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Bits Blog: ‘Revenge Porn’ Could Be Criminal Offense in California 27 Aug 2013 | 05:18 pm
A few states are proposing to criminalize the practice of “revenge porn” with measures that pit the rights of victims against the right to free expression.
Red Burns, ‘Godmother of Silicon Alley,’ Dies at 88 27 Aug 2013 | 07:23 am
Ms. Burns helped to lead the movement for public access to cable television and started a New York University program to foster Internet wizards.
N.S.A. Phone Data Collection Is Illegal, A.C.L.U. Says 27 Aug 2013 | 05:55 am
The American Civil Liberties Union’s motion in a federal suit cited the warnings of George Orwell in arguing that the National Security Agency’s collection of Americans’ phone call data violated the C...
Bits Blog: Malicious Software Poses as Video from a Facebook Friend 27 Aug 2013 | 05:44 am
Attackers are using built-in features of the Chrome and Firefox Web browsers to install malicious software that can see everything stored in the browser, including saved passwords for e-mail and socia...
Bits Blog: How Surveillance Changes Behavior: A Restaurant Workers Case Study 27 Aug 2013 | 01:41 am
A new study of employee monitoring software in restaurants suggests that when employees know they’re being watched, it can significantly alter behavior — and increase sales.
Pogue’s Posts: A Reader’s Question: How Do You Hang Up on Voice Command? 26 Aug 2013 | 06:11 pm
A reader whose husband is a quadriplegic asks how to manage a voice-activated phone that requires touch for commands.
Young Tech Sees Itself in Microsoft’s Ballmer 26 Aug 2013 | 05:51 am
Those in mobile and cloud computing, which Microsoft has not taken full advantage of, know that they could one day face similar problems.
As Amazon Stretches, Seattle’s Downtown Is Reshaped 26 Aug 2013 | 05:39 am
Jeffrey P. Bezos, Amazon’s founder, is helping remake the corporate giant’s hometown with an ambitious plan for a new headquarters, one of the biggest development projects in city history.
Disruptions: A Blogger Mocks the Denizens of Silicon Valley 25 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
Sam Biddle of Valleywag takes aim at those he finds very rich and very self-absorbed. And some find him gratuitous and simply cruel.
Getting a Seat at the Global Table -- for a Price 25 Aug 2013 | 03:54 pm
Playing host to a World Expo means much more than building things. Would-be patrons count on an economic boost and a higher international profile from staging the event.
