Year: 2013

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CNET News reported that Google is “the first Internet company to shed light on a highly secret — and controversial — warrantless electronic data-gathering technique used by the FBI.” In a blog post, Google said […]

The Obama Administration today responded to an online petition by saying that it “agrees with the 114,000+ of you who believe that consumers should be able to unlock their cell phones without risking criminal or other penalties. […]

Taking a short break from highly partisan debate over sequestration, The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the Academic Competition Resolution of 2013 which will enable Congress members to sponsor an annual academic competition in the fields of […]

As I watched Sony unveil the PlayStation 4 at a press conference on February 20th, I was struck by how much data the new device would be collecting from its users. More at Forbes.com  

As of Sunday, more than 110,00o people have signed a petition at Whitehouse.gov calling on the White House to “ask the Librarian of Congress to rescind this decision, and failing that, champion a bill that […]

by Larry Magid This article first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News Can technology disrupt education? by Larry Magid Sometimes I think there should be a big sign in front of some schools saying […]

by Larry Magid Just before issuing his State of the Union address last week, President Barack Obama signed an executive order to improve critical infrastructure and cybersecurity. The next day, Congress was presented with a […]

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Steven Musil from CNET News reported on research being conducted at Spain’s Universidad Carlos III de Madrid that would improve accuracy of car GPS systems by using what researchers call “sensorial fusion” to reduce the margin […]