FBI snooping tactic ruled unconstitutional (Update)
A US judge has ordered the FBI to stop its "pervasive" use of National Security letters to snoop on phone and email records, ruling Friday that the widespread tactic was unconstitutional.
A US judge has ordered the FBI to stop its "pervasive" use of National Security letters to snoop on phone and email records, ruling Friday that the widespread tactic was unconstitutional.
Internet
Mar 15, 2013
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(AP) -- Judges have the right to require warrants before police get cell phone records that could suggest a customer's likely location, a U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday in a novel electronic privacy case.
Telecom
Sep 7, 2010
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In the wake of violence in the US town of Charlottesville, the tech industry has started removing access to some of their services from groups associated with the far-right and those espousing racial intolerance.
Internet
Aug 18, 2017
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Sony Corp. is introducing a smaller, slimmer and lighter version of its PlayStation 3 home console ahead of the year-end holidays as it gears up for growing competition in games from smartphones.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 19, 2012
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Scientists have discovered how drug-like small molecules can regulate the activity of therapeutically relevant ion channels—and their findings could transform ongoing drug development efforts.
Molecular & Computational biology
Nov 23, 2020
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Online commerce in Brazil last year grossed 22.5 billion reais (around $11.5 billion), up 20 percent over the previous year, the market research firm e-bit said Wednesday.
Business
Mar 20, 2013
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For the world's No. 1 TV seller, it's no longer all about bigger screens and thinner panels. Televisions have to be smart too.
Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 21, 2013
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(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle Fire tablet, which started shipping this week, costs $201.70 to make, a research firm said Friday. That's $2.70 more than Amazon charges for it.
Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 18, 2011
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Sony Corp. is pulling the plug on its hand-held PlayStation Portable video game machine after 10 years.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 3, 2014
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The latest Google smartphone sold out in the some countries within an hour of its release on Tuesday.
Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 13, 2012
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