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Flickr restores accidentally deleted account

...Flickr accidentally deleted a member's account — including comments, favourites and thousands of photos... Read more

3 February, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

AWS cloud accidentally deletes customer data

...appeared in the company's storage software that caused the system to accidentally delete customer data. The software bug began deleting customer data after the... Read more

10 August, 2011 by Jack Clark

MoD accidentally discloses nuclear sub secrets

...or secret data, according to reports on Sunday. The Ministry of Defence accidentally published sensitive information on nuclear submarines. Photo credit: Chris Guy/Flickr Sensitive... Read more

18 April, 2011 by Ben Woods

Dumfries and Galloway Council rebuked over data leak

...of Information Act. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said the council accidentally published a spreadsheet that contained the names, salaries and dates of birth... Read more

18 October, 2011 by Staff

Hacker crash reports send code to Microsoft

...security architect. For more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see Hackers accidentally give Microsoft their code on ZDNet Australia Read more

26 August, 2010 by Josh Taylor

Australia's theSkyNet project exposes personal data

...power from home PCs to analyse radio signals from space, has been accidentally leaking details of the users contributing to the project Read more

20 September, 2011 by Michael Lee
Flash Demo: Oracle Database Vault: Privacy, Insider Threats, Compliance

Flash Demo: Oracle Database Vault: Privacy, Insider Threats, Compliance

...and insiders with legitimate access to application data who intentionally abuse, or accidentally misuse their privileges, account for data breaches and billions of dollars in... Read more

1 December, 2011

PINs, bank and card data left on second-hand mobiles

Mobile phone sellers accidentally pass on personal data in used devices... Second-hand mobile phones often... Read more

22 March, 2011 by Shelley Portet
Ten Gnome 3 features that won me over

Ten Gnome 3 features that won me over

...usually a widget or panel object that adds clutter and can be accidentally clicked, taking you away from your work. As a fan of the... Read more

18 September, 2011 by Jack Wallen
Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard

Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard

This welcome update brings Microsoft's Small Business Server into line with the rest of the Windows Server family, while also simplifying management and enhancing remote access. It's far from cheap, however, and smaller companies may be better off evaluating the Essentials version. Read more

2 February, 2011 by Alan Stevens
HP EliteBook 8560w Mobile Workstation

HP EliteBook 8560w Mobile Workstation

...altitude and temperature conditions. So if you do carry it around, or accidentally knock it from a desk, it ought to survive. The chassis is... Read more

13 March, 2012 by Sandra Vogel
IT outsourcing: Ten reasons for ruling it out

IT outsourcing: Ten reasons for ruling it out

...protect company data, employees and systems. You never know when data is accidentally going to walk off on an external hard drive or be left... Read more

11 March, 2012 by Jack Wallen
Windows 8 Consumer Preview

Windows 8 Consumer Preview

The Consumer Preview is a major milestone for Windows 8. Microsoft's fine-tuning makes more sense of its Metro user interface, and the result is something very close to what should be the final release Read more

29 February, 2012 by Simon Bisson
Toshiba Portégé Z830-10P

Toshiba Portégé Z830-10P

...one we appreciate. If you have a tendency to sweep the touchpad accidentally you might like it too. If you want a fingerprint reader, you... Read more

19 January, 2012 by Sandra Vogel
Toshiba Portégé R830-138

Toshiba Portégé R830-138

...useful feature: it's easy to brush the touchpad with the palm accidentally when typing for extended periods. The touchpad incorporates vertical and horizontal scroll... Read more

29 June, 2011 by Sandra Vogel

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