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Don't Want to Help the Government Snoop? You May Not Have a Choice Some of us may never get used to the US government's having access to our personal Internet habits and information, and others are trying to take the fear out of just how capable the U.S. is at accessing this data. What if you could help save the world from a nuclear disaster? It may be possible. |
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Early August Hacking News Roundup In this roundup of interesting hacking news, find out about the FBI's hacking techniques to thwart potential criminals. Also, see how an artist-hacker has successfully tampered with Teddy Ruxpin dolls and created something rather unsettling. |
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Chinese Hackers Resume Their Attacks After a temporary pause in operations, China is allegedly hacking the same companies and government agencies that the country was singled out for three months earlier. What’s surprising is that the hackers are using the same software they previously used, albeit with a few minor code adjustments. |
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Early May Software Roundup In this roundup of interesting software tidbits, we learn that you might not want to take advantage of software bugs you find when playing video poker. Also, autocratic governments are using spy software to track activists and suspected dissidents. |
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First National Day of Civic Hacking Announced Merging the notion of community volunteer initiatives with a hackathon, the White House Office of Science Technology and Policy recently announced the first National Day of Civic Hacking. Mark your calendar and be prepared to get civic-hacking on June 1–2, 2013. |
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The Muddy Waters of Country-Backed Hacking China made headlines this week as the nation was accused of supporting the hacking of two of the largest newspapers in the US. While fingers are pointing at China and others, the US has had its own involvement in this shady, yet now expected, practice of knowledge stealing. |
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Developers to Get a Clearer View of Google Glass at Upcoming Hackathon Google Glass is hopefully about to get a whole lot clearer as they'll soon be inviting developers to come test out the new project for themselves. The device has been kept under pretty tight wraps up until now, so it will be interesting to see just what the new toy can do. |
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Lessons Learned from the Biggest Hack in SC State History In October 2012, a security breach of the South Carolina state revenue office exposed millions of taxpayers' Social Security numbers. Brendan Quinn reviews the lessons that can be learned from this hack and offers some simple security prevention strategies. |
