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Wired News, a pioneer in online journalism, has been at the forefront of daily technology news coverage since its launch in 1996. The site's mission is to provide an original, lively and timely chronicle of how technology affects our lives, for better or worse.URL
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1 hour 39 min agoFebruary 17, 2006
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Banks and brokerage houses are first in line for a slew of new security technologies that will change the way you log in -- whether you know it or not. Ryan Singel reports from the RSA Conference.
February 16, 2006
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The White House must fork over details about the National Security Agency's domestic surveillance program within 20 days to satisfy a privacy group's request for documents.
February 9, 2006
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Technology long ago eliminated the need for separate cards for every little frequent-flier membership and credit account we have. So why do companies still insist on stuffing our wallets with plastic? Commentary by Bruce Schneier.
February 8, 2006
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If the government comes knocking, here's how one columnist will explain away his Google searches. Commentary by Lore Sjöberg.
February 5, 2006
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Predators find it easy to track down teens who post too many details about their lives, including contact information and addresses, on social networking sites.
February 3, 2006
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Privacy watchdogs howl over the advanced tracking tags, but artists are finding ways to incorporate them into exhibits. The RFID industry doesn't mind the good publicity. By Mark Baard.
February 2, 2006
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While domestic surveillance is growing, neither the president nor Congress is racing to fill key privacy and civil liberties jobs in Washington. By Ryan Singel.
February 1, 2006
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Maintaining a stable democracy is like building a secure computer -- taking the wrong shortcuts can only lead to catastrophe. Commentary by Jennifer Granick.
January 31, 2006
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The EFF files a class-action lawsuit on behalf of customers allegedly caught up in the NSA's domestic surveillance program, claiming that AT&T illegally gave the government access to customer databases. By Ryan Singel.
January 30, 2006
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Researchers in fields as diverse as spam fighting and information flow find gold in the unfiltered mass of Enron e-mail made public by regulators. Who says nothing good comes from giant corporate scandals? By Ryan Singel.
January 29, 2006
10:51
Memos, presentations and other digital scraps of corporate intelligence are being collected in "electronic discovery" centers during lawsuits. Specialized forensic legal services are becoming a lucrative segment of the IT field.
January 26, 2006
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Being forced to cough up personal identification before hopping a plane does not violate passengers' rights, an appeals court rules.
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Laptops, USB thumb drives, phones, PDAs -- it's never been easier to carry massive chunks of your life's data around with you wherever you go. So what happens when you lose it? Commentary by Bruce Schneier.
January 24, 2006
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All signs point to 2006 as the year consumers become intimately familiar with "digital rights management," as Microsoft, Apple and Google all push their own copy protection schemes. Can revolution be far behind? By Ryan Singel.
January 20, 2006
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Private companies will run a government ID program that lets frequent travelers bypass some airport security screening procedures, for a price. By Ryan Singel.
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The Bush Administration is fishing for Google queries and has already obtained records from other search engines. What can ordinary web users do to protect their privacy? A Wired News FAQ by Ryan Singel.
January 18, 2006
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As radio-frequency tracking chips pop up on bottles of impotency drugs and painkillers, privacy watchdogs say consumers could end up taking the tags home. By Randy Dotinga.
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President Bush's domestic eavesdropping program sparks debate over the legality and wisdom of conducting wholesale surveillance of Americans. The technology is there, but the results are worse than useless. Commentary by Jennifer Granick.
January 17, 2006
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Twin legal challenges call the Bush administration's electronic surveillance program a violation of average Americans' rights. The White House maintains that the eavesdropping is legal and vital to the war on terror.
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Vendors impersonate speech-impaired customers in hundreds of thousands of fraudulent customer-service calls. The goal? Snookering Verizon Wireless out of private phone records, which wind up for sale online. By Kim Zetter.