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Google’s Street View Takes A Byte Out Of CrimeOpen in New Window
Google Street View may get a bad rap from some overzealous privacy watchdogs and conspiracy theorists, but it just helped police save a young girl who had been kidnapped over the weekend.In the case, read more »
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Online crime maps go liveOpen in New Window
Scareyourself.comAll 43 police forces across England and Wales are now offering online crime maps showing offences broken down by area.… read more »
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U.S. Says Go Slow In Expanding .Com, .NetOpen in New Window
"The U.S. government urged Internet standard-setters to move slowly on a proposal to relax rules on domain names such as .com or .edu, over concerns about economic costs and security." read more »
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RIAA to sever file sharer net connectionsOpen in New Window
Dan Goodin of THe Register writes "The Recording Industry Association of America has signaled a major strategy shift in its war against the downloading of copyrighted music, saying it would largely read more »
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As phishing evolves, criminals switch to malwareOpen in New Window
Robert McMillan reports on how criminals are switching from phishing - which security professionals have worked hard to make ineffective - to malware. read more »
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Gates Foundation to help libraries be better free 'net cafesOpen in New Window
"To help struggling libraries get on their 21st century feet, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced a grant program of $6.9 million that will go toward launching a pilot broadband init read more »
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'Complacent' businesses turn blind eye on IP crime, says UK.govOpen in New Window
"The government has accused UK businesses of not doing enough to protect their intellectual property." read more »
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Google, Microsoft say they still support net neutralityOpen in New Window
"Google and Microsoft said Monday that they have not backed away from their support for net neutrality principles, despite a report to the contrary. Both companies denied much of the information..." read more »
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