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peHUB Second Opinion 6.18
17 hours ago - peHUB - Jun 18, 2013 3:58 PM
Economist Steven Levitt on why data needs stories. Malcolm Gladwell on the gift of doubt. And why, when it comes to New York's tech scene, Mayor Bloomberg will be a tough act to follow. And more!The post peHUB Second Opinion 6.18 appeared first on pe
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Yahoo discloses how much government data requests it gets
20 hours ago - LA Times - Jun 18, 2013 1:10 PM
Yahoo became the fourth major tech company to disclose how much government data requests it gets, following a report that alleged the tech companies are involved in a government surveillance program known as PRISM.
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Yahoo: 13,000 government requests for data
1 day ago - CNN Money - Jun 18, 2013 6:04 AM
Yahoo follows other major tech companies in revealing the extent of its involvement in the U.S. government's Prism Web surveillance program.
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Tech execs urge U.S. to help clear their names in NSA surveillance
1 day ago - LA Times - Jun 18, 2013 3:00 AM
Silicon Valley firms want the government to disclose more about their role in such programs. They hope it will show they didn't give the U.S. direct access to data. SAN FRANCISCO — Scrutiny of the role technology companies played in a clandesti
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Funding Daily: A case of the Mondays
2 days ago - VentureBeat - Jun 17, 2013 7:45 PM
There wasn't much big news today in the tech world today, but the deals kept flowing. Surprisingly, our most popular funding story of the day happened to be the smallest deal -- people just can't get enough of privacy solutions ahead of the NSA data
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Snowden: Facebook, Google can resist NSA
2 days ago - MarketWatch - Jun 17, 2013 1:29 PM
Whistleblower Edward Snowden holds a live chat through the Guardian newspaper, arguing that tech giants Facebook and Google can use their clout to resist government demands for user data.
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Snowden: Facebook, Google Can Use Clout Vs NSA
2 days ago - Fox Business - Jun 17, 2013 12:04 PM
Whistleblower Edward Snowden said the denials by Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. about their involvement in a clandestine National Security Agency data-gathering program were "misleading," as he also argued that the major tech companies implicated in t
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Apple releases information on data requests from NSA, other agencies
2 days ago - LA Times - Jun 17, 2013 9:30 AM
WASHINGTON -- Apple Inc., said it received 4,000 to 5,000 requests for customer data from U.S. officials during the six months ending in May, as it became the latest high-tech company to provide some details on its involvement in the National Securit
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The Best Explanation Yet Of How The NSA's PRISM Surveillance Program Works
4 days ago - Business Insider - Jun 15, 2013 2:22 PM
The Associated Press has published a detailed report about how the NSA's PRISM program — established to acquire data from tech giants including Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook — is a small part of a massive domestic dragnet run by
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Court Ruling Put Tech Firms in Data Bind
5 days ago - CNBC - Jun 14, 2013 6:31 AM
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Secret Court Ruling Put Tech Companies in Data Bind
5 days ago - NY Times - Jun 13, 2013 9:50 PM
In 2008, a ruling by the FISA court — said to be against Yahoo — discouraged technology firms in fighting data requests from the government.
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Startups Bring Big-Data Spin to Ads (Video)
6 days ago - Entrepreneur - Jun 13, 2013 9:30 AM
With investors spending billions of dollars in recent years, yesterday's billboards have been replaced by highly targeted ads delivered over the Internet. We talk to three entrepreneurs in ad tech.
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Bits Blog: Google Offers Some Detail About How It Transfers Data to the Government
7 days ago - NY Times - Jun 12, 2013 6:15 PM
On a day of damage control, the tech company’s chief legal officer, David Drummond, talked about how it electronically sends user data in response to lawful requests.
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Google claims data given to NSA via secure FTP, by hand
1 week ago - USA Today - Jun 12, 2013 2:01 AM
The government can't pull data directly from Google servers or network, the tech company says.
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Tech firms urge security transparency
1 week ago - BBC - Jun 12, 2013 12:20 AM
Google, Facebook and Microsoft ask the US government to allow them to disclose the security requests they receive for handing over user data.
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UPDATE 3-U.S. tech firms push for govt transparency on security
1 week ago - Reuters - Jun 11, 2013 9:16 PM
* Google, Microsoft, Facebook want to disclose agencies'data requests
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UPDATE 3-U.S. tech firms push for govt transparency on security
1 week ago - Reuters - Jun 11, 2013 9:16 PM
* Google, Microsoft, Facebook want to disclose agencies' data requests
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UPDATE 3-U.S. tech firms push for govt transparency on security
1 week ago - Reuters - Jun 11, 2013 9:16 PM
* Google, Microsoft, Facebook want to disclose agencies' data requests
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UPDATE 3-U.S. tech firms push for govt transparency on security
1 week ago - Reuters - Jun 11, 2013 9:16 PM
* Google, Microsoft, Facebook want to disclose agencies' data requests
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Google to DOJ, FBI: Let us publish request data
1 week ago - MarketWatch - Jun 11, 2013 2:03 PM
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Google Inc.on Tuesday asked the U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to let the tech company disclose the number of national security requests it receives from the federal government. In a lett
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Google To DOJ, FBI: Let Us Publish Request Data
1 week ago - Fox Business - Jun 11, 2013 2:03 PM
Google Inc. on Tuesday asked the U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to let the tech company disclose the number of national security requests it receives from the federal government.
