Ars Technica on Gmail / email privacy and security

Op-ed—A plea to Google: Protect our e-mail privacy | Ars Technica

Somewhat good article, but it does not go far enough, IMO, and these are only recommendations by them. Who knows whether it will result in enough action by Google and others, given their vested interests. As for Twitter, they only recently started supporting HTTPS/SSL (in the last year or two, IIRC).

The simpler solution is to stop using Facebook

As Facebook stock sinks, how secure is Zuckerberg's job? – USATODAY.com

HN thread on Germany - Facebook privacy issue

Germany: Facebook must destroy its facial recognition database | Hacker News

Germany - Facebook privacy issue

Germany: Facebook must destroy facial recognition database | Ars Technica

Facebook innovating in storage and hardware

http://m.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/02/facebook-builds-storage-gear/

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www.dancingbison.com

HTML5 booming, sez Les (Paul), Google, Apple, and Facebook

By Vasudev Ram - dancingbison.com | @vasudevram | jugad2.blogspot.com

Saw this via GigaOm.

See below:

The HTML5 boom is coming. Fast.
http://gigaom.com/2011/07/22/the-html5-boom-is-coming-fast/

Les Paul Google Doodle Gets Standalone Site
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2386764,00.asp

And here is the playable Les Paul Google Doodle (created in HTML5):
http://www.google.com/logos/2011/lespaul.html

You can not only "play" the logo with your mouse to create music, but can also record your tunes and share them via links.

Here is a tune that I created using the logo, just for fun:

http://goo.gl/D55ir

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