back from time to time.“ While the updated policy does not change Facebook’s existing methods of harvesting user information, it makes the whole process more transparent and easy to understand. This move comes after Facebook itself admitted that its existing privacy policy is “longer than the U.S. constitution – without the amendments“. The new draft is shorter and, more importantly, easier to understand, with headings like “your information and how it is used,” and “how advertising works,” which make the process clear to a layman. The new privacy policy is just the latest step by Facebook to address user and regulators’ concern about privacy. Amidst a torrent of criticism about its privacy controls last spring, Facebook consolidated many of its settings into control panel designed to make it easier for users to adjust when and how their information was shared with other users and third parties. According to initial reports, though the content of the new draft policy appears to be more or less similar to that of the old Facebook policy, the font is larger, with navigation elements built in. In addition, the new policy also is accompanied by illustrations and diagrams showing the user what it means when a user selects data to be shown to everyone. At any rate, from a visual standpoint, obviously, the new version is more appealing. What do you think about the social networking giant‘s new Privacy Policy?

Why You Should Use A Firewall To Protect Your PC Posted: 28 Feb 2011 09:42 PM PST If you've used the internet a bit, you're probably aware of the term "firewall." You might have seen a message telling you that your firewall is down or something like that. A firewall is a program used to filter the information that hits your computer. Specifically, what it does is keep out things that look like they may be harmful. Every computer needs a firewall, especially ones that are used at work. For a big company, there is a more serious threat of someone from outside accessing information or giving your whole network a virus. Companies can use the firewall to control how the network is used by, for example, only allowing or blocking certain computers to access their web servers. How A Firewall Works To Keep Your System (PC) Safe? There are several different types of firewalls and they each work a little bit differently: Packet Filtering – This is a system where data enters the system through chunks or packets. The loose stuff that's not connected (which is often the malware trailing along) is tossed out. Proxy Service – With proxy service, the firewall gets the data from the internet and then sends it to the system that's requesting it. Stateful Inspection – This is a new style of firewall where it analyzes the packets of data by checking it against a database of known malware. Your firewall also analyzes the data that comes from your computer to the net. It looks for similar patterns of data. When it receives data that doesn't fit into these patterns, it keeps it out. It protects your computer from all kinds of bad stuff. It's a long list that includes viruses, spam, remote login, programs that contain hidden bugs (application backdoors), e-mail bombs, source routing, SMTP session hijacking and much more. How To Get The Best Firewall For Your Computer? There are two ways to go if you want to get a firewall. You can either download a free one from an open source community, or pay for a licensed program. Of course, the paid ones are better, but a free one will block lots of nasty stuff. The main thing you miss with a free one is the customer support and upgrades. Here is a List of Top 6 Best Antivirus Protection (2011) Software A great free firewall program is Comodo Internet Security. It's known as one of the hardest working firewalls out there and was named as PC Magazine Online's Editor's Choice. The most popular paid firewall programs are Zone Alarm Pro 2010 and Outpost Firewall. Both have lots of handy features and are easy to use. Guest Author: This is a guest article by Steven Papas who is the owner of VeryBestSoftware.net where one can find reviews for known Internet Security and Parental Control software as well as the Norton 360 5.0 coupon and Acronis coupons.

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