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  Defendant won't be forced to decrypt hard drive, rules US Eleventh Circuit Court

  By Adi Robertson on February 24, 2012 10:55 am + 33 comments

  For years, being compelled to decrypt a hard drive as part of a criminal investigation has been Continue reading…

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  US attorneys general express concerns over Google's privacy policy

  By Adi Robertson on February 23, 2012 12:40 pm + 22 comments

  Google's new privacy policy is set to go into effect a week from now, but the change is still being Continue reading…

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  Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and others sign up to Obama's new 'Privacy Bill of Rights,' will respect do-not-track instructions

  By Vlad Savov on February 23, 2012 05:58 am + 49 comments

  US President Barack Obama has today unveiled a new framework for online privacy intended to Continue reading…

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  T-Mobile LTE service coming to USA in 2013, but customers leaving now

  By Vlad Savov on February 23, 2012 02:52 am + 26 comments

  Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile's parent company that until recently was trying to shed its US operations Continue reading…

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  PS Vita Facebook app now live in the US, but Foursquare yet to check in

  By Sam Byford on February 22, 2012 11:14 pm + 2 comments

  We're not quite sure why it wasn't included in the launch update, but the Facebook app for the PS Continue reading…

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  PS Vita store live in Europe with Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, and Foursquare apps

  By Sam Byford on February 21, 2012 07:13 pm + 9 comments

  If you got your hands on your PlayStation Vita early via the First Edition bundle, you may have Continue reading…

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  Laser-equipped 747 missile-buster flies last flight, claims its spot in the Boneyard

  By Dante D'Orazio on February 21, 2012 12:31 pm + 24 comments

  A $5 billion US military project to shoot down missiles with an aircraft-mounted laser cannon has Continue reading…

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  Android 4.0 coming to HTC Droid Incredible 2, Rhyme, Thunderbolt, and Raider in North America

  By Adi Robertson on February 17, 2012 02:17 pm + 54 comments

  If your phone didn't make the first list of HTC devices getting Ice Cream Sandwich, never fear. H Continue reading…

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  DARPA's 'Avatar' project will put $7 million into robot surrogates

  By Adi Robertson on February 17, 2012 01:09 pm + 26 comments

  The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, may have the keenest sense of irony Continue reading…

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  My BMW Remote app launched in US on iOS

  By Adi Robertson on February 16, 2012 02:08 pm + 2 comments

  For over a year, European BMW users have been able to unlock their cars, find them using GPS, and Continue reading…