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Parents get new weapons in war over kids' phones

(Mike Elgan) — Sat, 26 May 2012 11:00:00 GMT

Kids' phones expose them to bullying, predators, adult content and Internet addiction. Now parents are fighting back, writes columnist Mike Elgan.

N.J. mayor arrested on hacking, conspiracy charges

(Lucian Constantin) — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:45:00 GMT

The mayor of West New York, New Jersey, was arrested together with his son on Thursday, for allegedly hacking into a website that criticized him and his administration.

Lawmakers call on DOJ to reopen investigation into Google Wi-Fi spying

(Grant Gross) — Thu, 24 May 2012 23:37:00 GMT

Two U.S. lawmakers have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to reopen its investigation into Google's snooping on Wi-Fi networks in 2010 after recent questions about the company's level of cooperation with federal inquiries.

Researchers propose TLS extension to detect rogue SSL certificates

(Lucian Constantin) — Thu, 24 May 2012 20:35:00 GMT

A pair of security researchers have proposed an extension to the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol that would allow browsers to detect and block fraudulently issued SSL certificates.

Judge orders drug evidence suppressed in warrantless GPS tracking case

jvijayan@computerworld.com (Jaikumar Vijayan) — Thu, 24 May 2012 20:00:00 GMT

A federal judge in Kentucky this week upheld a lower court's decision to throw out crucial evidence in a drug case because the evidence was gathered with the help of a GPS tracking device installed without a warrant.

European privacy regulators want more detail on Google's policy changes

(Peter Sayer) — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:42:00 GMT

European privacy regulators want better answers from Google about its privacy policy and the way it informs its users about changes to it.

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