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Senators call for transparency in copyright treaty talks

Two U.S. senators have asked President Barack Obama's administration to allow the public to review and comment on a controversial international copyright treaty being negotiated largely in secret.

| News | Government | Legal | 11/24/09 at 4:10 pm


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'Godfather of Spam' sentenced to four years in prison

One of the most notorious U.S.-based spammers was sentenced to more than four years in jail on Monday for a scheme that used spam to manipulate stock prices in order to make a profit.

| News | Legal | Security | 11/24/09 at 12:10 pm


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EU drops Qualcomm antitrust investigation

The European Commission has closed its antitrust probe of Qualcomm's patent licensing practices after Ericsson and others withdrew their complaints, the regulator said Tuesday.

| News | Government | Legal | Mobile & wireless | Networking | 11/24/09 at 7:09 am


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RIM, Motorola latest defendants in visual voicemail suit

Klausner Technologies, a company with 25 patents related to visual voicemail technology, filed a lawsuit charging Motorola and Research In Motion with infringing its patents.

| News | Legal | Mobile & wireless | Networking | Personal tech | 11/23/09 at 8:40 pm


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Global warming research exposed after hack

An anonymous hacker has posted private e-mails, files and other documents belonging to a noted climate researcher, sparking an international debate between skeptics of global warming and those who see it as an urgent problem.

| News | Internet | Legal | Security | 11/20/09 at 9:10 pm


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Where Google Chrome security fails: the password
I heard mention that the Chrome OS will have some sort of encryption available a la bitlocker. If it's possible to encrypt personal data using another password or key, then it may have potential for very secure data.... And Ubuntu has an 'encrypt home directory' option, perhaps google should follow suit.
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