Government articles

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  Feature

  The Declaration of Internet Freedom: how the net’s minutemen plan to protect the future

  By T.C. Sottek on July 2, 2012 09:30 am + 100 comments

  Before the dust could settle from the battle against the Stop Online Piracy Act earlier this year, Continue reading…

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  Article

  French government considers extending TV tax to PC screens

  By Amar Toor on July 2, 2012 01:26 am + 65 comments

  As part of its efforts to raise revenue for public broadcasting, the newly elected French government Continue reading…

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  Article

  LG reportedly researching 60-inch+ transparent flexible 4K displays with government funding

  By Sam Byford on June 29, 2012 03:52 am + 11 comments

  The South Korean government is plunging $55 million dollars into LG to promote the development of Continue reading…

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  Article

  AFP's e-diplomacy tool maps tweets between world leaders

  By Kimber Streams on June 24, 2012 05:06 pm + 4 comments

  The Agence France-Presse (AFP) has released a new e-diplomacy tool that curates and maps tweets from Continue reading…

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  China's first female astronaut helps Shenzhou-9 complete country's first space docking (updated)

  By Amar Toor on June 17, 2012 11:57 pm + 62 comments

  Chinese astronaut Liu Yang made history on Saturday, when she became the country's first woman to Continue reading…

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  UK's Theresa May drafts Communications Data Bill allowing for 12-month internet monitoring

  By Evan Rodgers on June 14, 2012 02:31 pm + 19 comments

  Britain's Home Secretary, Theresa May, has drafted a bill that would allow the British government to Continue reading…

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  Article

  US ordered Stuxnet cyberattack against Iran before its 'escape,' says NYT

  By Tom Warren on June 1, 2012 04:48 am + 71 comments

  Although it's widely believed that the US and Israel were behind a Stuxnet cyber attack, there Continue reading…

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  New Jersey shoppers to pay tax on Amazon purchases starting next July

  By Jeff Blagdon on May 31, 2012 08:16 am + 40 comments

  Amazon will get a yearlong break from having to collect sales tax on its New Jersey orders. A new Continue reading…

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  Cambridge researcher provokes controversy with claims of 'backdoor' access to military hardware

  By Evan Rodgers on May 29, 2012 08:35 pm + 19 comments

  A Cambridge scientist named Sergei Skorobogatov recently released a report stating that a large Continue reading…

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  President Obama orders federal agencies to optimize sites for smartphones and tablets

  By Tom Warren on May 24, 2012 06:34 am + 73 comments

  President Obama has issued a directive to urge major government agencies to focus on the "growing Continue reading…