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Microsoft Gives ­ser Data to the ­.s. Government Less Often Than Google, But to Foreign Governments Far More
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Microsoft Gives ­ser Data to the ­.s. Government Less Often Than Google, But to Foreign Governments Far More

Microsoft has finally joined Google and a small group of Internet firms that voluntarily reveal how often governments demand they hand over their users’ private...

Here's What Law Enforcement Can Recover From a Seized Iphone
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Here's What Law Enforcement Can Recover From a Seized Iphone

You may think of your iPhone as a friendly personal assistant. But once it’s alone in a room full of law enforcement officials, you might be surprised at the revealing...

More Mobile News Consumers Choosing Web Over Apps
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More Mobile News Consumers Choosing Web Over Apps

Mobile apps were supposed to be the reset button for the news industry.

DARPA Will Spend $20 Million to Search For Crypto's Holy Grail
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DARPA Will Spend $20 Million to Search For Crypto's Holy Grail

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) plans to spend $20 million over five years to find a way to both encrypt data and let it be used and...

­idai: Inside the World's Largest Data Management Project
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­idai: Inside the World's Largest Data Management Project

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is an Indian government body mandated with the task of assigning every single one of India's 1.2 billion citizens...

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Dumb Ways To Make Computers Smarter

Cornell University researchers have developed a technique that will make it easier for computers to find written articles that are related to one another based...
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