Tag: technology
Asperger's used as defense in hacking case
Hacker Gary McKinnon's lawyers say Asperger's influenced his actions and that he shouldn’t be charged for hacking military computers....
Audio: rare interview with Wikileaks' Julian Assange
In a rare interview while under house arrest in London, Assange spoke about about information's role in democracy and Wikileaks' role in the Arab Spring uprisings....
How Facebook can get you fired
The legal implications of firings that occur when online behavior meets the work place....
Robot trading blamed for wild swings in markets
Series of wild swings in financial markets in recent weeks blamed on high-frequency trading by computers....
UK leaders propose restricting social media after riots
Free speech advocates criticize Prime Minister David Cameron's proposal to regulate social media after London riots....
US drones set sites on Gadhafi's Libya
Military leaders in the United States are fighting against Moammar Gadhafi using unmanned airplanes. But the use of drones may provide only the illusion of security. ...
Will Japan's earthquake kill the nuclear industry?
The plumes of smoke rising from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant raise questions about the nuclear industry as a whole....
Facebook's privacy invasion: Can't stop, won't stop
Facebook users recently tried to stage a revolt to protest the social networking site's privacy settings. But quitting Facebook is more difficult than they thought....
Non-Latin web addresses go live
Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are the first countries to have "country codes" written in Arabic scripts. ...
Google and GoDaddy go to Washington
Google testifies on decision to shut down search site in China, and GoDaddy balks at demand to collect information on domains....
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