In a modern democracy, peddling conspiracies for political advantage is perhaps not so different from seeding an epidemic.
Social Sciences
Dec 21, 2018
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California prosecutors sued Uber over the ride-booking company's driver background checks and other allegations, adding to the popular startup's legal woes in the U.S. and around the world.
Business
Dec 10, 2014
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A U.S. Senate vote to renew an expiring ban on plastic firearms is shaping up as a bittersweet moment for gun control supporters, days before the anniversary of the deadly mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in ...
Other
Dec 9, 2013
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Investigators can now probe Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites as a part of background checks for security clearances—something that lawmakers said Friday was a classic case of the government playing catch-up ...
Security
May 13, 2016
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Hailing a ride with a smartphone app in many U.S. cities is coming down to a fight over fingerprints.
Business
Jun 22, 2016
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It's a chilling moment when a small business owner discovers hackers have stolen thousands of dollars from the company checking account.
Security
Mar 3, 2016
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A PayPal application that lets people deposit checks by scanning them with cameras built into iPhones was considered a budding success on Friday.
Software
Oct 8, 2010
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Until recently, the presumptive targets for massive data theft were considered to be companies that lacked sophisticated cybersecurity or didn't take the issue seriously enough.
Internet
Oct 3, 2018
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(AP) -- After a customer backlash, Verizon Wireless on Friday dropped a plan to start charging $2 for every payment subscribers make over the phone or online with their credit or debit cards.
Telecom
Dec 30, 2011
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The internal records of as many as 25,000 Homeland Security Department employees were exposed during a recent computer break-in at a federal contractor that handles security clearances, an agency official said Friday.
Security
Aug 23, 2014
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