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BBC News
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The overseer of the net's addressing system has asked the US government to be freed from official control.
Icann made the plea in a lengthy report sent to the US Department of Commerce.
The report will be the focus of a meeting to consider Icann's p..
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BusinessWeek
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The social network gives in to complaints, granting users greater control over a system that shares information about Web activity
Facebook made modifications to a controversial advertising system that many users considered an invasion of privacy. On N..
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MSNBC
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A government video shows the potential destruction caused by hackers seizing control of a crucial part of the U.S. electrical grid: an industrial turbine spinning wildly out of control until it becomes a smoking hulk and power shuts down.
The video, pr..
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Washington Post
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The U.S. government's main border control system is plagued by computer security weaknesses, increasing the risk of computer attacks, data thefts, and manipulation of millions of identity records including passport, visa and Social Security numbers and th..
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eWeek
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The recent surge in e-mail spam hawking penny stocks and penis enlargement pills is the handiwork of Russian hackers running a botnet powered by tens of thousands of hijacked computers...
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Computer World
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If Democrats take control of the U.S. Congress after Tuesday's election, expect lawmakers to make relatively few major changes in technology- and telecommunications-related law. However, Net neutrality and government surveillance programs could be except..
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Yahoo News
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An international dispute over U.S. control of the Internet appears unlikely to be resolved even as state envoys, regulators and technology experts convene next week to discuss the network's future...
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