News tagged with government web
China's main microblog restricts user posts
China's best-known microblogging site has introduced new terms and conditions punishing those who post comments deemed offensive, as it comes under government pressure to clamp down on bloggers.
May 29, 2012 |
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Google's 1Q lobbying bill more than triples to $5M
(AP) -- Google's U.S. lobbying bill more than tripled to $5 million during the first three months of the year amid increased government scrutiny of the Internet search leader's business and privacy practices.
Apr 23, 2012 |
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Discord unites elite hackers charged in NY, IL
At the large public housing project in New York City where he lived, outsiders knew him as a quiet family man. But federal prosecutors say Hector Xavier Monsegur was an Internet saboteur known as Sabu.
Mar 08, 2012 |
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Top China official urges more 'forceful' web controls
A top Chinese government official has urged authorities to be "more forceful" in the way they manage the web, state media said, as Beijing tries to tighten online controls over fears of social unrest.
Dec 11, 2011 |
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Chinese search engine plans overseas expansion
The head of China's biggest search engine Baidu has said he aims to make it a household name in at least half the world within a decade, according to a company statement.
Sep 16, 2011 |
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Google users in Iran targeted in certificate scam
A false Internet security certificate has been used in an apparent attempt to snoop on Google users in Iran, according to the Internet search giant and computer security firms.
Aug 30, 2011 |
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Chinese site bans Web tools used to evade filters
(AP) -- A major Chinese online commerce site has banned sales of software used to bypass Internet censorship amid Beijing's efforts to block the development of a Middle East-style protest movement.
Aug 23, 2011 |
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Google's lobbying bill tops $2M for 1st time in 2Q
(AP) -- Google Inc.'s quarterly lobbying expenses surpassed $2 million for the first time during the spring and early summer amid U.S. government scrutiny that hatched a wide-ranging investigation into the Internet search ...
Jul 21, 2011 |
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Clashing values could trip Facebook as it tiptoes toward China
As Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg ponders a strategy for China, the conditions imposed in the world's largest Internet market were highlighted recently when executives of the country's top Web companies gathered to sing ...
Jul 18, 2011 |
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Cuba reports 16 percent online in some capacity
(AP) -- About 16 percent of Cubans are online in some capacity with access to email, the island's intranet or the worldwide Web, a government agency says.
Jul 08, 2011 |
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China plugging holes in 'Great Firewall'
China appears to be moving aggressively to plug holes in its "Great Firewall" censorship system, causing frustration for businesses and web users, foreign Internet companies and analysts said.
Mar 22, 2011 |
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Google accuses China of blocking Gmail
Google accused the Chinese government on Monday of interfering with its Gmail service, after weeks of online disruptions that have coincided with calls for protests emulating those in the Middle East.
Mar 21, 2011 |
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New application allows scientists easy access to important government data
Government agencies around the world make billions of bits of raw data available to the public each day, but this data is often in difficult formats or so widely spread around the Web it is virtually unusable ...
Dec 10, 2010 |
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Rensselaer team shows how to analyze raw government data
Who is the White House’s most frequent visitor? Which White House staffer has the most visitors? How do smoking quit rates, state by state, relate to unemployment, taxes, and violent crimes? How do politics influence ...
Nov 15, 2010 |
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Some Internet porn sites in China now accessible
(AP) -- Word leaked out slowly, spread by Web-savvy folks on Twitter: Internet porn that once was blocked by Chinese government censors was now openly available.
Jul 22, 2010 |
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