Tech Notes: January 18
Library of Congress photos at Flickr for tagging by the masses
One thing’s for sure: we’ll be hearing a lot more about Web 2.0 in 2008. The Library of Congress has embraced the Web 2.0 philosophy by posting more than 3,000 of their photos on Flickr to be “tagged” by users. That means anyone can add their comments or tag a keyword to the photos. In essence, the entire world will help the LOC grow the knowledge of their collection.
From my standpoint it’s a lot of fun, because many of the pictures are baseball players from the 1910s. I can think of several former colleagues at the Baseball Hall of Fame who could add valuable knowledge to many of the photos.
Library of Congress collection at Flickr
Credit Card data for more than 650,000 customers is lost
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“…a backup tape belonging to GE Money that contains the personal information of some 650,000 customers of J.C. Penney and about 100 other retailers.”
The missing tape affects 230 retailers, whose customers may be vulnerable to data fraud.
Coverage:
GE Money Backup Tape With 650,000 Records Missing At Iron Mountain
Credit Card Data on 650,000 Customers Lost
Britain vows to shut down terror web sites
British officials are calling for renewed efforts to shut down web sites that promote terrorism. “U.K. spending on counter-terrorism has doubled since the Sept. 11 attacks to 2 billion pounds ($3.94 billion) a year….”
U.K. to Urge Blocking of Web Sites That Promote Terrorist Acts
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