Google says FBI watching the Web (Update)
Google says the FBI is monitoring the Web for potential terrorist activity. But it can't confirm the extent of the surveillance.
Internet
Mar 6, 2013
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News tagged with private foundations
VPN law latest step in Kremlin online crackdown: experts
A law coming into force on Wednesday will give the Kremlin greater control over what Russians can access online ahead of a presidential election next March.
Internet
Oct 29, 2017
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Science communication is more important than ever. Here are 3 lessons from around the world on what makes it work
It's a challenging time to be a science communicator. The current pandemic, climate crisis, and concerns over new technologies from artificial intelligence to genetic modification by CRISPR demand public accountability, clear ...
Social Sciences
Nov 9, 2020
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Researcher reveals hidden world through the eyes of butterflies
An award-winning scientist and professor of evolutionary biology, Adriana Briscoe studies the evolution of vision in butterflies and how they see color. Briscoe is currently working on her first book, which is a memoir about, ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 2, 2019
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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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Becoming more like WhatsApp won't solve Facebook's woes – here's why
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg declared last week that the company would shift away from open networks that embody "the town square" towards private, encrypted services that are more like "the digital equivalent of the living ...
Internet
Mar 13, 2019
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Study looks at role of private foundations in supporting religion
While millions of Americans make individual contributions weekly at their places of worship, a new study by a Rice University sociologist finds private foundations have a disproportionate influence on the religious sector ...
Social Sciences
Mar 24, 2010
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A year after Snowden, tech firms must get their houses in order to Reset the Net
When you go online today, you are likely to encounter the Reset the Net campaign. Exactly one year after the first revelations from Edward Snowden about NSA spying, the campaign is designed to mobilise organisations and individuals ...
Security
Jun 6, 2014
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CA museum gets big gift to build shuttle exhibit
(AP) -- The California Science Museum said it has raised nearly half of the $200 million needed to build a permanent exhibit for the space shuttle Endeavour.
Space Exploration
May 17, 2012
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Foundation funding changes international reporting
Funding by private foundations is inadvertently changing the international journalism it supports, according to a new study led by the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Social Sciences
Jan 11, 2019
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