AP – The Christmas Day attack on a jetliner over Detroit, combined with technological improvements to protect people’s sense of modesty, could lead to dramatically wider use of full-body scanners that can see through travelers’ clothing.
AP – Travelers still getting used to removing their shoes in public and pouring shampoo into tiny bottles may soon have to adjust to something new in the airport security line — giant machines that that scan their bodies for anything a terrorist might use to cause harm during a flight.
AP – Bart Simpson and the Sugar Bowl game could disappear from the TVs of Time Warner Cable subscribers in New York, Los Angeles and other markets in a bitter dispute over fees that the Fox television network is demanding.
A job listing posted by Microsoft seeks a principle program manager who can “bring Xbox Live-enabled games to Windows Mobile.”
Bibble 5 Pro is out, bringing higher performance and a higher price to the raw-photo editing and cataloging software. Also new: selective editing.
Suit seeks class action status and accuses RockYou of “reckless indifference to proper security measures” in failing to secure its network and protect customer data.
Reuters reports that Target was also among the many victims of the data breaches led by Albert Gonzalez that led to massive identity fraud.
Redmond follows up on a security researcher’s claims of a URL loophole that could let an attacker upload and execute code on an Web server.
Social-networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter can expect more attention from cybercriminals in 2010, according to a new report by McAfee Labs. by Larry Magid CNET News
Microsoft has denied claims of a new vulnerability in Internet Information Services 6, putting the blame on poorly configured web servers. by Vivian Yeo ZDNet Asia
