Gov't won't classify proxies as 'sophisticated' (Update)
(AP) -- The U.S. government has dropped - for now - a plan to classify the use of "proxy" servers as evidence of sophistication in committing a crime.
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Apr 15, 2009
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US mulls stiffer sentences for common Net proxies
(AP) -- "Proxy" servers are an everyday part of Internet surfing. But using one in a crime could soon lead to more time in the clink.
Internet
Apr 14, 2009
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Proxy advisers have inherent incentive to create controversy, study shows
When an institutional investor uses recommendations from a proxy adviser to cast a vote on shareholder issues, they may want to proceed with caution.
Economics & Business
Oct 19, 2022
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How El Niño and drought affected the transatlantic slave trade
El Niño, an oceanic phenomenon that affects worldwide weather patterns, significantly affected the number of enslaved Africans transported from West Africa to the Americas between the mid-1600s and mid-1800s, according to ...
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Feb 10, 2022
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Satellites image Mozambique flooding after cyclone
Tropical Cyclone Idai barreled down on Mozambique on March 14, 2019—leaving a path of destruction in its wake and triggering devastating floods.
Environment
Apr 2, 2019
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Scaling plant traits stymied by uncertainty in measured global photosynthesis
There are many ways to calculate how plants take up carbon. The challenge, in part, is scaling these approaches to global levels. Why? Because of the hypotheses behind each approach. Often, the hypothesis relies on data at ...
Biotechnology
Mar 20, 2018
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Accelerating the mobile web: 'Vroom' software could double its speed
Despite that most web traffic today comes from smartphones and tablets, the mobile web remains inconveniently slow. Even on fast 4G networks, a page takes 14 seconds to load on average—an eternity in today's connected world.
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Aug 22, 2017
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Internet blocks return in Iran after brief opening (Update)
Word of the opening of Iran's blocked social media sites was spread, of course, by social media itself: in celebratory tweets and breathless Facebook posts. Hours later, the same sites Tuesday chewed over the sobering reality ...
Internet
Sep 17, 2013
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Cyber war on Iran has only just begun
A US cyber war against Iran's nuclear program may have only just begun and could escalate with explosions triggered by digital sabotage, experts say.
Internet
Jul 13, 2012
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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.
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Aug 23, 2011
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