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How new technology may make unlocking your phone as easy as thinking

Is this the most secure password ever created? A new technology uses a brain scan to protect access to personal data.

How new technology may make unlocking your phone as easy as thinking
The lobby inside the Internet Archive in San Francisco, California. Photo by Alexa Lim

How do we save the Internet for history? This group is trying.

How do we save the Internet for history? This group is trying.
A customer uses a computer at an internet cafe in Tehran. (Photo: REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi)

Iranians Get Brief Taste of Free Access to Social Media

Iranians Get Brief Taste of Free Access to Social Media
President Barack Obama at his desk in the Oval Office at the White House.

The Meaning Behind the Letters Obama and Rouhani Exchanged

The Meaning Behind the Letters Obama and Rouhani Exchanged

Ketchum if You Can: The Real Story Behind Putin's New York Times Op-Ed is PR Gold

Ketchum if You Can: The Real Story Behind Putin's New York Times Op-Ed is PR Gold

Bet You'd Never Guess What the Iranian President Tweets

Iran's conservative Fars News Agency initially denied that Rouhani has a Twitter account but journalist and Middle East scholar Robin Wright has confirmed that Rouhani has both an English and Farsi Twitter account.

Bet You'd Never Guess What the Iranian President Tweets
President Kennedy meets with Chairman Khrushchev at the US Embassy residence, Vienna.

The White House to Kremlin Hotline: Avoiding War for 50 Years

In 1963, at the height of the Cold War, a hotline was set up to enable communication between the world's two biggest powers. First established by President Kennedy and Soviet Premier Khrushchev, it provided a vital link between the leaders of two nations.

The White House to Kremlin Hotline: Avoiding War for 50 Years

Al Manar: Hezbollah's Television Propaganda Tool

Lebanese Hezbollah fighters have been supporting President Bashar al-Assad's troops in their attempt to crush the uprising in Syria. Hezbollah has its own TV channel Al Manar. It looks pretty professional, but you wouldn't mistake it for CNN.

Al Manar: Hezbollah's Television Propaganda Tool

Meanwhile, the Syrian Electronic Army is Busy Attacking Twitter

They've already hacked the AP, the New York Times, and Twitter. The latest hack hit the website for the US Marines. Just who is the Syrian Electronic Army? And why should the US be wary of their hacks?

Meanwhile, the Syrian Electronic Army is Busy Attacking Twitter

British PM Wants Porn Sites Blocked

The British government is asking internet service providers to automatically block access to pornography sites unless customers opt in.

British PM Wants Porn Sites Blocked

My Failed Calls to Send Ramadan Greetings from Lucknow to Lahore

Islam's holy month of Ramadan has begun this week. It is a time to strengthen the bonds in the community and throughout the world. But reporter Deepak Singh is finding it difficult to call his friend in Pakistan to send him greetings from India.

My Failed Calls to Send Ramadan Greetings from Lucknow to Lahore

Pakistani Men Trying to Pick Up Women One Text at a Time

Pakistan doesn't have a lot of places for young love to blossom. So some men turn to their phones to try and pick up women. But simple text messages can pose serious consequences for those who send and reply.

Pakistani Men Trying to Pick Up Women One Text at a Time
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Ã?apul TV: Turkey's Alternative to Mainstream Media

When Turkey's mainstream news networks failed to broadcast the protests and police crackdown that swept the nation, demonstrators and viewers were outraged. A few of them took matters into their own hands and created their own alternative media outlets.

Ã?apul TV: Turkey's Alternative to Mainstream Media

After More Than 150 Years, India to End Telegram Service

After more than 150 years, India is ending telegram service. Producer Deepak Singh remembers when telegrams were used to convey the most important family news in India.

After More Than 150 Years, India to End Telegram Service

How to Disappear in the Digital Age

Frank Ahearn knows a thing or two about privacy. He's made a career of finding people. Reverse-engineered, this has also made Ahearn something of an expert on disappearing. The World's Marco Werman speaks with him.

How to Disappear in the Digital Age