According to Google CEO Eric Schmidt, "If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place."

Yup. That's how the head of earth's largest information stock-piler feels about your privacy.

Schmidt made the comment in a recent interview with CNBC's Maria Bartiromo. In context, she had just asked the Google-boss if people should be treating his company like "their most trusted friend."

Schmidt also reminded viewers that his company is subject to the Patriot Act. That's a comforting thought, in light of the fact that the Patriot Act's information scooping powers have only been augmented by the Obama Administration.

In the above quote, Schmidt was referring specifically to the privacy of search results. His statement does, however, make one wonder if Google is really the place to store spreadsheets, medical records, credit card info and all the other stuff they'll be happy to keep track of for you.

When you jailbreak an iPhone, you free it to run 3rd party programs that you can't get at the AppStore. Among other neat tricks, it allows you to use your iPhone as a router or tether it to your computer for Internet access.

It's also the one sure way to contract an iPhone virus.

A recent f-secure blog post described a worm called "Ikee" that attacks jailbroken iPhones.

Fortunately, they also provide information for protecting your jailbroken device. If you've deployed iPhones in your business, you might want to set a jailbreaking policy in order to protect your network from infection.

James Bucki says that writing a DRP is like planning your own funeral. Inspiring, no?

The difference is, if you fail to write your plan, you may still be around to deal with the mess after the disaster hits.

So, to help you start and finish writing your plan, I've added James' excellent guide to writing a quick and dirty disaster recovery plan to my site. Follow his six steps, and you'll have that plan written and implemented in no time.

They are used on everything from department store merchandise to passports. And now Radio Frequency Identification Tags (RFID) may be getting an extra layer of security.

At present, it is possible to clone an RFID Tag by copying its unique information onto a new tag. But researchers at the University of Arkansas have discovered that each tag has a unique electronic "fingerprint" due to radio frequency and manufacturing differences in the device itself.

If adopted by industry, this added safeguard may address the security and privacy issues raised by the wide deployment of RFID tags.

Take a look at this Press Release to learn more about the University of Arkansas research.