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Modus raises $10M to save lawyers ‘getting crushed’ by data
1 week ago - VentureBeat - Jun 11, 2013 12:27 PM
Legal tech startup Modus announced raising $10 million in funding to continue expansion of its successful eDiscovery service, which helps lawyers manage ballooning amounts of data while building a case.
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Disclosures on NSA spying alarm lawmakers, tech companies
1 week ago - Reuters - Jun 10, 2013 2:12 AM
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Recent revelations about the National Security Agency's expansive data-collection efforts have underscored the power of electronic surveillance in the Internet era and renewed an historic debate over how far the government s
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Disclosures on NSA spying alarm U.S. lawmakers, tech companies
1 week ago - Reuters - Jun 10, 2013 1:00 AM
SAN FRANCISCO, June 10 (Reuters) - Recent revelations about the U.S. National Security Agency's expansive data-collection efforts have underscored the power of electronic surveillance in the Internet era and renewed an historic debate over how far th
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Disclosures on NSA spying alarm U.S. lawmakers, tech companies
1 week ago - Reuters - Jun 10, 2013 1:00 AM
SAN FRANCISCO, June 10 (Reuters) - Recent revelations aboutthe U.S. National Security Agency's expansive data-collectionefforts have underscored the power of electronic surveillance inthe Internet era and renewed an historic debate over how far thego
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Disclosures on NSA spying alarm U.S. lawmakers, tech companies
1 week ago - Reuters - Jun 10, 2013 1:00 AM
SAN FRANCISCO, June 10 (Reuters) - Recent revelations about the U.S. National Security Agency's expansive data-collection efforts have underscored the power of electronic surveillance in the Internet era and renewed an historic debate over how far th
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Disclosures on NSA spying alarm U.S. lawmakers, tech companies
1 week ago - Reuters - Jun 10, 2013 1:00 AM
SAN FRANCISCO, June 10 (Reuters) - Recent revelations about the U.S. National Security Agency's expansive data-collection efforts have underscored the power of electronic surveillance in the Internet era and renewed an historic debate over how far th
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Data-Driven Tech Industry Is Shaken by Online Privacy Fears
1 week ago - NY Times - Jun 9, 2013 8:32 PM
In Silicon Valley, dismay at revelations about government monitoring have led some to call for disclosure of companies’ involvement.
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Here's Yahoo's Denial That It Has Anything To Do With PRISM (YHOO)
1 week ago - Business Insider - Jun 9, 2013 8:36 AM
Like several other tech companies, Yahoo has released a clear denial that it has anything to do with PRISM, the NSA program that supposedly collects user data from Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, and others. In a post on Tumblr, Yahoo's general counsel R
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Data mining pits national security vs. personal privacy
1 week ago - USA Today - Jun 9, 2013 5:39 AM
Balancing act needed intapping of tech companies' servers to chase down terrorists
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Is The Claim That The Government Has A Direction Connection To Tech Companies A Lie?
2 weeks ago - Business Insider - Jun 7, 2013 3:36 PM
The author was analyst and defense futurist at DoD who concentrated on long-term, global strategic threats to the United States. Expertise in emerging technologies, regional scenarios, open source and large volume data analysis. He is experienced in
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DID YOU KNOW?: Two Secretive Israeli Companies Reportedly Bugged The US Telecommunications Grid For The NSA
2 weeks ago - Business Insider - Jun 7, 2013 11:20 AM
The newest information regarding the NSA domestic spying scandal raises an important question: If America's tech giants didn't 'participate knowingly' in the dragnet of electronic communication, how does the NSA get all of their data? One theory: the
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The Washington Post Backtracks On Claim Tech Companies ‘Participate Knowingly’ In The NSA's Data Collection
2 weeks ago - Business Insider - Jun 7, 2013 9:00 AM
The Washington Post has backtracked on its claim that nine major tech firms 'participate knowingly' in the National Security Agency's domestic surveillance program, Jon Russell of The Next Web reports. But that doesn't mean that the dragnet snooping
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Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News
2 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha - Jun 7, 2013 7:20 AM
Wall Street Breakfast Editors submit:Top StoriesNSA tracks data from swath of tech firms. Revelations over government electronic surveillance have widened to include several of the country's largest technology companies under a program called PRISM.
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Tech stocks: Will NSA scandal hurt tech firms?
