Does Zoomerang or SurveyMonkey offer better privacy

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Every time I send out a survey using my Zoomerang or SurveyMonkey accounts, there is always at least one wise guy among the respondents who dings me for risking their privacy with these tools. But do they have a point? Last week I decided to finally find out.

Symantec updates Enterprise Vault, ties to Microsoft cloud apps

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Symantec Tuesday unveiled updated storage and backup gear, giving Enterprise Vault 9.0 a way to integrate archiving and discovery-related legal requests with Microsoft's cloud-based Business Productivity Online Services.

Getting Your Data Safely Across the Border

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Since the terrorist attack on the 9/11, the United States has sacrificed some freedoms and liberties in exchange for tighter security in an attempt to prevent future attacks. The ACLU has joined with other groups in filing a legal challenge to one such security measure that infringes on personal liberty--the practice of searching laptops without cause at border crossings. However, there are also other ways you can get your data across the border without having it accessed by the prying eyes of Big Brother.

Spammers exploit second Facebook bug in a week

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Facebook today said it has fixed the bug that allowed a spamming worm to automatically post messages to users' walls earlier this week.

Mozilla fixes Firefox’s DLL load hijacking bug

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Mozilla on Tuesday patched 15 vulnerabilities in Firefox, 11 of them labeled critical.

Antivirus isn’t dead–it’s growing up

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Despite longtime diagnoses that antivirus software is doomed, security will become a service for mobile devices, experts predict.

Mozilla fixes Firefox holes, curtails clickjacking

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Along with the security fixes, Firefox 3.6.9 gets a new feature to help Web developers reduce clickjacking risks. Also: Chrome 6 gets bug fixes.

Symantec: Most hacking victims blame themselves

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Just under two-thirds of all Internet users have been hit by some sort of cybercrime, and while most of them are angry about it, a surprisingly large percentage feel guilt too, according to a survey commissioned by Symantec.

Norton’s new Power Eraser goes free

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The tool for removing aggressive malware is part of Symantec's 2011 refresh to its Norton consumer security suites.

Study: Two-thirds of Web surfers fall prey to online crime

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Survey finds China, Brazil, India, and the U.S. at top of list of countries with the most cybercrime victims.