Thanks to a successful mail-in campaign in the UK, Google has decided to do something about the way it displays sex abuse and child pornography. Google is now going to start restricting the way it displays the search results for q...
Luxemburg data protection commissioner has found that Microsoft and Skype have not broken any European privacy laws when they sent customer data back to the United States. The decision of the National Commission for Data Protectio...
Researchers at Finland’s University of Helsinki have developed a new algorithm that could be helpful to the future of city planning and development. The algorithm can determine how mobile users get around by analyzing their veloci...
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is moving to block the Russians from building stations inside the United States, stations the Russian claim are part of their GLONASS global positioning system (aka Russian GPS). Russia wants ...
The National Security Agency (NSA) isn’t the only US government group keeping tabs on the American populace, it seems that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is also keeping out at least an eye on what you are doing financially...
The American Federal Communication Commission (FCC) informed cellphone service companies to begin allowing customers to freely unlock their phones at the end of their contractual obligations. According to FCC chair Tom Wheeler, th...
Microsoft is getting into the 3D printing game. With their newest version of Windows 8, Windows 8.1, the guru’s out at Microsoft have added a new application that will help those not so 3D savvy make their own pieces. All you need...
Canadian authorities recently busted a child pornography business that spanned countries worldwide. As a result of the three-year investigation, 348 people — 108 Canadians, 76 U.S. citizens, and 164 citizens from various cou...
After fighting with the Authors Guild for eight long years, Google has finally gotten the green light to go ahead with Google Books. The massive book-scanning project was Google’s attempt to scan and digitally capture around...
The National Security Agency (NSA) has been spying on United States citizens and it has been doing so for years. This is no speculation, it is something that has been in the news for weeks now and is more or less accepted by every...
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Maybe, if you’re lucky. The City of Las Vegas has started installing new Intellistreet streetlights that can do more than just illuminate the street. These wireless LED lights can play music, ...
The International Space Station was infected by malware according to Eugene Kapersky, a Russian security expert. He reported the infection was caused by malware which was transferred to the station via an infected USB stick brough...
The National Security Agency (NSA) has been known to monitor activity without anyone knowing about it. (Or, at least, without anyone knowing about it prior to Mr. Snowden’s leaks.) It’s the thing that has gotten them into so...
For those who hate the random auto-play feature some websites have, Chrome may have the answer you’ve been waiting for. Google announced yesterday that the new beta version of the Chrome browser will have indicators letting you kn...
Having access to artificial blood may be closer to reality, thanks to a recent break-through. Researchers in Transylvania, who have been experimenting on mice for the past six years, have finally found a concoction that transfers ...
