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A report by Symantec says that the computer virus Stuxnet infected five Iranian industrial facilities. Stuxnet is the same virus that infected Iran’s uranium enrichment complex and took 1,000 gas centrifuges offline. The malware was able to infiltrate their systems through an infected email or USB jump-drive. In other news, Apple is considering taking their MobileMe cloud storage system and turning it into a multimedia hub. Users would be able to store their iTunes downloads online and access them from any web-ready device. The media storage locker could be made available as early as June. And finally, Congresswoman Jackie Speier has introduced the Do Not Track Me Online Act to the House of Representatives. The bill is supported by eight privacy advocate organizations and would allow consumers to opt out of online tracking. By opting out, advertisers would lose the ability to serve ads that are specific to users.
About Shelly Palmer
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with AI strategy, implementation and governance, as well as technology, media and marketing. Named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Technology, he is a bestselling author, covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN, and writes the popular daily business blog Think About This. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.