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August 7, 2011
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AntiSec Hackers Steal, Post Police Data Anonymous group hackers continue their assault on law enforcement by releasing 10 gigs of sensitive information from 56 law enforcement entities across the country.
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Want to Track Someones Car? More Options Roll Out New gadgets track whereabouts, driving behavior, and car performance in the name of safety (or parental supervision).
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Undercover Good Deeds: Microsoft Helps Vets Train, Find Jobs Analysis: As a change from battling tweets and legal fights, Microsoft and other tech firms also make some time for philanthropy.
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Microsoft Readies 22 Patches for Windows, IE Next Week Two of the 13 bulletins for August's Patch Tuesday are rated "critical," the highest threat ranking in Microsoft's four-step system, while nine are called "important."
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'Shady RAT' Hacking Claims Overblown, Security Firms Say Two security companies are questioning claims that a cyber espionage campaign uncovered by a rival firm was sophisticated or even extraordinary.
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Sophos Antivirus Flaws Revealed at Hacker Conference Black Hat presenter is discussing vulnerabilities with Sophos, which says it's now making some changes to the security software.
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Former Cisco Engineer Indicted on Hacking Charges A former Cisco engineer at the center of an extradition controversy has been indicted by a federal grand jury on computer hacking charges.
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iPad Restaurant App Reviews Whether you're looking for a meal on the road or just want to shake up your restaurant rut at home, this latest installment of the iPad Chronicles looks at some apps that can help.
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iPhone Case Offers a Hand -- Literally This iPhone design comes with a fake -- but convincing -- hand attached to its back, finally enabling iPhone lovers to hold hands with their smartphone of choice.
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Google+, Day 5: The "Real Names" Debate Google stirred up some controversy with its policy requiring the use of real names, but Google never really says that it has to be your real name, just some real name.
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Hacker, 10, Exposes iOS and Android Games Exploit Zero-day exploits are used or shared by attackers before the developer of the target software knows about the vulnerability
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Google+, Day 4: Pros and Cons of Circles I can see some benefits to segregating the relationships in my social network into different groups, or Circles, but doing so also raises some issues.
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AntiSec Hackers Dump Data After Hacking Police Websites The war between law enforcement and the Anonymous hacking collective continued this weekend as hackers dumped a 10 gigabyte database that included private...
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iOS 5 Beta 5 Released to Developers There are plenty of places to turn to learn about the pros and cons of iOS 5. Here's some of the latest chatter
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Snail Mail My Email Project Works, With Fun Results Snail Mail My Email turns emails into handwritten letters--and GeekTech gives it a try.
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Google+ 'Real Names' Enforcement Panned Microsoft researcher and Harvard Berkman Center fellow Danah Boyd didn't mince any words recently when evaluating Google's efforts to enforce a "real names" policy on Google+
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Three Tips for a Better Anonymous Has the Anonymous movement reached a midlife crisis?
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AntiSec Hackers Steal, Post Police Data Anonymous group hackers continue their assault on law enforcement by releasing 10 gigs of sensitive information from 56 law enforcement entities across the country.
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Want to Track Someones Car? More Options Roll Out New gadgets track whereabouts, driving behavior, and car performance in the name of safety (or parental supervision).
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