What the death of broadband privacy rules means
Now that both houses of Congress have voted to block Obama-era broadband privacy rules , what does that mean for you?
Telecom
Mar 29, 2017
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News tagged with foundations
Asiacell to offer free access to Wikipedia in Iraq
The Wikimedia Foundation, which runs online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, said Tuesday that telecoms operator Asiacell will offer free access to the website to its nearly 12 million mobile phone customers in war-torn Iraq.
Internet
Feb 28, 2017
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Electronic media searches at border crossings raise worry
Watchdog groups that keep tabs on digital privacy rights are concerned that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are searching the phones and other digital devices of international travelers at border checkpoints in ...
Security
Feb 18, 2017
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Wikipedia editors ban 'unreliable' Daily Mail as source
Wikipedia editors have voted to ban the use of articles from British tabloid The Daily Mail and its globally popular website as sources, calling them "unreliable", according to a statement.
Internet
Feb 9, 2017
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Craigslist founder donates $500K to curb Wikipedia trolls
Craigslist founder Craig Newmark is donating $500,000 to help curb harassment on Wikipedia.
Internet
Jan 27, 2017
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Microsoft joins Linux Foundation in another nod to open-source code
Microsoft has joined the Linux Foundation, the latest sign that the software giant is embracing open-source technologies it formerly treated with hostility.
Software
Nov 22, 2016
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How do you get one? Five things to know about the Nobel Prizes
Actors yearn for Oscars, athletes crave Olympic gold—but for scientists, writers and champions of world peace, there's no bigger honor than a Nobel Prize.
Other
Oct 2, 2016
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How Apple ended up in the government's encryption crosshairs
As the maker of trend-setting gadgets like the iPhone and iPad, Apple has changed the way people use technology in their daily lives. Now, after positioning itself as a champion of privacy, the tech giant has sparked a potentially ...
Security
Feb 18, 2016
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Apple could bypass iPhone security, experts say—but won't
Faced with a federal judge's order to help investigators break into an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino, California, shooters, Apple may well argue that the request places an unreasonable burden on the company.
Security
Feb 17, 2016
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Nobel medicine prize board member resigns over surgeon investigation
Swedish genetics professor Urban Lendahl has resigned from the body which awards the Nobel medicine prize over an investigation into controversial surgeon Paolo Macchiarini.
Other
Feb 7, 2016
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