VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE 1. PRIVACY BY DEFAULT No more sharing of information without your express agreement (OPT-IN). Whenever Facebook adds a new feature to share additional information about you, Facebook should not assume that you want this feature turned on. 2. VETTED APP DEVELOPERS Only vetted and approved third-party developers should be allowed to publish applications on the Facebook platform. With over one million application developers already registered on the Facebook platform, it is hardly surprising that Facebook's service is riddled with rogue applications and viral scams. 3. HTTPS FOR EVERYTHING In a welcome first step, Facebook recently introduced an HTTPS option, but left it turned off by default. Worse, Facebook only commits to provide a secure connection "whenever possible". Facebook should enforce a secure connection all the time, by default. Without this protection, users are at risk of losing personal information to hack...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Seagate Technology and Samsung Electronics have entered into a definitive agreement under which Seagate and Samsung will significantly expand and strengthen their strategic relationship by further aligning their respective ownership, investments and key technologies. The combined value of these transactions and agreements is approximately US$1.375 billion, which will be paid by Seagate to Samsung in the form of 50% stock and 50% cash. These transactions and related strategic agreements will enable both companies to better align their current and future product development efforts and roadmaps, accelerate time-to-market for new products and position the companies to better address rapidly-evolving opportunities in markets "We are pleased to strengthen our strategic relationship with Samsung in a way that better aligns both companies around technologies and products," said Steve Luczo, Seagate Chairman, President & CEO. "W...