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Talk on Cracking Internet Anonymity Service Tor Canceled
A highly anticipated talk on how to identify users of the Internet privacy service Tor was withdrawn from the upcoming Black Hat security conference, a spokeswoman...
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Iran's Liberals and Conservatives Argue Over Internet Restrictions
When Iran's authorities started to block websites such as YouTube and Wikipedia in 2006, only a tenth of the population used the Internet.
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In Gaza, Epithets Are Fired and Euphemisms Give Shelter
The Gaza-based interior ministry advises its supporters in a YouTube video that whenever talking about the dead, "always add 'an innocent citizen.' "
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For This Author, 10,000 Wikipedia Articles Is a Good Day's Work
Sverker Johansson could be the most prolific author you've never heard of.
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Critical Vulnerabilities in Web-Based Password Managers Found
Computer hackers could exploit vulnerabilities in popular Web-based password managers and learn users' credentials for arbitrary websites.
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Hamas and Israel Step p Cyber Battle For Hearts and Minds
Sites such as Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook have been inundated with posts seeking to win the hearts and minds of people in the Middle East and elsewhere in the...
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Meet Jibo, the Cute Social Robot that Knows the Family
In suite 712 of the Eventi Hotel, high above the sticky June bustle of Midtown Manhattan, New York, one of the world's most advanced consumer robots awaits command...
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Real-Life Illness in a Virtual World
A 3-D animated creature, affectionately named Gerald, appears to walk in circles while floating in front of an elaborate viewer that resembles something from an...
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Why Apple's Swift Language Will Instantly Remake Computer Programming
Chris Lattner spent a year and a half creating a new programming language—a new way of designing, building, and running computer software—and he didn't mention...
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Own Your Own Data
MIT researchers have developed openPDS (personal data store), a prototype system that stores data from digital devices in a single location specified by the user...
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MIT Finger Device Reads to the Blind in Real Time
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are developing an audio reading device to be worn on the index finger of people whose vision is impaired...
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A Speech Synthesizer Direct to the Brain
Could a person who is paralyzed and unable to speak, like physicist Stephen Hawking, use a brain implant to carry on a conversation?
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Nypd's Facebook Page Shares Its Triumphs
The New York Police Department's Facebook page has taken on a role that was once largely limited to the city's press corps: publishing news articles.
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Principles Are No Match For Europe's Love of U.s. Web Titans
On weekends, Guillaume Rosquin browses the shelves of local bookstores in Lyon, France.
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From Google to Amazon: Eu Goes to War Against Power of S Digital Giants
Within the salons of the Elysée Palace, along the corridors of the European parliament and under the glass dome of the Reichstag, Old Europe is preparing for a...
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Hospitals Are Mining Patients' Credit Card Data to Predict Who Will Get Sick
Imagine getting a call from your doctor if you let your gym membership lapse, make a habit of buying candy bars at the checkout counter, or begin shopping at plus...
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Inside the Secret Building That's Bringing Cell Service To Nyc's Subway
As Hurricane Sandy revealed almost two years ago, New York's 100-year-old subway is not a modern and robust system.
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The Bbc Doesn't Want to Be Forgotten By Google
Since agreeing to comply with the European Court of Justice’s decision that people have the right to be forgotten, Google has received about 50,000 requests for...
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Panel Endorses Some Nsa Internet Surveillance
A bipartisan privacy board on Wednesday unanimously adopted its report that endorses some of the National Security Agency's Internet surveillance programs.
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