Internet giant Yahoo has called for Internet, communications, and media organisations to work with the US government over Chinese censorship online, the Financial Times reported on Monday.
Yahoo executives feel "horrible" about political arrests of Internet users in China but believe it's better to operate in that market and cooperate with authorities than not be there at all, Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang said on Wednesday.
Fifteen years after his trial, a convicted drug dealer in New York state belatedly got a chance to clear his name--thanks in part to an Internet search.
To be Googled, or not to be Googled? That was the question facing National Public Radio's online director Maria Thomas earlier this year. The answer would seem obvious for anyone doing business on the Web, where being included in search results can mean the difference between success and oblivion.
Yahoo has asked the judge in a US lawsuit to dismiss the case against it, claiming that it was bound by Chinese law when it helped identify two journalists in the country that were later jailed for criticising the communist government.
US vice presidential candidate Joe Biden has a mixed record on technology, spending most of his Senate career allied with the FBI and copyright holders. His anti-privacy legislation was actually responsible for the creation of PGP.
Charles Cooper says the tech industry should move beyond its take-it or leave-it approach to trade and human rights.
Many now turn to the collaborative, democratic wiki form for fast news and history from different perspectives. But there are issues with accuracy and an author's agenda can be questionable. We look at the benefits and downsides of wikis.
The rise in online identity fraud has companies on the hook: Either educate customers or lose them.
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