Hackers target Google Gadgets

August 7th, 2008 By JORDAN ROBERTSON , AP Technology Writer

(AP) -- One of the biggest problems with the so-called Web 2.0 movement has been its encouragement of oversharing - which often means underestimating security risks. Adding doodads of varying quality to a home page can add a lot of pizazz, but can also be fraught with danger, since they can open a door for hackers.



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