Public but personal details from more than 170 million Facebook profiles were harvested from the site and made available in a downloadable torrent file this week.

Google Inc. has held talks with gaming companies as it looks to develop a new service to compete with social networking website Facebook, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The mobile payment market in China is expected to grow dramatically in the next two years, with the number of users exceeding 100 million by 2011, according to The Global Times.

In a recent webinar hosted by transportation and defense industry consultant firm IHS Jane, experts weighed in on biometric usage specific to border control applications, what can be expected as a next step and what it means for travelers, according to a Transitional article.

According to online shopping comparison website Kelkoo U.K., Saturday 24 July was when the summer sales hit their peak in Britain, a month after the sales period began.

The loss of laptops, memory sticks, smartphones and other portable equipment storing private information is often inevitable; therefore, having an encryption solution on these devices is paramount to the security of today's mobile society.

In an effort to train the next generation of cyber warriors to protect the nation's online security, a group of government and private agencies hosted California's first ever cybersecurity camp last week.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is putting electronic identification tags on men's clothing like jeans starting Aug. 1 as the world's largest retailer tries to gain more control of its inventory. But the move is raising eyebrows among privacy experts.

The individual garments, which also includes underwear and socks, will have removable smart tags that can be read from a distance by Wal-Mart workers with scanners. In seconds, the worker will be able to know what sizes are missing and will also be able tell what it has on hand in the stock room. Such instant knowledge will allow store clerks to have the right sizes on hand when shoppers need them.

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced this week that the Seattle-based coffee chain would soon be expanding its mobile payment program to more stores over the coming months. Launched in September of last year, Starbucks users with iPhones could pay for their purchases via their mobile device using a special Starbucks Card mobile application. The app was initially accepted at just 16 Seattle and Bay Area stores which were taking part in the pilot program. In March 2010, the company expanded the mobile program to include 1,000 Target stores across the U.S.

Brit customers will soon be provided new bank cards that have been designed to put an end to online shopping fraud.

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About the same size as conventional debit/credit cards, the Visa-s cards comprise a 12 button keypad, a miniature screen and a mini battery that can power the security system for up to three years.