2 weeks ago - USA Today - Jun 7, 2013 6:43 AM
Google, Apple, Yahoo & Facebook among internet firms caught up in NSA data mining scandal
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Funding Daily: PRISM
2 weeks ago - VentureBeat - Jun 6, 2013 9:13 PM
So the government is secretly mining our data from major tech companies. If that hasn't scared you away from the Internet, here is today's funding roundup.
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Tech World Takes Page From '92 Sci-Fi Book
2 weeks ago - WSJ - Jun 5, 2013 7:19 PM
Techies and fans of Neal Stephenson's 1992 science-fiction book "Snow Crash" see the novel's influence on many innovations of the past two decades, including the Web, technology-infused clothing, "big data" and radio-frequency identification chips.
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Startup Sqrrl Has Tech That Lets Your Company Store Super Secret Data
2 weeks ago - Business Insider - Jun 5, 2013 4:32 PM
Sqrrl, a Cambridge, Mass.-based big data startup founded last year by six former National Security Agency employees, is building a business around tech that protects the US from terrorist attacks and other national security threats. The tech is calle
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South Korean shares hit 4-wk closing low as techs, autos dip
2 weeks ago - Reuters - Jun 5, 2013 2:12 AM
SEOUL, June 5 (Reuters) - Seoul shares extended falls to close at their lowest level in nearly a month on Wednesday, as disappointing U.S. economic data sparked concerns about the world's largest economy, prompting a sell-off in auto and tech stocks.
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14 Big Data Startups You're Going To Be Hearing A Lot More About
2 weeks ago - Business Insider - Jun 4, 2013 9:41 PM
For all the hype around "big data"—or tech that crunches through massive amounts of emails, tweets, video and other files to find useful information—some startups aren't yet making tons of noise. That's probably not going to be the
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When Patents Attack ... Part Two!
2 weeks ago - Planet Money - Jun 4, 2013 10:00 AM
In 2011, a company called Oasis Research sued more than a dozen tech companies it said were violating its patent for online data backup. Now that the litigation has ended, we get a rare look inside the world of patent lawsuits and find out just how m
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When Patents Attack ... Part Two!
2 weeks ago - Planet Money - Jun 4, 2013 10:00 AM
In 2011, a company called Oasis Research sued over a dozen tech companies it said were violating its patent for online data backup. Now that the litigation has ended we get a rare look inside the world of patent lawsuits and find out just how much mo
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Seoul shares open higher; tech, auto exporters firm
2 weeks ago - Reuters - Jun 3, 2013 8:08 PM
SEOUL, June 4 (Reuters) - Seoul shares edged higher on Tuesday as weaker-than-expected U.S. factory activity data supported views the Federal Reserve will keep economic stimulus in place, while the...
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Seoul shares open higher; tech, auto exporters firm
2 weeks ago - Reuters - Jun 3, 2013 8:08 PM
SEOUL, June 4 (Reuters) - Seoul shares edged higher on Tuesday as weaker-than-expected U.S. factory activity data supported views the Federal Reserve will keep economic stimulus in place, while the yen's strength buoyed exporters.
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Therese Poletti's Tech Tales: Is the PC the tech industry’s next dinosaur?
3 weeks ago - MarketWatch - May 30, 2013 7:30 AM
Recent data from IDC highlights faster growth in tablets and suggests the PC may become a legacy maintained by just a few. Analysts said that’s not likely, but for some a smartphone or tablet is enough, Therese Poletti writes.
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Here's Where Some Former HP Big Data Engineers And Execs Have Ended Up
4 weeks ago - Business Insider - May 23, 2013 4:54 PM
HP is facing the decline of several key businesses, but it still has talented engineers and execs that are coveted by other enterprise tech vendors. HP’s Vertica unit is one part of the company that's getting a lot of attention these days
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SimpleRelevance raises $1M for tech that gives emails a personal touch
4 weeks ago - VentureBeat - May 23, 2013 3:19 PM
Impersonal, mass emails are easy to dislike and ignore, which is why SimpleRelevance has raised $1 million. SimpleRelevance's platform gathers customer data and then personalized emails to specifically target individuals.
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TECH STOCKS: H-P A Big Gainer As Other Techs Trim Losses
4 weeks ago - Fox Business - May 23, 2013 10:39 AM
Hewlett-Packard Co. shares flexed their muscles, and some other tech stocks advanced as the sector tried to pull itself out from big, early losses spurred by negative reaction to a slate of economic data.
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Tech Stocks: H-P a big gainer as other techs trim losses
4 weeks ago - MarketWatch - May 23, 2013 10:39 AM
Computer giant gets a lift on better-than-expected results. Investor sentiment was mixed following economic data from China and comments from Fed chief Ben Bernanke
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H-P a rare gainer as most tech stocks slump early
4 weeks ago - MarketWatch - May 23, 2013 9:38 AM
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Tech stocks followed the broad market south in early trading Thursday as negative reaction to comments from Federal Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke, economic data from China, and a big selloff in Japan weighed on investors'
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