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Tue, 29 Apr 08
A faster, cheaper way to catch criminals
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24354674/
Scientists say antibody profiling can yield results faster and more cheaply and be performed in the field with minimal training.

Tue, 29 Apr 08
Israeli military enlists robotic soldier
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24356078/
Israel's newest soldier can see at night, never nods off on sentry duty and can carry 660 pounds without complaining.

Tue, 29 Apr 08
Radio Free Europe says it's under attack
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24355333/
Several Web sites of the U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty have been attacked, the broadcaster said Monday, suggesting the Belarus government could be responsible.

Tue, 29 Apr 08
Add social-networking apps, forget privacy
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24351675/
People often think Facebook profiles and sometimes MySpace pages, if they're set as private, are only available to friends or specific groups, such as a university, workplace, or even a city. But that's not true if they use applications.

Thu, 24 Apr 08
Hack into Obama site exploited flaw
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24281754/
A simple flaw in the coding of Sen. Barack Obama's Web site led to a hacking switcheroo of presidential proportions just days before the important Pennsylvania primary.

Thu, 24 Apr 08
Don't 'Click here to protect your computer'
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24274129/
Cyber-criminals are behind a dramatic rise in stealthy programs called "trojans" that infect computers to sell rogue software, send unwanted email or steal personal data, a study has found.

Wed, 23 Apr 08
Was your LendingTree file hacked?
http://redtape.msnbc.com/2008/04/was-your-lendin.html#posts
Former employees of the widely used Web site helped unauthorized lenders hack into the company's system to obtain customer data for marketing schemes. The incident highlights what experts say is an often overlooked source of data theft — the inside job.

Wed, 23 Apr 08
Robotic vigilante patrols in Atlanta
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24259204/


** ADVANCE FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23 ** This video image shows bar owner Rufus Terrill during an interview while sitting next to his ?Bum Bot? in Atlanta, Monday, April 7, 2008. Terrill built the robot to deter criminals and vagrants who cause trouble around his bar. (AP Photo/Jason Bronis)Cars passing O'Terrill's pub screech to a halt at the sight of a 300-pound, waist-high robot marked "SECURITY" rolling through downtown long after dark.

Wed, 23 Apr 08
Court says search of laptop with porn is legal
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24255387/
A U.S. Customs inspection of a laptop computer that found child pornography does not constitute an unreasonable search and seizure, a U.S. federal appeals court ruled on Monday.

Wed, 23 Apr 08
N.J. court requires subpoena for ISP records
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24257217/
Internet service providers must not release personal information about users in New Jersey without a valid subpoena, even to police, the state's highest court ruled Monday.

Sat, 19 Apr 08
N.Y., L.A. airports use revealing body scanners
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24199929/


** ADDS DATE PHOTO TAKEN, FRIDAY FEB. 23, 2007, TO CUTLINE ** A man, who declined to be identified, demonstrates passenger use of a X-ray security scanner as TSA officer Tim Engelby controls the device at Sky Harbor International Airport, in Phoenix, Ariz., Friday, Feb. 23, 2007. The scanner that can see through clothing was scheduled to be put into its first operational use later Friday and could be rolled out to two other major airports by year's end. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)Airports in New York and Los Angeles have become the latest equipped with body scanners that allow security screeners to peer beneath a passenger's clothing to detect concealed weapons.

Sat, 19 Apr 08
EU anti-terror laws go after Web sites
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24200305/
European justice and interior ministers agreed Friday to strengthen EU anti-terror rules, to make the incitement of violence and recruiting people for attacks criminal offenses across the 27-nation bloc.

Thu, 17 Apr 08
No lie: polygraph exams go portable
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24114951/


Stoelting Co.'s CPS II System, for polygraphs, left, is hooked up to a laptop, video camera and printer.Employers and law enforcement use polygraphs as a screening tool, but  if you have about $400 to spend, you can use this service, too.

Thu, 17 Apr 08
Survey: Most computer users repeat passwords
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24162478/
Using the same password for multiple Web pages is the Internet-era equivalent of having the same key for your home, car and bank safe-deposit box.

Thu, 17 Apr 08
Security experts split on 'cyberterrorism' threat
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24161787/
International experts called on Wednesday for greater cooperation to fight threats to computer networks but they differed on the definition of cyberterrorism, with a top British security official describing it as a "myth."

Thu, 17 Apr 08
Consumer groups urge 'do not track' registry
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24138328/
Two consumer groups asked the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday to create a "do not track list" that would allow computer users to bar advertisers from collecting information about them.

Thu, 17 Apr 08
Poll: At least online banking doesn't disappoint
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24127535/
Banks have been disappointing customers many ways lately — tightening mortgage lending standards, paring back home-equity and credit-card lines and lowering savings interest rates — but they're receiving higher marks for at least one thing: their Web sites.

Thu, 17 Apr 08
Comcast wants 'bill of rights'
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24137028/
Comcast Corp., under federal investigation for interfering with the traffic of its Internet subscribers, said Tuesday it wants to develop a "Bill of Rights and Responsibilities" for file sharing.

Tue, 15 Apr 08
Google fights child porn with video ID tools
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24113246/
Google Inc. is enlisting the same image-recognition technology the company uses to trace copyright violations on its YouTube video site to fight online child pornography, the company said on Monday.

