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Facebook And The iPad May Be No Match For Johnny Law

A pair of bills would regulate the way you use your favorite tech.READ»

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The Government Can Now Track You, Sans Warrant, Via GPS

The word "Orwellian" gets tossed around a lot, which is unfortunate, because it takes power away from the things that actually are terrifyingly Orwellian--like this.READ»

How to Get Uncensored Google Search Results in China: Use a Smartphone

If you thought the whole Google-versus-China affair was over, then this news will be hugely puzzling: Google is reporting that its mobile search facilities in mainland China are now available...and they're uncensored. This only ...READ»

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Nonsense At Work

From good to great to bust:A man once slept under a tree until an apple fell on his head.  Then he jumped up and shouted, “What goes up, must come down!”  That shout became Newton’s Law of Gravity.Sadly, Newton got it ...READ»

Facebook, Google Facing Another Legal Privacy Challenge in Europe

Facebook's no stranger to digital privacy controversies, and for that matter neither is Google--but it now seems that both companies may be facing a new legal challenge in the E.U. over user-sharing of data about people without their ...READ»

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Google Versus China: China to Win, Chinese Netizens to Lose

The face-off between Google and China is entering its final phase: Rumors are building that Google may announce its pull out of the country as soon as today. Meanwhile, China's netizens are desperately trying to make their voice ...READ»

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Windows 7 Europe to Lack Internet Explorer--Is IE on the Way Out?

In the wake of various antitrust cases brought against it in Europe, Microsoft won't be shipping the Internet Explorer browser in the European release of Windows 7. Minor change that this is, does it indicate that IE is really on ...READ»