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At least 8.3 million personal and financial records of consumers were potentially compromised by data breaches at businesses, universities and government agencies in the first quarter of 2008, according to statistics released yesterday.
For Slain Youth, World Wide Web Of Mourners more similar news »
No one really dies on the Internet. A private life becomes public. Every life finds an audience. Look at Lawrence "Larry" King. The openly gay eighth-grader who was shot and killed nearly two months ago lives on.
Centers Tap Into Personal Databases more similar news »
Intelligence centers run by states across the country have access to personal information about millions of Americans, including unlisted cellphone numbers, insurance claims, driver's license photographs and credit reports, according to a document obtained by The Washington Post.
Electronic Pickpocket Stoppers more similar news »
Stuck on the tarmac, flipping through a travel magazine, you're struck by the blurb for metal-lined wallets. Purpose: to prevent digital pickpocketing by blocking radio frequencies.
At Hearing, Real and Virtual Worlds Collide more similar news »
A Linden Labs worker put on her nicest black suit and her most formal pair of wings this morning, to help run a congressional subcommittee hearing about online virtual worlds that was broadcast simultaneously in the company's own virtual world, Second Life.
Psych! more similar news »
April Fool's is the Internet's favorite holiday. Some of the better tricks online today -- and what tips you off that they are jokes.
