News tagged with security laws

Cybercrime is world's most dangerous criminal threat

A crime epidemic is silently sweeping the globe as criminals turn our ever-increasing dependence on computers against us, and even the head of Interpol is not immune.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 17, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Interview: UN telecoms chief urges data sharing

(AP) -- BlackBerry's Canadian manufacturer should give law enforcement agencies around the world access to its customer data, the U.N. technology chief said, adding that governments have legitimate security ...

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 02, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Rumor mill inflames border debate

The ominous reports have zinged around the Internet for weeks, raising fresh fears about border security: Armed members of the notorious Mexican criminal group, the Zetas, seized two ranches near Laredo, Texas.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 17, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Internet warriors hone skills at Black Hat - DefCon

Internet warriors are gathering this week to explore chinks in the armors of computers, bank teller machines, mobile phones, power grids, and other "smart" devices intrinsic to modern life.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Tighter oversight on border laptop searches

(AP) -- The Obama administration on Thursday put new restrictions on searches of laptops at U.S. borders to address concerns that federal agents have been rummaging through travelers' personal information.

Technology / Other

created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

TJX reaches settlement with states on data theft

(AP) -- Discount retailer TJX Cos. said Tuesday it has reached a settlement with multiple states related to a massive data theft that occurred at the parent company of retailers T.J. Maxx and Marshall's a few years ago.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research: No evidence for 'too big to fail' policies

The U.S. economy would be better served by letting failing firms file for bankruptcy rather than by bailing them out under presumptive federal policies that deem them to be "too big to fail," according to ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Asia militants get more sophisticated online

Southeast Asian militants have grown more sophisticated in using the Internet to spread radical ideas, recruit and train supporters, according to a new study urging governments to take action.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 19, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 3

SQUID: The long (and sticky) arms of the law

What's possible when a group of scientists are inspired by a famous superhero and a giant creature from the sea? How about a new technology for stopping drivers in their tracks?

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 10


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