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After Bilderberg Meeting, Facebook Official Says End Internet Anonymity

After attending the Bilderberg conference in Switzerland in June, Facebook’s marketing director, Randi Zuckerberg, announced that she had solved the cyberbullying issue: Prohibit...

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. August 1, 2011

Government Funding Down; Scientists Experiment With “Crowd-Funding” Websites

Michael Tennant July 12, 2011

In recent decades such a large portion of scientific research has been funded by governments, either directly or through government-funded universities, that most...

Apple Pulls Anti-Israel App.

Dave Bohon June 23, 2011

Apple has honored a request from Israel to pull a free iPhone application from its online store that the Israeli government said incited...

Facebook to Launch Its Own iPad App

Daniel Sayani June 20, 2011

Facebook for iPhone is the most-downloaded iPhone app ever, but more than a year after Apple introduced the iPad, there is still a...

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I.B.M. Releases New Graphene Circuits

Daniel Sayani June 13, 2011

I.B.M. researchers said Thursday that they had designed high-speed circuits from graphene, an ultra-thin material that has a host of promising applications, from...

Federal Govt Has Recruited One-Fourth of U.S. Hackers as Informants

Daniel Sayani June 10, 2011

The FBI and Secret Service have successfully infiltrated the underground world of computer hackers in the United States, and now 25 percent of...

Service Versus Surveillance: Has Computer Technology Outpaced the Legal System?

Beverly K. Eakman May 25, 2011

First, the short version: Privacy? "Fuggedaboudit!" You can encrypt your messages, lock your laptop and password-protect your various accounts till your fingers fall...

Privacy Concerns About Apple’s iPhones and iPads

Raven Clabough April 22, 2011

Apple, Inc. finds itself amidst controversy once again, this time provoking the criticism of privacy watchdogs which are demanding an explanation as to...

Is Your Gmail Safe From the G-Men?

Michael Tennant April 11, 2011

Does the Fourth Amendment’s requirement that the government obtain a warrant to search one’s effects based on probable cause apply to e-mail communications?...

Apple Bows to Pressure from Homosexual Activists, Pulls “Exodus” App

Dave Bohon March 27, 2011

It didn’t take long for the folks at Apple to cave in. Following an aggressive petition campaign by homosexual activists, the computer giant...

Federal Judge Rules Against Copyright Trolls

Daniel Sayani March 25, 2011

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has asked an Illinois judge to quash subpoenas issued in a "reverse class action" lawsuit accusing thousands of...

Hacker Group Takes On Fed, IMF, “Global Banking Cartel”

Alex Newman March 15, 2011

A group of decentralized hacker activists — or “hacktivists” — known as Anonymous announced a new plan on March 14 to take on...

Illinois Sales Tax Law Leaves Amazon Affiliates High and Dry

Michael Tennant March 13, 2011

In its attempt to force online retailers to collect sales tax on items purchased in the Land of Lincoln, the state of Illinois...

Feds Plotted Invasion of Social Media

Alex Newman March 4, 2011

The federal government wanted to hire a “security” contractor to create software that would allow legions of fake profiles on social-networking services to...

Apple’s Refreshed MacBooks Pro

Daniel Sayani March 3, 2011

Apple announced the release of a new line of refreshed, enhanced MacBook Pro laptops last week. The new MacBook Pros represent a boon...