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Supreme Court ponders constitutionality of 24/7 GPS tracking

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Ars Technica - Nov. 08 (Opinion) - On Tuesday, the government told the Supreme Court the Fourth Amendment allowed it to conduct 24/7 tracking of anyone's car—even those of Supreme Court Justices—without a warrant.

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Piracy problems? US copyright industries show terrific health

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Ars Technica - Nov. 03 (Opinion) - A major report from the largest copyright owners shows that they are earning record foreign profits, beat the US economy handily during the recent recession, and pay better than most industries. That's why we need draconian new laws to help them out.

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Tenn. law bans posting images that "cause emotional distress"

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Ars Technica - By Timothy B. Lee - Jun. 13 (News) - Tennessee recently enacted legislation making it a crime to post images online that viewers find "emotionally distressing." Legal analysts think the law has serious constitutional problems.

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Apple drops secrecy, confirms iOS 5, iCloud on tap at WWDC 2011

Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Ars Technica - By Casey Johnston - May. 31 (News) - Apple announced today that it plans to introduce the next generation of its mobile platform, iOS 5, as well as a new cloud service called iCloud at the Worldwide Developers Conference next week on Monday, June 6. This is a highly unusual move for Apple, which normally tries to keep their center-ring announcements secret until the scheduled event.

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After approving NBC buyout, FCC Commish becomes Comcast lobbyist

Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Ars Technica - May. 11 (News) - Meredith Attwell Baker is leaving the FCC, but she won't be going far. Months after approving the Comcast/NBC deal, she will become one of the new company's top DC lobbyists.

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Revised net censorship bill requires search engines to block sites, too

Wed, 11 May 2011 06:21:00 -0700

Ars Technica - May. 11 - Surprise! After months in the oven, the soon-to-be-released new version of a major US Internet censorship bill didn't shrink in scope—it got much broader. Under the new proposal, search engines, Internet providers, credit card companies, and ad networks

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Clubbing, San Fran style: ID scans, video cameras, metal detectors

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Ars Technica - By Matthew Lasar - Apr. 13 (Opinion) - Greetings, dance clubbers and event goers—welcome to San Francisco. Feel free to patronize the club or festive event of your choice; just remember that the following regulations apply for all events and entertainment establishments with capacity for over 100 people.

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Meet the senator blocking Big Content's Web censorship plan

Sun, 10 Apr 2011 19:46:43 -0700

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Understanding Japan's nuclear crisis

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Ars Technica - By John Timmer - Mar. 18 (News Analysis) - Following the events at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors in Japan has been challenging. At best, even those present at the site have a limited view of what's going on inside the reactors themselves, and the situation has changed rapidly over the last several days. Meanwhile, the terminology involved is somewhat confusing—some fuel rods have almost certainly melted, but we have not seen a meltdown; radioactive material has been released from the reactors, but the radioactive fuel currently remains contained. Over time, the situation has become a bit less confused, as cooler heads have explained more about the reactor and the events that have occurred within it. What we'll attempt to do here is aggregate the most reliable information we can find, using material provided by multiple credible sources. We've attempted to confirm some of this information with groups like the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Energy but, so far, these organizations are not making their staff available to talk to the press.

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How one man tracked down Anonymous— and paid a heavy price

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Ars Technica - By Nate Anderson - Feb. 10 (Investigative Report) - Aaron Barr believed he had penetrated Anonymous... But had he?

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Stuxnet apparently as effective as a military strike

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Ars Technica - By Peter Bright - Dec. 16 (News Analysis) - Damage from the Stuxnet virus has apparently set back the Iranian nuclear program by as much as two years, according to a German security expert talking to the Jerusalem Post. This makes the virus as effective as a military strikebut without loss of life or risk of full-blown war. This comes amid claims that the virus is continuing to infect Iranian systems and disrupt the Iranian nuclear effort, and the news from IAEA last month that Iran had suspended work at its nuclear production facilities, likely as a result of the virus.

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Twitter worms spread quickly thanks to blatant security flaw

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Ars Technica - By Peter Bright - Sep. 21 (News Analysis) - Anyone checking twitter.com this morning was probably greeted with a mess of JavaScript, mouseover effects, and spam retweets,.. The mere act of visiting the site with scripting enabled was sufficient to cause exploitation.

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Beyond Internet addiction: Ars diagnoses your online maladies

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Ars Technica - By Ars Staff - Aug. 29 (News) - As the American Psychiatric Association considers whether to make "Internet addiction" into a bona fide "disorder," Ars offers its own helpful suggestions for classifying mental maladjustment on the Internet.

