Facebook apps caught farming user information

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

A recent investigation by the Wall Street Journal revealed that all ten of the most popular apps on Facebook have been leaking Facebook user’s ID numbers (UID’s) to outside advertising and data collection firms. Moreover, three of these top apps, including the hugely successful Farmville, which has 80 million users, are potentially sharing information about users and their friends.

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Report: 10 steps to boost productivity, create jobs and raise Canadian's incomes

Canada's private and public sectors should move quickly to implement reforms that would strengthen the country's innovation capacity and quality of life, a coalition of leaders from business, academia and supporting organizations said today.

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Motoring: Allstate study finds 75 per cent of Canadians drive while distracted

Textting, taking or making calls, fiddling with the radio, eating, putting on makeup-these are just some of the many distractions that can turn a commute into an accident. A poll conducted by Allstate Canada reveals some surprising information about the way we drive.

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Breaking News: Google Nexus One resurrected, now available from Mobilicity for $549

One of the most sough after Android super smartphones, Google's own Nexus One (developed by HTC) was prematurely discontinued a few months ago when Google realized that the direct-to-user phone sales system it was employing wasn't working well and sales fell short of expectations. Mobilicity just announced it is selling the Nexus One and this time with Android OS 2.2. Hit jump for the full announcement.

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