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Microsoft takes a leap of faith with Windows 8

February 29, 2012

In time for leap day, Windows 8 Consumer Preview garners early positive reviews, but we're a long way before it lands

Tags: Cringely, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Madness

Extremely hacked and incredibly dense

February 27, 2012

Stratfor Global, Heartland Institute learn what happens when emails describing your plans for world domination hit the Web

Tags: Cringely, Hacking

Your Internet privacy is in Congress's hands now

February 24, 2012

The White House plan for a consumer privacy bill of rights sounds good on paper, but real action is still pending

Tags: Cringely, Federal Regulations, Internet Privacy

Google doesn't need your stinking privacy rules

February 21, 2012

First Apple and then Microsoft accused Google of doublespeak on user privacy. But Google is hardly alone

Tags: Cringely, Internet Privacy, Web Browsers, Great Googley Moogley

Google bites into Apple, crams down cookies

February 17, 2012

Google has been secretly bypassing privacy settings on iPads and iPhones, via the Safari browser. Meet the new cookie monster

Tags: Cringely, iPhone, Mobile Security, Internet Privacy, Great Googley Moogley

Are your mobile apps spying on you?

February 15, 2012

Facebook, Twitter, and other popular mobile apps all make copies of your personal contacts -- often without telling you

Tags: Cringely, Mobile Apps, Internet Privacy, Facebook Faceplant

Ex-TechCrunchers decry TechCrunch-like practices

February 13, 2012

Ex-TechCrunch editors scold tech bloggers for pageview plays, sensationalism, and shoddy standards. Sound familiar?

Tags: Cringely, Startups

As the worm turns: Apple exposed

February 10, 2012

FBI disclosures about Steve Jobs and Occupy Apple protests take their toll on the tech giant's reputation -- though not its sales

Tags: Cringely, Axis of Apple

It's time to regulate Facebook

February 08, 2012

Facebook, Google, Twitter, and every other data-sucking Web giant should be forced to reveal exactly what data they collect about us -- before it's too late

Tags: Cringely, Compliance, Internet Privacy, Facebook, Google, Twitter

The point after: Apple's China problem, U.S. copyright conundrums, and more

February 06, 2012

Readers have words for the giants (Apple) and the patriots (the FBI) -- and praise for Windows Phone -- in Cringely's mailbag

Tags: Cringely, Intellectual Property, Hacking, Windows Phone, Axis of Apple

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