New materials could lead to super crypto chips

Researchers at Florida State University have discovered crystals that could lead to super security chips as well as contribute to the discovery of materials that expand the capacity of electronic storage devices by 1,000 to 1 million times

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School Administrator Boasts to PBS About His Laptop Spying

This is pretty amazing footage — especially (as Scott notes) the absence of any questions about student privacy from the interviewer.

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Researchers question Microsoft’s botnet take-down

Security researchers today raised doubts that Microsoft’s take-down of the Waledac botnet would have any impact on spam levels, as the company claimed.

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Microsoft backs down over online ’spy guide’

Software company had forced closure of Cryptome website for publishing guide that explains how to access millions of pieces of private data

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Twitter phishing hack hits BBC,Guardian and cabinet minister

Thousands of Twitter users have seen their accounts hijacked after a viral phishing attack which sends out messages saying “hey, i’ve been having better sex ” and other sex-related messages. Among those who fell victim were the Press Complaints Commission and the BBC correspondent. other victims included Ed Miliband, the environment minister of GB.

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EU Tells Google to Delete Street View Pics After 6 Months

The European Union’s Data Protection Working Party has given an express order to Google: Ditch Street View images taken in the UK after six months.

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Twitter Phishing Scam: Blame Browsers and Users

Is your browser doing its job identifying malware? And are you?

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School Laptop Webcam Monitoring: It’s Not Just In Philly

A major news stories of the past week was that the Lower Merion school district in Philadelphia was caught remotely activating student webcams and observing them remotely. A clip from an episode of Frontline that aired in June 2009, however, proves that this is a larger issue and is happening in NYC schools as well, and who knows where else.

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Former Teen Cheerleader Dinged $27,750 for 37 Songs by RIAA

A federal appeals court is ordering a university student to pay the RIAA $27,750 – 750 a track – for file sharing 37 songs when she was a high school cheerleader. The decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reverses a Texas federal judge who had ordered defendant Whitney Harper to pay $7,400 – or $200 per song…

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Twitter Phished? It’s an Easy Mistake to Make

Twitter phishing attacks caught some users off-guard this week, and some expressed surprise that such attacks remain effective.

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