You don't hear the words "poodle," "tinfoil hat," and First Amendment in the same sentence often, but they are indeed linked in a classic Facebook melodrama.

Facebook - Glenn Beck - Domain Names - Disputed Domain Names - glennbeckrapedandmurderedayounggirlin1990.com
[Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:43:38 GMT]
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British officials say they're pressuring Facebook to make a "panic button" available on its Web pages following the death of a teenager at the hands of a man she met on the popular social networking site.



Facebook - Social network service - Social network - Online Communities - World Wide Web
[Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:06:15 GMT]
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Federal prosecutors have charged a former Transportation Security Administration employee with attempting to sabotage terror watch list computers and by attempting to introduce a virus into the computer system, according to news sources.



Transportation Security Administration - No Fly List - United States - Security - Federal government of the United States
[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:04:33 GMT]
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Google expects an outcome soon from its talks with China over a censorship and hacking dispute, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Wednesday.

Google - Eric Schmidt - Search - Chief executive officer - Search Engines
[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:37:07 GMT]
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By one estimate the United States currently has about 1,000 elite cyber-security experts. It needs 20,000. Companies and government agencies are ramping up their efforts to find and educate a new generation of cyber whiz kids, by sponsoring national competitions akin to "American Idol ."



United States - Computer security - Government agency - American Idol - Hacking
[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:58:52 GMT]
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From the mildly malicious to the truly malevolent, here's a look back at major breaches of cyber-security that have already put our money and welfare at risk.



Computer security - Security - Consultants - General and Freelance - Business
[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:58:52 GMT]
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Malicious software for cell phones could pose a greater risk for consumer's personal and financial well-being than computer viruses, say scientists from Rutgers University.

Malware - Mobile phone - Computer virus - Rutgers University - CellPhones
[Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:57:25 GMT]
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LifeLock spent millions spreading its CEO?s Social Security Number all across America. Now the firm will spend $12 million settling claims that it engaged in deceptive advertising and failed to protect customers' personal information.



LifeLock - Social Security Number - Federal Trade Commission - Advertising - United States
[Tue, 9 Mar 2010 23:53:42 GMT]
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The Internet was built on freedom of expression. Society wants someone held accountable when that freedom is abused. And major Internet companies like Google and Facebook are finding themselves caught between those ideals.



Google - Facebook - Freedom of speech - Search - Search Engines
[Mon, 8 Mar 2010 22:53:00 GMT]
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Two information-technology workers at a suburban Philadelphia school district that secretly activated webcams on students' school-issued laptops are on paid leave amid an FBI wiretap investigation.



School district - Federal Bureau of Investigation - Education - United States - Information technology
[Fri, 5 Mar 2010 19:54:57 GMT]
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NATO is facing new threats in cyberspace that cannot be met by lining up soldiers and tanks, the alliance's secretary-general said Thursday in an apparent reference to terror groups and criminal networks.



NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization - Government - Multilateral - Cyberspace
[Thu, 4 Mar 2010 17:37:18 GMT]
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Spanish authorities who dismantled a network of up to 12.7 million virus-infected, data-stealing computers said Wednesday the mastermind of the scam remains a mystery, even though three alleged ringleaders have been arrested.



Botnet - Spanish language - Spain - Security - Civil Guard
[Wed, 3 Mar 2010 20:53:44 GMT]
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