Dawn Patrol--Open Books, Open Messaging, Open Hacks

Note to privacy advocates: Good luck

“Nothing you do ever goes away and nothing you do ever escapes notice: there isn’t any privacy, get over it.” — Internet pioneer and Google evangelist Vint Cerf.  Read on.

Snowl: An Experiment with Messaging in the Browser

Conversing (a.k.a. messaging) is a common online activity, and a number of desktop and web applications enable it.  But with an increasing variety of protocols and providers, it’s getting harder and harder to keep track of all your conversations.  Read on

Security Confab Hits Vegas

“While businesses are still hustling to protect their Internet traffic, 15 percent of Fortune 500 companies have ‘done nothing’ to defend their computers.”  Read on