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  Michelle Obama, Jay-Z, others suffer identity breach, FBI and Secret Service to investigate

  By Carl Franzen on March 12, 2013 06:23 pm + 29 comments

  The FBI and Secret Service are investigating "exposed.su," a mysterious website that popped up Continue reading…

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  Did Twitter ban a journalist for #NBCFail?

  By Chris Welch on July 30, 2012 05:52 pm + 115 comments

  Something of a controversy has arisen on Twitter after the account of Guy Adams — Los Angeles Continue reading…

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  Oslo man's financial records briefly accessible to all after Norwegian tax website crashes

  By Ryan Heise on March 22, 2012 03:27 am + 8 comments

  In late 2003, the Norwegian government launched Altinn: a web portal that allowed its citizens to Continue reading…

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  Celebrate Data Privacy Day on January 28

  By Adi Robertson on January 26, 2012 03:46 pm + 4 comments

  This Saturday, people in the US, Canada, and much of Europe will be celebrating a relatively new and Continue reading…

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  Hackers unsuccessfully attempt to breach one million AT&T accounts

  By Nathan Ingraham on November 21, 2011 06:34 pm + 14 comments

  It hasn't been a great day for AT&T. Earlier this morning, its data network went down in the Continue reading…

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  W3C shows first draft of Do Not Track privacy standard, Google and Facebook on board

  By Sam Byford on November 15, 2011 01:57 am + 6 comments

  With the threat of federal intervention looming over the web, various corners of the industry have Continue reading…