Today, the default on Facebook and other social networking sites is that your information is public unless you opt to make it private. After considerable complaints about privacy protections, State Senate Majority Leader Ellen Corbett (D-San Leandro) came up with a simple but ingenious idea. Why not make the default for everything but your name and city private, and give people the option of deciding what other information they want to make public?
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Highway 17 has long had a reputation as one of the most dangerous highways in the state. The shoulders are narrow shoulders and the road turns sharply, often with blind curves ahead. Then there is the weather—rain, ice, and the occasional snowfall make 17 especially slippery. Add to that increasing traffic density and the possibility of a deer wandering onto the highway, and this vital artery can become a nightmare for drivers, even along the Safety Corridor connecting Los Gatos with Scotts Valley.
After being on the mend with a broken right hand, Pablo Sandoval is slated to take the field Friday and Saturday for the San Jose Giants as part of his rehabilitation assignment.
Julie Cavanaugh, owner of Design 101, was considered to be one of the best designers in Los Gatos. On Wednesday, she was arrested and charged with grand theft, attempted grand theft, and forgery.
An iPad 2 is the latest rage in China. A teen wanted one so badly that he reportedly sold a kidney.
Lodsys has been claiming that patents which it licenses to Apple do not cover independent developers who create apps for Apple products.
Local chicken producers are exploring new ways to bring their products to dinner tables, and consumers have never been so savvy about what they are putting into their bodies.
Streaming videos has paid off for Netflix. On Tuesday, the company’s shares closed at $270.80, a record high for the Los Gatos-based company, and almost 15 percent higher than their close at the end of April. Over the past 52 weeks, Netflix has ranged from $95.33 per share to yesterday’s record closing.
Zynga is releasing a new game that could be perfecty timed with a rumored release of an initial public offering of stock. Investor Peter Thiel could stand to benefit quite a bit from the company going public.
Reports indicate that a deal has been reached between Yahoo and AliBaba after an embarrassing rift was created between the two partner companies.
