Warning to spammers on Twitter - I take computer security seriously

Lately, I have been receiving text messages on my cell phone from Twitter accounts that are trying to lure me to malicious websites. I use two really great plugins, WIPMania for knowing where a website's geographic location and Web_Of_Trust (or WOT) for knowing the reputation of the website I am visiting, for Firefox. I also use Linux exclusively. Your malware will never affect me for more that a few minutes

JP FOR MAYOR: Man With the Vision Claims Chinese Consulate Shows Its True Bias in Mayoral Race

JP FOR MAYOR: Man With the Vision Claims Chinese Consulate Shows Its True Bias in Mayoral Race

I think the title should be "China chooses Mayor of Toronto". JP already has an up hill battle as a disabled (JP became blind due to an illness as a young adult) candidate. To also have to contend with a foreign government deciding for Toronto residents who our Mayor should be is down-right outrageous. The last time I checked, Canada is a sovereign nation and Toronto is still part of Canada. Who does the Chinese think they are?

Google vs China - Googles response to attacks by China

In a search to verify a "Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement involving Skype Credits" settlement I came across this article Google Web Blog News - A new approach to China 1/12/2010 03:00:00 PM Since Christmas I have been receiving phishing emails that forges my email address. All the phishing emails had two things in common - my email address is forged and they all lead to sites in China supposedly selling prescription drugs via "Canadian Pharmacy". All the Chinese "Canadian Pharmacy" sites have one thing in common - they use the same graphics hosted on Flickr.com. Flickr.com is owned by Yahoo! Inc.