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81% of Tor ­sers Can Be De-Anonymised By Analysing Router Information, Research Indicates
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81% of Tor ­sers Can Be De-Anonymised By Analysing Router Information, Research Indicates

More than 81% of Tor clients can be ‘de-anonymized’ by exploiting Netflow technology.

Google's Larry Page: The Most Ambitious Ceo in the ­niverse
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Google's Larry Page: The Most Ambitious Ceo in the ­niverse

As Google's core business continues to thrive, Larry Page is making huge bets on new technology—ingestible nanoparticles, balloons that beam down broadband—that...

Weapons Directed By Robots, Not Humans, Raise Ethical Questions
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Weapons Directed By Robots, Not Humans, Raise Ethical Questions

On a bright fall day last year off the coast of Southern California, an Air Force B-1 bomber launched an experimental missile that may herald the future of warfare...

To Foil Cyberattacks, Connected Cars Need Overlapping Shields
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To Foil Cyberattacks, Connected Cars Need Overlapping Shields

Smart cars will need many more layers of cyberprotection than automakers believe is necessary.

Survey: ­.s. Adults Feel They Are Losing Control of Their Data
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Survey: ­.s. Adults Feel They Are Losing Control of Their Data

Adults living in the U.S. overwhelmingly believe that the government and private companies are violating their privacy, a new survey found.

Researchers, Medical Workers Seek Tech Answers to Ebola Outbreak
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Researchers, Medical Workers Seek Tech Answers to Ebola Outbreak

Robotics researchers plan to meet with healthcare and aid workers as part of a series of workshops on how technology can help fight Ebola and other dangerous viruses...

Wireless Devices ­sed By Casual Pilots Vulnerable to Hacking, Computer Scientists Find
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Wireless Devices ­sed By Casual Pilots Vulnerable to Hacking, Computer Scientists Find

Apps and wireless devices used by private pilots during flights may be vulnerable to various hack attacks, according to computer scientists. 

Obama Asks FCC to Adopt Tough Net Neutrality Rules
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Obama Asks FCC to Adopt Tough Net Neutrality Rules

President Barack Obama on Monday called on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to regulate Internet service providers as public utilities. 

U.s. Agencies Struggle vs. Cyberattacks
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U.s. Agencies Struggle vs. Cyberattacks

A $10 billion-a-year effort to protect sensitive government data, from military secrets to Social Security numbers, is struggling to keep pace with an increasing...

Umd Cyber Experts Discover Lapses in Heartbleed Bug Fix
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Umd Cyber Experts Discover Lapses in Heartbleed Bug Fix

The efforts of website administrators tasked with correcting security holes exploited by the Heartbleed bug may have fallen short.

U.S., European Authorities Strike Against Internet's Black Markets
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U.S., European Authorities Strike Against Internet's Black Markets

U.S. and European law enforcement agencies last week launched a massive, coordinated strike on the so-called Dark Web.

Google's New Open Source Privacy Effort Looks Back to the '60s
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Google's New Open Source Privacy Effort Looks Back to the '60s

Google has announced a new open source tool for massive data sets based on differential privacy, a technique developed in the 1960s. 

Dark Net Experts Trade Theories on 'de-Cloaking' After Raids
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Dark Net Experts Trade Theories on 'de-Cloaking' After Raids

The hidden web community has started trying to find out how services and identities were compromised after police raids led to 17 arrests.

What Is Tor? Did Police Outfox It?
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What Is Tor? Did Police Outfox It?

European police Friday said they had figured out how to pierce an Internet privacy tool used by dissidents, journalists and online drug dealers.

Students Get Hands-on Experience With Open Testbed For Cybersecurity Research
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Students Get Hands-on Experience With Open Testbed For Cybersecurity Research

The University of Southern California's Cyber Defense Technology Experimental Research  Project oversees the DETERLab Education Site, a free global resource. 

Graduate Student Exploring Ways to Make Riding a Motorcycle Safer Using Connected Driving Data
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Graduate Student Exploring Ways to Make Riding a Motorcycle Safer Using Connected Driving Data

Researchers are studying the use of connected-vehicle technology and naturalistic driving research to reduce crashes involving motorcycles. 

Computer Scientists Say Meme Research Doesn't Threaten Free Speech
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Computer Scientists Say Meme Research Doesn't Threaten Free Speech

The heads of five of the U.S.'s largest computing research organizations are refuting political attacks on research on what makes ideas go viral, particularly on...

New Smart Key Software Enhances Security For Homes and Businesses
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New Smart Key Software Enhances Security For Homes and Businesses

A software-based electronic smart key system developed by U.K. computer scientists and security specialists offers a more flexible security system. 

Ft Interview with Google Co-Founder and Ceo Larry Page
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Ft Interview with Google Co-Founder and Ceo Larry Page

Wouldn't the world be a happier place if 90 per cent of the people with jobs put their feet up instead and left the robots to do the work?

Experts Identify Easy Way to Improve Smartphone Security
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Experts Identify Easy Way to Improve Smartphone Security

Purdue University researchers recently led a U.S. National Science Foundation-funded project investigating computer security.
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