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A paper trail of betrayal: Google's net neutrality collapse

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Ars Technica - By Matthew Lasar - Aug. 11 (News Analysis) - A Tale of Two Googles — we compare Google's earlier filings on net neutrality with this week's Google/Verizon manifesto and ask, "What happened?"

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73 Democrats tell FCC: drop net neutrality rules

Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Ars Technica - By Matthew Lasar - May. 27 (News Report) - A slew of House Democrats have sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission warning the agency not to go forward with its plan to partially reclassify ISPs as common carriers, a move needed to impose net neutrality rules. It looks like the telecoms' donations were well spent.

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ACTA arrives (and it's gotten a tiny bit better)

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Ars Technica - By Nate Anderson - Apr. 21 (Special Report) - With the first official release of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), Ars dives deep into the substance of the secretive document, travels back in time to explain just how and why ACTA came to be, and looks at how it will affect us all in the future.

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Google's new Gmail geolocation feature aims to prevent scams

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:30:19 -0700

Ars Technica - Mar. 24 - TG DailyGoogle's new Gmail geolocation feature aims to prevent scamsArs TechnicaGoogle has added an additional security measure to Gmail that can help alert you to hackers potentially hijacking your e-mail account and using it for nefarious ends. ...Google Protects Gmail Users with Suspicious Activity AlertPC WorldGmail to alert users to suspicious activityCNETGmail Alerts Users of Possible Hacking AttemptsPC MagazineV3.co.uk?-Register?-Computerworldall 51 news articles??

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Smoking guns, dark secrets spilled in YouTube-Viacom filings

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Ars Technica - Mar. 20 (Opinion) - It can't be good news for YouTube's $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit when plaintiff Viacom unearthed one YouTube founder telling another: "'jawed, please stop putting stolen videos on the site." But YouTube says that Viacom itself paid 18 different marketers to upload material to YouTube... and from Kinko's, no less.

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Internet finally surpassses print as primary US news source

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Ars Technica - By Jacqui Cheng - Feb. 28 (News Report) - Americans are getting most of their news on their cell phones and via social networks, while those over 50 are the ones left reading the print versions of newspapers. The Internet has finally surpassed newspapers in popularity among Americans.

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Google's biggest announcement was not a phone, but a URL

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Ars Technica - Jan. 08 (News) - The Nexus One is a sharp-looking smartphone, but, as nice as it is, it is the least significant thing that Google announced today. The real news is Google's online store, and what it means for the US wireless industry.

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City libraries shut out of broadband stimulus money?

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Ars Technica - By Matthew Lasar - Jul. 29 (Special Report) - Millions of Americans are turning to the Internet to look for new jobs. But in many parts of the United States, public libraries are the only free provider of that crucial combo: a computer plus Internet access. This means that low-income job seekers depend on them when searching for employment. Oddly, as library development directors look for funds to beef up their networks, they're not finding the support they expected from the White House's $7.2 billion broadband stimulus package. The first round of stimulus grants "in effect de-prioritizes libraries and discourages them from applying for funding," complains the American Library Association in a letter sent to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. "The ability of our libraries to meet community needs is in jeopardy—especially when library use has heavily increased across the country in these difficult economic times."

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Raising a healthy gamer: seven tips for parents

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Ars Technica - By Ben Kuchera - Jul. 02 (Special Report) - Parenting is always a tough job, and video games are a tricky subject in today's families. Don't worry, we have you covered. Ars offers a no-BS guide to dealing with gaming and your children, and our advice is simple: you know your children better than anyone else.

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Judge sides with censored blogger against Chinese ISP - Ars Technica

Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Ars Technica - By Jacqui Cheng - May. 26 (News Report) - Do not adjust your monitors: a Chinese government critic has won a court case against his ISP in Beijing for taking his website offline. Economics professor Hu Xingdou's website was shut down by Beijing Xin Net for containing "illegal" content earlier this year, but a Daxing district court ruled last week that the ISP could not provide proof for its claims and ordered Xin Net to repay Hu's service fees from the past two years.

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Harvard prof tells judge that P2P filesharing is "fair use"

Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Ars Technica - By Nate Anderson - May. 19 (News Report) - Should Nesson win, he will essentially legalize the sharing of all digital goods, copyrighted or not, by noncommercial users. Given that he wants to make the case about big principles like fair use and the applicability of statutory damages—and not about whether Joel Tenenbaum did what he is accused of doing—the music industry is likely to fight even harder to ensure that Nesson's preferred outcome is not realized.

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Apple changes to App Store review policy worry developers

Sat, 09 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Ars Technica - By Erica Sadun - May. 09 (News Report) - Apple sent shock waves through the iPhone developer community Thursday when it announced that it would start exclusively reviewing applications using the iPhone 3.0 firmware.

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