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Weeding out fake reviews online takes care, incentive

10.26.2013 2:05 PM

A thriving industry of paid-for user comments pollutes social networks with fake opinions. Let the reader beware.

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Protesters rally in DC to end NSA mass surveillance

10.26.2013 6:35 PM

A crowd of about 5000 people, chanting "stop spying, stop lying" and "hey, ho, mass surveillance has got to go," marched through Washington, D.C., Saturday to protest the U.S. National Security Agency's mass surveillance programs unveiled in press reports this year.

 

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Microsoft, Symantec battle fake credentials in malware

10.27.2013 6:30 AM

An alarming growth in malware signed with fraudulently obtained keys and code-signing certificates in order to trick users to download harmful code is prompting Microsoft and Symantec to push for tighter controls in the way the world's certificate authorities issue these keys used in code-signing.

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Can Google actually protect vulnerable sites from attack?

10.27.2013 7:00 AM

On Monday, Google announced a beta service that will offer DDoS protection to human rights organizations and media, in and effort to slow the amount of censorship that such attacks cause.

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Tablet shipments will jump 53% in 2013, Gartner says

10.27.2013 7:48 AM

Tablets shipments will soar ahead by 53 percent in 2013 as desktop and laptop shipments decline by 11 percent, research firm Gartner forecast.

Even the savvy digital natives get hacked, survey reveals

10.27.2013 8:35 AM

The millennial generation, those of us who were born and raised alongside the Internet, should be wise enough to avoid account hijackings and other scams, but no. In fact, one out of four millennials have admitted to having at least once incident where an online account was hacked.

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It's true: better, cheaper tech made work more productive

10.27.2013 10:27 AM

Rapid adoption of technology in the workplace has transformed the way people work and led to large gains in productivity, according to a report.

Advances in data storage may create million-year materials

10.27.2013 11:15 AM

Scientists create a data storage material with a lifespan that could outlast humankind.

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