(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the widely accepted properties of quantum entanglement is secrecy. Since scientists and researchers began working with quantum key distribution, entanglement has been considered an essential part of ...
Common wisdom and prior economic research suggest that an inventor filing a patent would want to keep the technical know-how secret as long as possible. But a new study of nearly 2 million patents in the United States shows ...
Economics & Business
Jan 15, 2015
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A newly declassified CIA document confirms the existence of famed Area 51 in Nevada, but conspiracy theorists will be disappointed the spy agency offers no proof of alien spaceship landings in the desert.
Other
Aug 17, 2013
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Microsoft kept the tech world buzzing Monday ahead of a mysterious announcement which has fueled speculation the software giant may unveil a product to challenge the Apple iPad.
Business
Jun 18, 2012
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Anonymous defended WikiLeaks when it was facing a funding cutoff, but the release of the Stratfor emails appears to be the first direct collaboration between the hackers and the anti-secrecy site.
Internet
Feb 28, 2012
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If 1999 was the Year of Napster in the history of the Internet then 2010 will go down as the Year of WikiLeaks.
Internet
Dec 14, 2010
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More than 100 years ago, sociologist Georg Simmel wrote that secrecy is a core part of all human relationships. The ratio of secrecy to openness in a society, he argued, can tell us much about that society. I explore this ...
Social Sciences
Feb 7, 2023
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Have you ever worried that people would judge you for buying a certain brand or frequenting a certain store, and tried to keep this information secret?
Social Sciences
Dec 21, 2018
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Microsoft is suing the government over a federal law that lets authorities examine its users' email or online files without their knowledge.
Internet
Apr 14, 2016
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Just as she was about to retire, Lily Ledbetter, a production supervisor at an Alabama tire plant, learned that her employers had financially discriminated against her throughout her career. She filed suit for pay discrimination, ...
Economics & Business
Mar 6, 2014
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