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Carmel DeAmicis Jan 16, 2015 (Jun 11, 2020) -- One serving of Uber humble pie

This Change.org petition response shows how much Uber has changed

Uber has just responded to a group of Change.org petitioners protesting Uber’s background check policies in India, following the alleged rape of a…

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Work & Collaboration
Mathew Ingram Sep 17, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

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…

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Work & Collaboration
Kevin Fitchard Jul 16, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

Disrupting 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.…

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Mobile, Science & Energy
Lauren Hockenson Mar 5, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Facebook 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?…

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Technology
Lauren Hockenson Nov 7, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

SilkRoad 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…

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Technology
Lauren Hockenson Oct 11, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

TorSearch 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.…

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Technology
Lauren Hockenson Oct 10, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

ExtraTorrent 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…

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Technology
Lauren Hockenson Sep 3, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

HTC 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.…

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Mobile
Lauren Hockenson Aug 28, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Why 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.…

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Technology
Derrick Harris Jul 11, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Catching 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.…

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Data Infrastructure, AI & Analytics, Technology
Lauren Hockenson Jun 20, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Kim Dotcom raging over destroyed MegaUpload files

A hosting company wiped away petabytes of data from MegaUpload, and company creator Kim Dotcom is seething.…

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Technology
Derrick Harris Jun 6, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

What 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.…

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Cleantech, Data Infrastructure, AI & Analytics, Science & Energy, Technology
Derrick Harris Apr 17, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

On 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.…

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Data Infrastructure, AI & Analytics, Technology
Derrick Harris Dec 28, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Maybe 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?…

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Data Infrastructure, AI & Analytics, Technology
Robert Andrews Jul 12, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Google 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.…

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Europe, Technology
Bobbie Johnson Apr 2, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

What 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.…

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Data Infrastructure, AI & Analytics, Europe, Technology
Colleen Taylor Jan 13, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Tim 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.…

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Technology
Bobbie Johnson Jan 3, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Belfast 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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Europe, Technology

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