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Young web users may be need to change their names when they become adults in a bid to distance themselves from content previously posted online about them, says Google.

Google on Thursday released a new version of its Chrome browser that patches nine security vulnerabilities, including two critical threats.

Reports are circulating of yet another malware scam targeting Facebook users. The sheer size of the social network, combined with the inherent trust users place in messages from friends and family through Facebook make it a prime target for malware attacks to exploit.

The news of Intel acquiring McAfee for nearly $8 billion caught the tech world off guard and perplexed analysts at face value. The fact is that it doesn't make much sense based on the Intel and McAfee of today, but as the dust settles the deal makes more sense when viewed as a visionary shift with an eye on where technology is headed--everywhere.

Three people were sentenced to prison terms Thursday for their roles in a multimillion-dollar scheme targeting payments to IT and consulting services vendors from four state governments, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

IT consultant Jens Best is preparing to upend the debate over Google's Street View mapping program, which has run into fierce criticism from data protection officials.

The tech world is still recovering from the shock of Intel purchasing McAfee for nearly $8 billion. As analysts and media struggle to make sense of the move, McAfee competitors weigh in with insight and opinion regarding the Intel acquisition.

After trying to push its way into the lucrative consumer electronics market for the last few years, Intel believes adding a security product to its lineup will be just what the market needs.

Cameron Diaz is one dirty, dirty girl.

Some users and analysts fear that the continuing acquisitions of security vendors by some of the largest firms in the business could have a chilling effect on technology innovation.

Adobe issues an 'out-of-band' update to patch two vulnerabilities in its Reader PDF software.

As previously announced, Adobe has released an out-of-band update for Reader and Acrobat that addresses vulnerabilities revealed at the Black Hat security conference last month. The update is rated as Critical and should be applied immediately to affected systems.

Intel (INTC -- NASDAQ) said Thursday morning it has entered into an agreement to acquire McAfee (MFE -- NYSE) for approximately $$7.68 billion, based on a price of $48 per share.

With gloomy talk of ever-evolving security threats on the Internet, Intel announced that it's acquiring the antivirus software vendor McAfee.

Intel has announced plans to purchase security firm McAfee for $7.68bn.

Intel said Thursday it plans to acquire security vendor McAfee in a cash deal valued at about $7.68 billion and aimed at enhancing the chip maker's mobile strategy.

A research team at North Carolina State University has used a building ventilation duct to at least triple the normal distance that radio waves emitted from passive RFID tags can travel over open space.

Cameron Diaz’s next film could easily be titled ‘There’s Something About Malware.’ Diaz tops McAfee’s annual ranking of the most dangerous celebrity searches on the Internet.

Cameron Diaz has been named the most dangerous celebrity on the web for 2010 by McAfee.

Security analysts today questioned whether Intel will see many short-term benefits from its deal to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion.