“Credit of debit?” It’s all very confusing for American shoppers. But the news about a massive point-of-sale data theft at Target makes one thing very, very clear: Always choose “credit” when the cashier asks!
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How My Blog Became Infected With MW:JS:150 Malware (And How I Fixed It)
This week, two blog readers let me know what Google Chrome was warning them of malware on my blog. I dived in and discovered that, indeed, a nasty, obfuscated JavaScript attack had made its way into my site. Although I was disappointed by the lack of clarity about how to fix it, I believe I was able to remove it last night.
SlideShare Embed Injects ScoreCard “Market Research” Junk
It appears that SlideShare is injecting a tracking code from “ScoreCard Research”, a research firm, when their slideshow embed code is used. This would be bad enough on its own, but this embedded JavaScript seems to interfere with the WordPress editor and I saw no indication of an opt-in or privacy policy regarding this.