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FTC Seeks Comment on the "Internet of Things"
Science & Tech  (tags: ethics, congress, americans, abuse, usa, u.s., government, technology, safety, NewTechnology, investigation, discovery, computer, Gizmos, internet )

JL
- 28 days ago - pubcit.typepad.com
The FTC yesterday put out a request for comment on the consumer privacy and security issues posed by the "Internet of Things." As the FTC explains: The ability of everyday devices to communicate with each other and with people is becoming more prevalent
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Consensus Builds for Requiring Warrant for Email Searches
Science & Tech  (tags: freedoms, law, crime, police, abuse, congress, republicans, democrats, government, computers, computer, discovery, investigation, internet, humans, society, technology, safety, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!' )

JL
- 58 days ago - thehill.com
Republicans, Democrats and government officials agreed at a House hearing on Tuesday that police should need a warrant to obtain people's emails and other private online messages from third-party providers.
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Florida Lawmakers Move to Make Texting-While-Driving Illegal GOOD NEWS! !!
Science & Tech  (tags: abuse, americans, culture, phone, crime, ethics, humans, safety, law, internet, news, goodnews, internet, computer, safety )

Susan
- 72 days ago - news.yahoo.com
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Florida is one of just a few states without any type of ban on text messaging while driving, but that could soon change as lawmakers move to slam the brakes on distracted drivers in the fourth-most-populous state."Texting
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E.U. Fines Microsoft $732 Million Over Browser
Science & Tech  (tags: Microsoft, EU, penalty, anti-trust law, IE, computer, technology, business )

Nancy
- 74 days ago - nytimes.com
The penalty Wednesday stemmed from an antitrust settlement in 2009 that called on Microsoft to give Windows users in Europe a choice of Web browsers, instead of pushing them to Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
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Selling Spyware to Trap Dissidents
Science & Tech  (tags: middle-east, europe, ethics, freedoms, humanrights, HumanRights, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', world, corporate, abuse, business, money, marketing, society, NewTechnology, technology, safety, computers, computer, tech, internet )

JL
- 80 days ago - presseurop.eu
He's regarded as one of the meanest Germans in the cybersphere: Martin Münch supplies police and secret services with spyware, which some dictators use to terrorize dissidents.
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A Facebook Bug Pretty Much Took Down the Entire Internet
Science & Tech  (tags: Facebook, science, technology, NewTechnology, internet, computer, design, humans, Gizmos, tech, safety )

Chris
- 91 days ago - gizmodo.com
If you thought the Internet freaked out for a little bit and every site you went to was down, you're not alone. Major websites were down: CNN, Huffington Post, ESPN, Gawker, The Washington Post, BuzzFeed, etc. were all broken. Why? Because of Facebook
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Creepy Android Malware Jumps From Your Phone to Your PC - Technology on NBCNews.Com
Science & Tech  (tags: phones, internet, safety, crime, ethics, technology, computer )

Kevin
- 104 days ago - nbcnews.com
A new and frightening form of Android malware travels from the phone to a PC, where it can then open files on a computer, as well as collect information from contacts and gather photos among other invasive actions.
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Women in India, Other Developing Countries Lag in Internet Use - Intel Report
Science & Tech  (tags: world, women, rights, computers, computer, internet, science, research, study, technology )

JL
- 126 days ago - in.reuters.com
More needs to be done to boost women's & girl's lagging online access, tech giant Intel Corp (INTC.O) said in a report to be released later on Thursday that calls for doubling the number of female Internet users in developing nations over the next 3 yrs
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Internet Governance Outlook 2013:
Science & Tech  (tags: computer, design, concept, internet, investigation, research, science, scientists, society, study, world, safety, technology, tech, NewTechnology )

JL
- 126 days ago - circleid.com
Anyone who expected that with the end of the Dubai ITU World Conference on International Telecommunications in December 2012, the heated debate on the future regulation of the Internet will slow down should remember to fairytale of the battle of th
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Local Software Can Spur Development, Says UN Report
Science & Tech  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', africa, asia, humanrights, HumanRights, freedoms, government, humans, goodnews, GoodNews, world, UnitedNations, unitednations, society, ethics, computer, computers, concept, design, study, tech, technology, NewTechnology )

JL
- 127 days ago - scidev.net
Local software production and development can spur economic growth in Africa and other developing economies, says a report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development
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Their Apps Track You. Will Congress Track Them?
Science & Tech  (tags: computer, computers, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', internet, computers, Gizmos, investigation, research, NewTechnology, science, safety, scientists, society, technology, performance )

JL
- 127 days ago - nytimes.com
THERE are three things that matter in consumer data collection: location, location, location.
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Seeing Like a Baby
Science & Tech  (tags: babies, research, computer, computers, concept, design, discovery, humans, health, science, scientists, research, study, world )

JL
- 148 days ago - wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il
Infants soon learn to make sense of the complex world around them: Their understanding far surpasses any of the current attempts to design intelligent computerized systems. How do such young infants arrive at this understanding?
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These Are The 61 Countries Most Vulnerable To An Internet Shutdown
Science & Tech  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', conflict, corruption, freedoms, ethics, government, HumanRights, humanrights, politics, middle-east, world, usa, UnitedNations, society, computer, investigation, NewTechnology, research, internet, safety, science, scient )

JL
- 160 days ago - forbes.com
For 52 hours last week, Syria joined the unfortunate club of countries whose governments have chosen, however briefly, to return their citizens to the digital dark ages.
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U.S. Seeks To Drop Internet From United Nations Telecoms Talks
Science & Tech  (tags: UnitedNations, unitednations, usa, world, humanrights, politics, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', corruption, crime, freedoms, HumanRights, government, media, computers, computer, technology, society, tech, safety, NewTechnology, internet )

JL
- 163 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
A U.S. and Canadian proposal to protect the Internet from new international regulation has failed to win prompt backing from other countries, setting up potentially tough negotiations to rewrite a telecom treaty.
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Is Social Media Improving Social Skills? A Look at Communication Today
Science & Tech  (tags: computer, technology )

Ruby
- 178 days ago - sitepronews.com
A quick review of yesterday's tools reveals many that seem outdated today: greeting and handwritten cards, landline phones (even phone booths), and a larger focus on in-person communications.
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