Emergency IE patch released today; National championship in 3D; Yahoo increasing search privacy

Microsoft issues emergency patch warning for IE [The Register] 

It was a serious flaw in Internet Explorer that exposed web users to having their computer taken over by hackers if they surfed to a site with embedded malicious code. Rather than wait until next month's regular patch release, Microsoft has opted to release a patch for this flaw today. Starting at 1 PM EST, Internet Explorer users can download the patch at Microsoft's Download Center. I highly recommend that you download and install this patch as soon as it is made available. There are an estimated 10,000 web pages with the malicious code just waiting to take over your computer to steal personal information. I'm glad to see Microsoft released this urgent fix, rather than waiting until next month.

And thanks, Steve, for posting the following clarification on an earlier post on wi-fi security:

The information provided about the WEP WI-FI security hole is incorrect, not the fault of Michael's as many places have reported it incorrectly.  Both WPA and WPA2 are just as hacked!! 

The problem lies in the WPA Algorithm TKIP which is the default in most cases.  In your router you can switch the Algorithm to AES which prevents this hack.  (Note: TKIP is not actually a algorithm but a Protocol, but routers listed this way)

The Internet, the last hope of newspapers [CNET News]

This week, the first major city daily newspaper has announced the termination of daily home newspaper distribution. The Detroit Free Press is scaling back home delivery to three days per week, and has laid off staff in a move to focus on the newspaper's web publishing efforts. This CNET article sees that move as just another step along the path to Internet-only news. It's not new news that newspapers are having trouble making money with their traditional format, but it seems like announcements like these are becoming more and more frequent. I wonder how many readers of this blog still have a traditional newspaper subscription, or do you get all your news from television and the Internet?

I, for one, actually still get the New York Times delivered.  But if I really thought about it, I would have to admit that I read the content of the Times more online than by opening up the paper.  Sometimes I take it with me on the subway and I prefer the crossword puzzle with a pen and paper.  Other than that, I think the Detroit Free Press is embracing reality.

Fox To Beam BCS Title Game In 3-D [Multichannel News]

I blogged yesterday about a company that's working to bring 3D video to television. 3ality is also involved in Fox's planned 3D broadcast of college football's Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game. 3ality's 3D technology will be used to shoot the game, which will be distributed in 80 movie theaters nationally. The technology's not ready to be beamed into sports fans' homes yet, but with developments like this one, we're moving closer to 3D video on television.

Yahoo to anonymize user data after 90 days [CNET News]

Yahoo has modified its data retention policy, stating that it will only maintain search information that can be linked to a specific user for three months. Earlier this year, Google announced that it will maintain similar search data for nine months. Google's announcement revised an earlier policy that retained identifiable searches for 18 months. It's a "race to the bottom" as each of the two biggest search engines try to convince consumers that their privacy is being respected.