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manfrysGoogle Canada has patched 25 vulnerabilities in Chrome in a final update before the Pwn2Own hacking contest begins in Canada. The company has a lot on the line at Pwn2Own, which is a part of the CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver, BC.
That's because the first researcher to hack Chrome on the first day of the competition will be paid $20,000 by Google. If no hacker breaks the browser that day, Google will still pay out $10,000 for a successful hack on day 2 or 3 of the competition, and Pwn2Own sponsor HP will put up another $10,000. Google will not be the only target at Pwn2Own, however. Hackers will also be going after Apple's Safari 5, Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 and Mozilla's Firefox 3.6. The last-minute Google patch fixed 15 vulnerabilities rated "high, three labeled "medium" and seven that were "low."
February 19, 2011 – 2:09 am
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mathewingramWhy does Google make weird sites like Google Canada? There is absolutely no point in making sites that are so similar. The United States Google site is so similar to the Canadian Google site that most residents of Canada do not wish to even consider using it. Typing that irregular .ca is like putting a cup of sugar in a nice cup of espresso. There is absolutely no point and it is simply weird.
Maybe you think the same way! Have you ever wondered why you had to add that extra extension? Of course, Google is simply trying to make things more convenient for Canadian citizens, and perhaps the information and grammatical structures of the websites are more relevant, but-really-what's the point in making a whole other site for this purpose?
February 17, 2011 – 6:40 pm
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~Duncan~By using the Google Canada search engine, you have access to vast amounts of information at your fingertips. Google has always been keen to help share information over the internet, particularly through their powerful and most popular search engine.
However, Google has also wanted to make education more accessible for people. Sometimes the use of a mere search engine can provide you with overwhelming results that are often unorganized. It can be hard to learn a specific field by simply using a search engine.
File sharing networks such as Amule, however, can be useful in spreading educational materials online. File sharing networks provide users with access to a wide range of files, including books, audio and video. All of these multimedia formats have the potential to help democratize education over the internet. Recently, Google took note of this and donated a large amount to the Khan Academy which aims to spread free video education over file sharing networks.