Tue, 15 Apr 08
FCC investigates Verizon's use of customer data
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24109108/
Staff at the Federal Communications Commission are expected to recommend that it review rules on how phone and cable companies can use customer information as they try to take business from each other.

Sat, 12 Apr 08
EU fights data hoarding
http://redtape.msnbc.com/2008/04/eu-strikes-a-bl.html#posts
Red Tape Chronicles: Privacy officials in Europe move to make search engines purge personal data within six months.

Sat, 12 Apr 08
NYC hospital reports possible ID thefts
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24074267/
A hospital said Friday that one of its employees may have stolen records containing the names, phone numbers and, in some cases, social security numbers of as many as 40,000 patients.

Thu, 10 Apr 08
Behold the beauty in cyber threats
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24038151/


In this photo provided by MessageLabs, Romanian artist Alex Dragulescu's visual representation of the "russian3" spam file is shown. Dragulescu was commissioned by MessageLabs, a computer security company, to artistically render computer spam, viruses and other cyber threats into a computational 3-D form. Artist Alex Dragulescu has found subtle beauty deep within the dangerous computer code that can bring down networks and bombard e-mail inboxes with murderous spam.

Thu, 10 Apr 08
Text message alert system approved
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24037203/
Federal regulators Wednesday approved a plan to create a nationwide emergency alert system using text messages delivered to cell phones.

Thu, 10 Apr 08
Man who yelled at phone user acquitted
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24037433/
A retired police officer who screamed obscenities at a train passenger who was talking on a cell phone and who hit the hand of another passenger who intervened was acquitted Tuesday of misdemeanor charges stemming from the confrontation.

Wed, 9 Apr 08
Chertoff pushes cybersecurity goals
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24019483/


Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff speaks about cybersecurity at the RSA conference in San Francisco, Tuesday, April 8, 2008. Federal cybersecurity officials are trying to develop an early warning system that alerts authorities to incoming computer attacks targeting critical U.S. infrastructure, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Tuesday.

Tue, 8 Apr 08
Weaknesses found in IRS computer system
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23995825/
One more tax-season dread: A week before the filing deadline, Treasury watchdogs said Monday that poor controls over IRS computers could allow a disgruntled employee, agency contractor or outside hacker to steal taxpayers' confidential information.

Tue, 8 Apr 08
U.S. cyberwarfare takes the offensive
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23994596/
U.S. military officials seeking to boost the nation's cyberwarfare capabilities are looking beyond defending the Internet: They are developing ways to launch virtual attacks on enemies.

Mon, 7 Apr 08
Couple sues Google over house pix
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23960011/
A western Pennsylvania couple has sued Google Inc., saying pictures of their home on its Web site violate their privacy and devalued their property.

Mon, 7 Apr 08
Your Internet provider is watching you
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23957172/


Bob Williams, strategic resource director of Consumers Union and head of HearUsNow.org, is seen at his office office on Friday, March 28, 2008 in Washington. The Internet service provider contract you agree to _ usually without reading _ ostensibly allow your ISP to watch how you use the Internet, read your e-mail or keep you from visiting sites it deems inappropriate. If there were more competition, market forces might straighten out the contracts, Williams said. What's scary, funny and boring at the same time? It could be a bad horror movie. Or it could be the fine print on your Internet service provider's contract.

Mon, 7 Apr 08
Gates: Web helps government transparency
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23960885/
Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates credited the Internet on Friday with making "phenomenal" inroads in beefing up government transparency, saying cabinet ministers in Scandinavia now keep little, if anything, private.

Fri, 4 Apr 08
Straight or gay? Web site can't ask
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23944537/
A roommate-finding site cannot require users to disclose their sexual orientation, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday, in the latest skirmish over whether anti-discrimination rules apply to the Web.

Fri, 4 Apr 08
Money lost in 'Net scams at new high
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23945241/
Money lost in Internet crimes hit a new high last year, topping about $240 million, according to a government report showing increases in scams involving pets, check-cashing schemes and online dating.

Thu, 3 Apr 08
TJX could pay Mastercard $24M for breach
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23923350/
Discount retailer TJX Cos. could pay as much as $24 million in a settlement Wednesday with MasterCard Inc. over a massive breach that exposed tens of millions of payment card numbers to hackers.

Thu, 3 Apr 08
Web site hit with lawsuit
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23922328/
A Web site that says it will help people find money they didn't know they owned is misleading and violates Pennsylvania consumer law, state prosecutors said in a lawsuit.

Wed, 2 Apr 08
New 'Big Brother' tech aids U.S. soldiers in Iraq
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23903922/
A new generation of technology is allowing U.S. pilots — like those who conducted air strikes on Shiite militiamen in Basra in recent days — to connect with soldiers on the battlefield with far greater speed and precision.

Wed, 2 Apr 08
Alleged cyber crime kingpin guilty of hacking
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23890144/
A New Zealand teenager accused of leading an international cyber crime network was convicted Tuesday of illegal computer hacking after pleading guilty to six charges.

Wed, 2 Apr 08
Computer glitch wipes out grades
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23904788/
A computer malfunction wiped out a month's worth of grades at three high schools and one middle school in Evansville, Ind., giving struggling students a second chance but dismaying others.


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