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Yahoo! Prices Member Privacy at $60, Army Advancing Armor Research

by Warren Riddle on December 8, 2009 at 11:58 AM


Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines....
  • Last week, Yahoo! received some well-deserved criticism for its refusal to adhere to the Freedom of Information Act, and now we know why. The site will reportedly tell law enforcement agencies everything about you and your Yahoo! activities for a measly and insulting $60 per head. [From: Gizmodo]
  • The U.S. Government's development of X-Sapi armor plating and the armor's defense against "X-threats," seems to be progressing nicely. The armor will reportedly incorporate new techniques in order to protect against armor-piercing rounds and other deadly ammo. [From: Engadget]
  • He's "one tough gazooka that hates all palookas," and he's currently gracing the Google homepage. Today's Google doodle of Popeye the Sailor Man is in honor of the cartoon icon's creator, E.C. Segar, who would have turned 115 today. [From: The Huffington Post]
  • 2010 is right around the corner, and cyber security firm Cisco has released its annual report previewing the upcoming year's most popular scams and viruses. The company contends that not much will change from last year, as scareware, spyware, click fraud, and pharmaceutical spam remain the scams of choice. [From: ZD Net]
  • Google is steadily opening the flood gates on its new Wave site. Google has opened the app to one million new users and, since a lot of people out there apparently still have no idea what Wave is or does, is still accepting invitation requests. [From: Google Wave Blog]
  • Boxee, the media streaming service, will be getting some upgrades early next year, and a beta version of the new software was previewed yesterday in New York. The upgrades will reportedly involve making the interface more efficient and navigable. [From: Macworld]


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