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Europe's New Online Privacy Rules Could Protect U.S. Users Too
The European Union is preparing to implement sweeping privacy rules next month, but these new protections of individuals' information may set a new standard around...
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A Needle in a Legal Haystack Could Sink a Major Supreme Court Privacy Case
It looks like one of the marquee cases before the U.S. Supreme Court is about to go bust—sabotaged by a needle in a legislative haystack.
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Can Police Track You Through Your Cellphone Without a Warrant?
The U.S. Supreme Court confronts the digital age again on Wednesday when it hears oral arguments in a case that promises to have major repercussions for law enforcement...
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How Disinformation and Distortions on Social Media Affected Elections Worldwide
Internet freedom is on the decline for the seventh consecutive year as governments around the world take to distorting information on social media in order to influence...
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Like Magic: The Tech That Goes Into Making Money Harder to Fake
In 2005, shortly after earning a master's degree in electrical and computer engineering, Sam Cape was looking for work online when he came across a cryptic help...
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As Scrutiny Of Social Networks Grows, Influence Attacks Continue In Real Time
The presidential election is long past, but online attacks aimed at shaping the U.S. information environment have kept right on coming.
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Facial Recognition May Boost Airport Security But Raises Privacy Worries
Passengers at Boston's Logan International Airport were surfing their phones and drinking coffee, waiting to board a flight to Aruba recently when a JetBlue agent...
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A Year After San Bernardino and Apple-Fbi, Where Are We on Encryption?
The debate over encryption and government access to secured communications dates decades back.
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The Rise of the Drone, and the Thorny Questions that Have Followed
Today in the skies over New Mexico, Air Force students are practicing for the kill.
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In Wake of Shootings, Facebook Struggles to Define Hate Speech
In the wake of last week's shootings, Facebook has seen a significant spike in flagged content, with users calling out each other's posts as racist, violent and...
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New Genetic Engineering Method Called Promising — And Perilous
A powerful new technique for changing genes in insects, animals and plants holds great promise, according to a report from an influential panel of scientists released...
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Not Just Bitcoin: Why the Blockchain Is a Seductive Technology to Many Industries
If you've ever run a business, whether it's an ice cream shop or a Fortune 500 company, then you've probably kept a ledger.
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Rules For Cyberwarfare Still nclear, Even as .s. Engages In It
When Defense Secretary Ashton Carter landed in Iraq for a surprise visit this week, he came armed with this news: More than 200 additional U.S. troops are headed...
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Software Flags 'Suicidal' Students, Presenting Privacy Dilemma
Ken Yeh is the director of technology at Ontario Christian Schools, a private K-12 school near Los Angeles with about 100 children per grade.
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At Supreme Court, Debate Over Phone Privacy Has A Long History
Underlying the debate over Apple's refusal to help the FBI unlock the iPhone of San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook is the idea that cellphones hold the most...
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Advertising Company Will se Its Billboards To Track Passing Cellphones
Clear Channel Outdoor—one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in the U.S.—is starting a new program called Radar that will use billboards to map real-world...
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In Fighting FBI, Apple Says Free Speech Rights Mean No Forced Coding
The Justice Department wants Apple to write special software to help it break into the iPhone used by one the San Bernardino terrorists.
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Should Self-Driving Cars Have Drivers Ready to Take Over?
The day when you'll be chauffeured to work by your car may not be far off.
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China's Internet Forum May Provide a Peek at Its Cyber-Ambitions
Heads of state, including the prime ministers of Pakistan and Russia, and major technology firms will gather Wednesday in Wuzhen, a picturesque little town of canals...
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