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Use An iPhone? Yup, The Government Tracks That

Last week, an Indian hacker crew successfully broke into a secured Indian military government network. The group posted documents that infer Apple, Nokia, and Research In Motion gave the Indian government backdoor access to their devices in exchange for mobile phone market rights. Are the docs forgeries or real?READ»

WikiLeaks, Twitter Records Case Heads Back To Court

Associates of WikiLeaks are forging ahead in their battle to prevent the government from accessing information about their use of Twitter.READ»

iFive: Nokia's "Burning Platform," SpaceX's Moon Rover, EFF Vs. WikiLeaks Secrecy, E-Ink's Booming, Ebay's Smartpay Plans

Here's today's early innovation news, presented to you in our eyeball-friendly iFive style:READ»

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Why Twitter Was the Only Company to Challenge the Secret WikiLeaks Subpoena

The government has almost certainly made secret requests for WikiLeaks-related material from other companies. But only Twitter (successfully, at least) fought to have to have those orders brought into the open. Here’s why.READ»

Will Google Buzz Go the Way of Facebook Beacon?

In 2007 Facebook rolled out Beacon, an ad system that took parts of user's Facebook data that they thought were private, and made them public. Last week, Google's Buzz did something similar. Beacon was killed by public revolt--and a ...READ»

Your iPhone Could Kill Cellphone Towers, Steal Your Identity

That iPhone in your pocket is nasty. If you're not careful about screening SMS's it can steal your personal details. And if you're careless enough to jailbreak the thing, it can kill cell-phone masts. Seriously--even Apple says ...READ»

Managing Transparency

What are the strategies we can use to deal with unrelenting transparency? Fight it. Accept it. Deceive it.READ»