Firesheep not evil, says creator
Microsoft wrong to tag Firefox add-on as malware The security researcher who created the Firesheep snooping tool defended his work today, saying it’s no one’s business what software people run on their computers. He also criticised Microsoft for adding detection of Firesheep to its antivirus software, calling the company’s move “censorship.”
Read more on TechWorld

AT&T’s Use of Social Media Analytics Is An Example for Banks to Follow
AT&T is mining customers’ Tweets, layered with geographic location and time stamps, to determine where the biggest problems are occurring and how to address them.
Read more on Finance Technology Network

Best Pressed
Letter Press Gang by Carsten Knox There was a potential threat of NSCAD surrendering our type library and our equipment to another institution, explains graphic designer, NSCAD grad and Letterpress Gang member Katie Tower. It was getting used but there wasnt really enough classes to make it useable by a lot of people.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Read more on The Coast