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Rep. Peter Welch unveils bill to prevent warrantless GPS tracking
U.S Congressman Peter Welch (D-VT) announced bipartisan House legislation on Wednesday to regulate how mobile devices’ location data can be used by law enforcement, commercial entities or private citizens. Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) co-authored the Geolocation, Privacy and Security (GPS) Act and related legislation has been introduced to the Senate…
AntiSec hackers leak personal emails of Arizona law enforcement
Although the infamous hacker group LulzSec disbanded last week, hackers associated with the “anti-security” (AntiSec) movement it created continue to target the Arizona Department of Public Safety. LulzSec first targeted Arizona law enforcement on June 23 in a campaign dubbed “Operation Chinga La Migra,” unearthing a FBI intelligence report on…
Major online poker room ordered to halt operations
One of the largest online poker rooms, Full Tilt Poker, was ordered Wednesday to immediately halt operations by authorities on the Channel Island of Alderney, where it is registered, the regulator said. The Gambling Control Commission of Alderney said it had suspended the licence of Full Tilt Poker after US…
BofA sets aside $14 bn for U.S. mortgage claims
Bank of America said Wednesday it would set aside a massive $14 billion to settle claims from angry investors for losses on dodgy mortgage-backed securities in the country’s housing collapse. Hoping to put its disastrous 2007 purchase of mortgage lender Countrywide Financial behind it, Bank of America said it would…
Microsoft director admits E.U. data not exempt from Patriot Act spying
In the brave new world of cloud computing, where data is stored off-site in massive server farms instead of on a user’s local hard drive, privacy and security are paramount in the consumer’s mind. Unfortunately for privacy advocates, their concerns are essentially moot thanks to the U.S.A. Patriot Act, which…
Motion Picture Association fights online file-sharing in UK court case
LONDON — Hollywood film studios launched legal action Tuesday against Britain’s biggest Internet service provider in a fight against online piracy, thought to be the first case of its kind in the country. The Motion Picture Association (MPA), which represents studios including Twentieth Century Fox and Walt Disney, is urging…
News Corp. on verge of Myspace sale
WASHINGTON — News Corp. is on the verge of selling Myspace and a deal could include laying off more than half of the troubled social network’s staff, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The newspaper, citing a “person familiar with the matter,” said there were two leading bidders for Myspace…
Pope praises Jesus in first Twitter message
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI wrote a message on Twitter on Tuesday praising Jesus and announcing the launch of a new Vatican website in the first “tweet” by a leader of the Roman Catholic Church. “Dear Friends, I just launched www.news.va. Praised be our Lord Jesus Christ! With my…
House to use Skype for constituent calls, despite security concerns
Technology experts for the House of Representatives said in a memo Tuesday that House members will now be able to use the free Internet-based phone and videoconferencing service Skype. Security concerns had originally stopped the House from allowing use of Skype, logisticians explained to The Hill. “There’s a concern about…
500,000 Android devices activated each day: Google
WASHINGTON — More than 500,000 devices running Google’s Android software are being activated every day, a senior Google executive said on Tuesday. Andy Rubin, creator of the Android operating system and a Google vice president for engineering, made the announcement in a message on his Twitter feed, @Arubin. “There are…
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