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U.s. Military Spending Millions to Make Cyborgs a Reality
The U.S. military is spending millions on an advanced implant that would allow a human brain to communicate directly with computers.
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Is Digital Privacy Becoming a Partisan Issue?
In a Congress where lawmakers have trouble performing even the most basic functions of the legislative branch—funding the government or approving judicial nominees...
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Browsing in Public
The new Eyebrowse system enables Web users to share self-selected aspects of their online activity with their friends and the general public.
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Pentagon Hackers Are Waging America’s First Cyberwar
U.S. politicians have long threatened America's enemies with tanks, planes, submarines, and nuclear missiles. Last week defense secretary Ashton Carter leveled...
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At Rsa Conference, Unlikely Allies Address Value of Digital Security
To Amit Yoran, a digital security veteran, the fight between Apple and the F.B.I. over access to an iPhone can be viewed in black-and-white terms: What law enforcement...
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Chip Hacking Might Help Fbi nlock Iphones
Even if the Justice Department loses its legal showdown with Apple Inc. over access to a killer's iPhone, the government might still be able to extract the data...
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Log In to Your Phone with a Finger-Drawn Doodle Instead of a Password
Rather than painstakingly typing in passwords on your smartphone, you may eventually just swipe a shape or other pattern on its display to authenticate yourself...
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Defense Secretary Favors Strong Encryption, Not 'back Doors'
Declaring that strong encryption is essential to the nation's security, Defense Secretary Ash Carter told a tech industry audience Wednesday that he's "not a believer...
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How the Feds Could Get Into Iphones Without Apple's Help
It's a showdown that has the country mesmerized.
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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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Isis Turns to Foreign Encryption Products as Apple-Fbi Fight Rages in .s.
FBI and Apple officials spent Tuesday afternoon on Capitol Hill, debating American encryption laws with members of Congress. Prompted by a case related to the ...
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White House Officials Soften Approach at Rsa Conference
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch joined a parade of Obama administration officials to tech's home turf on Tuesday. Their message: National security depends on...
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Ny Judge: S Cannot Make Apple Provide Iphone Data
A federal judge ruled Monday that the U.S. Justice Department cannot use a 227-year-old law to force Apple to provide the FBI with access to locked iPhone data,...
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Pentagon Starts Aggressive Cyberwar Against Is
Not long after Defense Secretary Ash Carter prodded his cyber commanders to be more aggressive in the fight against Islamic State, the U.S. ramped up its offensive...
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Wesley A. Clark, Made Computing Personal, Dies at 88
Clark’s computer designs built a bridge from the era of mainframe systems to personal computers.
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Facebook Is Making a Map of Everyone in the World
Americans inhabit an intricately mapped world.
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Apple Encryption Stand Highlights Mobile Operators' Dilemma
Apple Inc's stance on privacy in the face of a U.S. government demand to unlock an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino attackers has raised awkward questions...
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The Secret History of America's Cyber War
Two months earlier, Edward Snowden, a contractor with the National Security Agency, had leaked tens of thousands of highly classified documents, revealing that...
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Deep or Shallow, NLP Is Breaking Out
Neural net advances improve computers' language ability in many fields.
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