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Sunday, March 27, 2011

GPS Data Inform To Us Of 20 Worst Bottlenecks In American


Very annoying if we get stuck in traffic, wherever it is located. Even if it was only for a few minutes, the feeling of urgency and anger crept into the hearts and minds quickly. Now, imagine stuck in traffic several hours a day, five days a week. For some people, this is a way of life. To find out who has the worst journey in the country, Daily Beast studied and calculated the Top 20 worst congestion in America.

The factors that go into a long list including corridor traffic, rush hour travel time of the longest stretches along the road and the time required to drive miles along the stretch of that during peak hours the highest volume. They also calculate how many bad stretch of road during the worst periods of peak hours versus normal driving. California Delta Highway/CA-4 took that honor in a breeze, took 318 percent longer to travel during busy periods. jau-carmodification.blogspot.com

The data was gathered from GPS and smartphone tracking of four million vehicles by a company called INRIX, which the Daily Beast compiled into the top 20 list. Now, without further ado, the top 20 worst commutes in the nation:

1. Riverside Freeway/Calif. Highway 91 eastbound, Los Angeles
2. Lunalilo Freeway/I-1 eastbound, Honolulu
3. California Delta Highway/Calif. Highway 4 westbound, San Francisco
4. I-95 southbound, Washington, D.C.
5. Bruckner/Cross Bronx Expressways (I-95 southbound), New York
6. I-35 southbound, Austin-Round Rock
7. Connecticut Turnpike (I-95 northbound), Bridgeport8. I-405 southbound, Seattle
9. Bayshore Freeway (U.S. 101 southbound), San Jose, Calif.
10. Kennedy/Dan Ryan Expressways (I-90/I-94 eastbound), Chicago
11. I-5 northbound, Portland, Ore.
12. Calif. Highway 78 eastbound, San Diego
13. I-494 eastbound, Minneapolis
14. Southwest/Eastex Freeways (U.S. 59 northbound), Houston
15. Southeast Expressway (I-93 northbound), Boston
16. Hampton Roads Beltway (I-64 westbound), Virginia Beach, Va.
17. Baltimore Beltway Inner Loop (I-695 eastbound), Baltimore
18. Schuylkill Expressway (I-76 westbound), Philadelphia
19. North Freeway (I-35W northbound), Dallas
20. Ventura Freeway (U.S. 101 northbound), Oxnard, Calif

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Data From 2 Million Customers Honda Has The Hacker Steals


Honda has released a statement saying that the server of a company that handles their data base has become a victim. The statement was reinforced by the number of sources reported that the hackers managed to steal personal data of about 2 million subscribers Honda. Personal data, including e-mail addresses have been lost due to this attack. Honda said it has informed customers affected by this unfortunate incident.

According to latest reports, the information stolen included addresses, names, phone numbers and even license plate number and chassis number. The hackers also managed to take the bank account numbers and other sensitive information, which can be used further with bad intentions. The most severely affected of electronic attack is most customers in Japan, but clients from other areas may also be affected. otomotif.com

Honda Company, is responsible for providing marketing support and e-mail, said the loss of information content and urged affected customers warning.

According to first estimates, data from two million customers control of cyber criminals. It's full address, telephone number, e-mail, bank accounts, but also information about the registration and chassis serial number. This data can be used for identity theft and to extract large sums of money.

Honda has responded quickly and issued a warning to all customers, asking them to treat seriously any attempt of fraud. Although the attack occurred at the headquarters of the Japanese computer company, it is possible that the data customers in Europe are affected.

Hopefully there are no customers Indonesia affected.