Editors' note: This is a guest column. See Larry Downes' bio below. In "1984," George Orwell's classic dystopian novel, protagonist Winston Smith is ... read more »
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Over the last decade or two, the U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly extended the First Amendment's formidable legal shield to the Web. In 1997, ... read more »
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President Obama talks jobs and the economy with some of the nation&39's top tech leaders. Seated at the president's left is Apple CEO Steve Jobs' a... read more »
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AUSTIN, Texas--U.S. Sen. Al Franken wants tech savvy entrepreneurs to keep pushing Congress to protect Net neutrality. Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.)... read more »
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commentary News that researchers have "discovered" hidden files on the iPhone that store geolocation data of approximate locations the devices pass ... read more »
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The number of U.S. patents awarded jumped significantly from 2009 to 2010 among the 10 companies that got the most. (Credit: IFI Claims) There's ... read more »
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Italy has closed its antitrust investigation into Google after the company modified news and advertising provisions there. The issue arose in 20... read more »
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The Department of Homeland Security&39's notoriously perplexing color-coded alert system. (Credit: Wikipedia) The Department of Homeland Securit... read more »
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Net neutrality advocates in Washington have long insisted that eventual government regulations would be simple and easy to understand. Public Knowle... read more »
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An Internet-fueled backlash against air traveler screening is growing amid signs that the Transportation Security Agency will consider slight change... read more »
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Actor George Clooney, who is a spokesman for the Satellite Sentinel Project, on a recent trip to the volatile southern region of Sudan. (Credit: ... read more »
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