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DEA Sued for Unconstitutional Phone Surveillance

The Electronic Frontier Foundation this week filed a complaint against the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration for secretly collecting data on all telephone calls to as many as 116 countries, possibly going back to the 1990s ...

Devs Rev Up for a Weekend of Galactic Problem-Solving

More than 10,000 software and hardware developers, scientists and space fans will spend this weekend huddling in rooms in 136 cities around the world to participate in NASA's fourth annual International Space Apps Challenge -- a hackathon for space wonks ...

Early Reviews Give Apple Watch One and a Half Thumbs Up

The prelaunch reviews of the Apple Watch are out, and though they're generally favorable, they include a few niggling complaints ...

YouTube Foists Deceptive Ads on Kids, Says Complaint

Child and consumer advocacy groups on Monday filed a complaint with the United States Federal Trade Commission asking it to investigate Google over unfair and deceptive advertising practices in connection with its YouTube Kids app ...

Oracle Aims to Wring More Sales From Marketing Cloud

Oracle last week trumpeted a set of new Marketing Cloud features designed to improve the customer experience ...

John Oliver Tackles Surveillance in Surprise Snowden Scoop

Comedy talk show host John Oliver boldly went where few journalists from the mainstream media have dared to tread, grilling whistle-blower Edward Snowden about his leaking of thousands of NSA documents to the press in an interview that aired Sunday on Last Week Tonight ...

Proposed Amendments to US Cybersecurity Laws Under Scrutiny

The White House in January proposed updates to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act that have stirred controversy within the cybersecurity industry ...

FAA’s Sluggish Pace Frustrates Amazon’s Drone Ambitions

For one brief shining moment, it appeared that Amazon and the Federal Aviation Administration were in concert on outdoor drone testing in the U.S., but in testimony before a Senate subcommittee hearing held Tuesday, Amazon put paid to that notion ...

T-Mobile Sows Seeds of Discontent in SMB Arena

Following a sterling Q4 in which it added 2.1 million individual customers, T-Mobile last week announced it was going after competitors with its "Un-carrier for Business" plan ...

Quosal Lets Salespeople Add Video Spiels to Quotes

Quosal earlier this week announced a new feature that lets salespeople record a personal explanatory video to go with their quotes and proposals ...

Mars One Could Turn Out to Be Mars Zero

Mars One, a Dutch nonprofit organization aiming to land the first humans on Mars and establish a space colony by 2025, appears to have run into trouble ...

En Garde, Apple! The Luxe Android Smartwatch Is Coming!

By the end of this year, Apple fans won't be the only ones who can flash a smartwatch worth thousands of dollars on their wrist; Android aficionados will be able to do the same ...

PlayStation Vue Could Put Cable TV in Rear-View Mirror

Sony on Wednesday launched its PlayStation Vue streaming service in New York City, Chicago and Philadelphia. A combination of live and on-demand TV with a cloud-based digital video recorder, Vue is available on the PS4 and PS3 in those cities ...

Apple’s TV Plans Come Into Focus

Apple is expected to launch a Web-TV service this fall, offering 25 channels of content from various providers, according to The Wall Street Journal ...

Talking Barbie Says Hello, Parents Say Goodbye

Barbie, who turns 56 this year, finally may get a voice of her own -- but opponents are working hard to keep the talking version of the iconic doll out of children's hands -- and homes ...

Facebook Talks Tough About Online Harassment

Facebook on Monday issued a new set of community standards, including provisions designed to clamp down on revenge porn, bullying, threats and other forms of online harassment ...

Banks’ Arbitration Clauses May Hurt Consumers: Report

Tens of millions of American consumers use consumer financial products or services governed by predispute arbitration clauses that may put them at an unfair disadvantage, suggests a United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau report released last week ...

No Need to Waste Brain Space on Yahoo Passwords

The way to permanently cure someone's headache is to cut off their head, and that appears to be the principle Yahoo has adopted with a new security policy announced Sunday ...

Cortana Could Edge Out Siri, Google Now

Microsoft later this year will offer its Cortana personal assistant as a standalone app for iOS and Android devices, Reuters reported on Friday ...

Twitter Tries, Tries Again to Reduce Abuse

Twitter this week updated its rules to combat online abuse and revenge porn, in the wake of continuing outrage among netizens ...

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