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SiteAdvisor Plus: Adding Teeth to the Web’s Most Popular Safe Search Tool

We have some big news to share today. McAfee is launching an enhanced, premium version of our safe search tool called SiteAdvisor Plus. SiteAdvisor Plus extends and enhances our core safe search and safe surfing functionality in three ways: by adding link checking to instant messages and e-mail, by adding a protected mode that shields

Dangers of Popularity

Earlier, AOL posted a list of 20 million search queries made by 650,000 of its users. In response to consumer outcry (Examples: 1,2,3,4,5) , AOL removed the posting — but not before identities were revealed, privacies compromised, and embarrassing revelations made. As if it couldn’t get any worse than AOL users’ loss of privacy, these

New IBM solution puts premium on insurance fraud

IBM is aiming advanced analytics at fraudulent claims in the property and casualty (P&C) insurance industry. According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, at least 10 percent of all insurance claims are either inflated or outright fraudulent. Consequently, the industry pays out as much as $30 billion in fraudulent claims each year. Given the impact

How to avoid spam mails

Whether it’s parenting, politics, or ping-pong, chances are there’s an online community out there where people are chatting about something you’re interested in. There are several different kinds of communities, including e-mail distribution lists, message boards, newsgroups, and even blogs like this one. When you post messages to these groups you might also be required