A Week in Digital
Google dumps Windows over security concerns
Google is phasing out the use of Windows after a series of security breaches meant personal accounts and confidential data on the Google servers was accessed by hackers.
Google launches SSL search
Google last week launched the https version of Google search, which allows you to search without third parties being able to see what you are searching for. As another layer of privacy, SSL search also turns off a browser’s referrers.
Quit Facebook Day a ‘flop’
Quit Facebook Day – in response to Facebook changing the way it uses and protects its users’ private information - took place yesterday, but has been called a flop. Only 30,000 users killed their accounts – a figure which equates to around 0.008 per cent of the site’s estimated 400 million users.
Facebook Clickjacking attack on ‘Likes’ something to watch out for
A clickjacking worm has attacked Facebook and is spreading through the new ‘Like’ feature. Hundreds of thousands of users have been targeted, and the bug makes it look as if a user has ‘liked’ a link when they haven’t.
Apple selling iPads at a rate of one million per month
Apple is selling one million iPads every month. 28 days after the device’s release, Apple sold its one millionth iPad; and exactly one month later the company announced it has sold two million iPads.
