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Computer Scientists Take Over Electronic Voting Machine With New Programming Technique
Computer scientists from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), the University of Michigan, and Princeton University have demonstrated that a Sequoia electronic...
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How to Build Anonymity Into the Internet
At the 9th annual Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium, security researchers discussed alternatives to existing systems designed to help Internet users maintain...
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.s. Web-Tracking Plan Stirs Privacy Fears
The White House is proposing to soften a long-existing prohibition on tracking how users peruse U.S. government Web sites with cookies and other methods, inciting...
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After Boom, Is Wikipedia Heading For Bust?
The explosive growth of the Wikipedia online encyclopedia is petering out, while a less welcoming attitude toward new contributors could negatively affect the archive's...
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China Investigating Death of Teenager at Camp to Treat Internet Addicts
China is investigating the death of a teenager who was allegedly beaten to death in a camp designed to treat Internet addiction, state media said. Deng Senshan,...
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The Group That Holds the Internet Together
ICANN remains under international pressure to sever ties with the United States government when its current contract expires in September 2009. The pressure comes...
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Hackers Game a Multiplayer World
Two programmers have hacked the World of Warcraft online game environment with a set of programs that automate in-game characters, which game developer Blizzard...
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Top Cybersecurity Aide at White House Resigns
Melissa E. Hathaway, the Obama administration's senior aide on cybersecurity, is stepping down from her role due to delays in the choosing of an administrator to...
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Wiring Rural America: Which Technology Is Best?
Reaching the most remote rural customers with high-speed Internet access can be prohibitively expensive. Consider the case of Hill Country Telephone Cooperative...
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Skilled Immigrants on Why They're Leaving the .s.
A number of highly skilled immigrants are preparing to leave the U.S. as the nation's economy slows. With the U.S. unemployment rate approaching double digits,...
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Government Is Falling Behind on Cybersecurity, Report Finds
A report released by the Partnership for Public Service and Booz Allen Hamilton has found that the U.S. federal government is falling behind in its efforts to protect...
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Federal CTO Says .S. Lagging in Innovation
The United States must capitalize on emerging opportunities in order to regain the top spot in innovation, federal chief technology officer Aneesh Chopra said in...
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This Data Will Self-Destruct: Tool Makes Online Info Vanish
The University of Washington has developed a system, called Vanish, that puts an expiration date on electronic data. After a set time period, electronic communications...
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U.S. Unveils Cybersecurity Plan
'Intent and timing' may help the federal cyberspace initiative work better than previous blueprints.
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Learning Through Games
Electronic games can inspire players to explore new ideas and concepts. By gaining a better understanding of the dynamic between player and game, researchers hope...
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IT Drives Policy - and Vice Versa
Technologists discuss government policies affecting broadband, patent reform, privacy — and President Obama's effect on it all.
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China Bans Electric Shock Treatment to Cure Internet 'Addiction'
China's ministry of health has banned the use of electric shock treatment to cure Internet addiction. The move follows growing concern in the country about young...
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.s. Scientists See H1-B Visas as Major Issue Against Progress, Says Survey
U.S. residents hold a high opinion of scientists, but only a minority feel that U.S. scientific achievements are the best in the world, according to a new Pew Research...
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CMU Researchers Accurately Predict Social Security Numbers
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have shown that public information readily gleaned from governmental sources, commercial databases, or online social networks...
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