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Twitter users crowdsource the identification of suspects in Philadelphia hate crime
The speed with which several otherwise unconnected Twitter users -- on different sides of the country -- managed to identify the suspects in a brutal attack on two gay men in Philadelphia shows the power of the network effects in social platforms like Twitter and Facebook…
Read MoreDisrupting the drive-by? Why the FBI’s warning about driverless cars and shootings is silly
Self-driving cars could be used as automated getaway drivers in criminal plots, according to the FBI. Sure, driverless cars could be used for crime. But so can Microsoft Excel.…
Read MoreFacebook moves to curb illegal gun sales through its site
Facebook will crack down on how guns are sold on its platform, but is it enough to curb it entirely?…
Read MoreSilkRoad 2.0 has emerged with a new Dread Pirate Roberts
Just a month after the original SilkRoad shut down, SilkRoad 2.0 has emerged in its place, according to VentureBeat. The new SilkRoad…
Read MoreTorSearch offers private search of the Deep Web
Want to search without being tracked? TorSearch aims to become the leading search site for the Deep Web.…
Read MoreExtraTorrent Threatens Legal Action Over Police-Ordered Domain Seizure
http://torrentfreak.com/extratorrent-threatens-legal-action-over-police-ordered-domain-seizure-131010/ There’s a battle going on in the UK, as the City of London’s newly formed Intellectual Property Crime Unit has begun…
Read MoreHTC designers arrested for allegedly lifting trade secrets
HTC was embroiled in a scandal this weekend, as a group of its top designers allegedly tried to make off with the company's latest designs.…
Read MoreWhy the U.S. government has power over Facebook information requests
Facebook released its new report on data requests from governments around the world and the U.S., perhaps unsurprisingly, sends in the most by a wide margin.…
Read MoreCatching pedophiles with text mining and game theory
A group of Spanish researchers have developed a chatbot that poses as a teenager in order to catch pedophiles online. It's an interesting idea and mix of technologies, even if it's not fully baked.…
Read MoreKim Dotcom raging over destroyed MegaUpload files
A hosting company wiped away petabytes of data from MegaUpload, and company creator Kim Dotcom is seething.…
Read MoreWhat cities, data and Yahoo have in common: Interaction matters
A recent study from MIT suggests the likelihood of face-to-face interactions within a city means more productivity. It seems to apply equally to companies and even data, which suggests engineers and architects of all types should take notice.…
Read MoreOn big data, the Boston Marathon and civil liberties
The FBI has amassed terabytes of data from sources near the terrorist attack that occured during the Boston Marathon. This raises a question about the role crowdsourcing could play in solving some crimes while protecting citizens' privacy.…
Read MoreMaybe big data can quell gun violence — but not in the way you think
Big data might not be able to predict when a mass murderer is about to strike, but perhaps it can shed some light on why certain countries have such high murder rates. Are there factors not related to gun control that inspire a willingness to kill?…
Read MoreGoogle joins protest against Russia’s web blacklist
A protest against Russian proposals to block websites deemed illegal has brought out the web's big beast, after the bill was passed by the lower house of the country's parliament.…
Read MoreWhat the web’s saying about UK internet snooping laws
Plans by the British government to give intelligence agencies access to details of every phone call, email, text and website visit made in the country have drawn plenty of anger from across the spectrum. Here's what people are saying about the controversy.…
Read MoreTim O’Reilly: Why I’m fighting SOPA
The proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) has drawn the ire of many tech industry leaders for its potential to squash innovation. GigaOM talked to O'Reilly Media founder Tim O'Reilly about why SOPA is wrong and what the tech industry can do to stop it.…
Read MoreBelfast investor revealed as convicted fraudster
Controversy in Northern Ireland after an investigative reporter uncovered the criminal background of a prominent new business investor -- a revelation which has led to a series of critical questions about his activities and relationship with the region's startups.…
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