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Calling Out the Robocaller
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Calling Out the Robocaller

Last month, the Haggler was sitting at home when the phone rang.

The Quantified Man: How an Obsolete Tech Guy Rebuilt Himself for the Future
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The Quantified Man: How an Obsolete Tech Guy Rebuilt Himself for the Future

Tesco—the company that runs a chain of grocery stores across Great Britain—uses digital armbands to track the performance of its warehouse staff.

U.s. Ups Ante For Spying on Firms
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U.s. Ups Ante For Spying on Firms

The White House threatened China and other countries with trade and diplomatic action over corporate espionage as it cataloged more than a dozen cases of cyberattacks...

Private ­.s. Firms Take Major Role Vs. Cyberattacks
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Private ­.s. Firms Take Major Role Vs. Cyberattacks

When Kevin Mandia, a retired military cybercrime investigator, decided to expose China as a primary threat to U.S. computer networks, he didn't have to consult...

Data Mining Is New Lobbying Gold
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Data Mining Is New Lobbying Gold

A congressman gets an earful from his neighbor after church about a tax bill. A senator suddenly finds old high school classmates calling her about an upcoming...

Robocalls Are Annoying, So This Man Is ­sing Raspberry Pi to Stop Them
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Robocalls Are Annoying, So This Man Is ­sing Raspberry Pi to Stop Them

When the Federal Trade Commission told the public it would give $50,000 to anyone who could devise an effective and convenient way to stop telemarketing robocalls...

Software that Tracks People on Social Media Created By Defence Firm
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Software that Tracks People on Social Media Created By Defence Firm

A multinational security firm has secretly developed software capable of tracking people's movements and predicting future behaviour by mining data from social...

New High-Tech Warfare Medal Draws Backlash
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New High-Tech Warfare Medal Draws Backlash

The Pentagon sparked an uproar among troops and veterans when it revealed that a new high-level medal honoring drone pilots will rank above some traditional combat...

Where DARPA Is Going, You Don't Need Passwords
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Where DARPA Is Going, You Don't Need Passwords

DARPA's Active Authentication program is investigating using behavioral biometrics for online identity checks to address the frailty of password-based validation...

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Cyber Command to Hire Thousands of Troops, Civilians

The Pentagon plans a massive expansion of the joint U.S. Cyber Command, potentially creating a rare pocket of job growth for troops in a force otherwise constrained...

Sandia Labs Researcher Looks For Bad Guys in Cyberspace
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Sandia Labs Researcher Looks For Bad Guys in Cyberspace

Sandia National Laboratories computer science researcher Jeremy Wendt wants to figure out how to reduce the number of visitors that cyberanalysts have to check...

The Browser Wars Go Mobile
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The Browser Wars Go Mobile

When surfing the Web on a smartphone, most of us stick with the browser that came with our handset.

At Facebook, Zero-Day Exploits, Backdoor Code Bring War Games Drill to Life
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At Facebook, Zero-Day Exploits, Backdoor Code Bring War Games Drill to Life

Early on Halloween morning, members of Facebook's Computer Emergency Response Team received an urgent email from an FBI special agent who regularly briefs them...

The Threat of Silence
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The Threat of Silence

For the past few months, some of the world's leading cryptographers have been keeping a closely guarded secret about a pioneering new invention.

Mandiant, the Go-To Security Firm For Cyber-Espionage Attacks
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Mandiant, the Go-To Security Firm For Cyber-Espionage Attacks

The brand-new operations center of cybersecurity firm Mandiant is deceptively tranquil.

'every New Car' Connected to Web By 2014
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'every New Car' Connected to Web By 2014

Five years ago mobile phones were at the forefront of technology, by 2010 the focus was on tablet computers and now billions of yen, dollars and pounds are being...

Self-Driving Cars More Jetsons Than Reality for Google Designers
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Self-Driving Cars More Jetsons Than Reality for Google Designers

Google Inc. sees self-driving cars being available to consumers in three to five years. Regulators and the insurance industry aren't so sure it can happen that...

Meet the Detective Who Handcuffed Intel's Packet of Death
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Meet the Detective Who Handcuffed Intel's Packet of Death

When Kristian Kielhofner first heard that his company's new servers were crashing last summer, he worried that he might be facing a product recall.

Social Media Firms Move to Capitalize on Popularity in Middle East
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Social Media Firms Move to Capitalize on Popularity in Middle East

For its most recent advertising push, the Saudi Arabian telecommunications giant Mobily did not turn to the street or television to engage with customers.

Phreaks and Geeks
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Phreaks and Geeks

One of the most heartfelt—and unexpected—remembrances of Aaron Swartz, who committed suicide last month at the age of 26, came from Yale professor Edward Tufte.
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