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IT'S WEDNESDAY, MAY 26TH. I'M NATALI DEL CONTE. IT'S TIME TO GET LOADED.
[*] FACEBOOK ANNOUNCED UPDATED PRIVACY CONTROLS
CALLED GRANULAR DATA PERMISSION. THERE WILL BE ONE SIMPLE
CHECKBOX TO DISABLE ADVERTISERS AND PARTNERS FROM FINDING INFORMATION
ABOUT YOU, THESE APPLICATIONS WILL HAVE A LOT LESS INFORMATION
ABOUT YOU BY DEFAULT, AND YOU CAN CHOOSE TO SHARE ALL INFORMATION
THAT YOU POST GROUP BY GROUP. ALL OF THESE SETTINGS WILL BE RETROACTIVE
SO THEY'LL APPLY TO ALL OF YOUR FACEBOOK INFORMATION, NO MATTER
WHEN IT WAS POSTED. WE WILL MORE INSTRUCTIONAL COVERAGE FOR YOU THIS
AFTERNOON HERE ON CNET.
[*] YAHOO ANNOUNCED A PARTNERSHIP WITH ZYNGA TODAY
THAT WILL BRING GAMES LIKE FARMVILLE TO YAHOO SITES. FARMVILLE
IS MOSTLY POPULAR THROUGH FACEBOOK BUT NOW YOU'LL BE ABLE TO
ACCESS YOUR GAMES THROUG SITES LIKE YAHOO'S HOMEPAGE, YAHOO
GAMES, YAHOO MAIL, AND YAHOO MESSENGER.
[*] MICROSOFT RELEASED A NEW FEATURE FOR HOHM
CALLED HOHM SCORE. HOHM SCORE IS A FREE WEB APPLICATION THAT
ESTIMATES THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF YOUR HOUSE BASED ON ITS SIZE
AND LOCATION. MICROSOFT HOHM IS AN ENERGY MONITORING WEB APPLICATION
THAT IS PRETTY TIME CONSUMING TO SET UP AND USE. HOHM SCORE CAN
GIVE YOU A QUICK SNAPSHOT OF YOUR HOME WITHOUT INPUTTING THE
NUMBER OF OUTLETS OR LAMPS IN YOUR ABODE.
[*] A RESEARCHER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF READING
BECAME THE FIRST HUMAN TO TRANSMIT A COMPUTER VIRUS. MARK GASSON IMPLANTED
AN RFID CHIP INTO HIS HAND. THE CHIP HAD A VIRUS, WHICH HE PURPOSELY
INSTALLED. HE THENT OOK THE CHIP AND INSTALLED THE VIRUS ON ANOTHER
COMPUTER. THE POINT OF ALL THIS? TO PROVE THAT RFID CHIPS LIKE
THOSE WE USE TO TRACK ANIMALS AND KIDS CAN SPREAD TECHNOLOGICAL
DISEASES. [*]
THOSE ARE ALL OF YOUR HEADLINES. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING. I'M NATALI
DEL CONTE WITH CNET TV AND YOU'VE JUST BEEN LOADED.