Senators Kerry and McCain recently introduced legislation to create the first “Privacy Bill of Rights.” The bill prevents companies from collecting and distributing users’ information without consent. But, the new rules are only applicable to sensitive religious, medical or financial data. In other news, U.S. enrollment in computer science programs declined drastically after the dotcom bubble burst a decade ago. But, for the third year in a row, enrollments have increased, up 10% from last fall. While the number of computer science students is steadily rising, women graduates still only account for 13.8% of the students. And finally, Microsoft recently rolled out a massive update for Windows. The update covers 64 vulnerabilities in programs like Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer that allowed hackers to gain remote access to your system. Nine of the updates are critical fixes and if you’re running a Windows machine, you shouldn’t hesitate to update.
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