Charlson Ho, a 51-year old Singaporean, has been accused by the US Customs Service for attempting to export military encryption technology to China.
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With a national DNA database in the pipeline, ZDNet decided to take a look at the technology backbone that will support it and the privacy issues surrounding the initiative.
Silicon Valley faced its slowest week since the US economic downturn began, as major technology firms sent staff home for an extended July 4 holiday to turn off the lights and save money.
Australia is keeping pace with other governments in biometric usage but are we operating in a policy vacuum with technology that is far from perfect?
Despite its clear benefits in stock tracking and the success of early, isolated pilot tests in tracking high-value assets, RFID technology is still spinning its wheels as ongoing high costs and unclear return on investment continue to keep once-enthusiastic customers away in droves.
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.
Dr Jim Goodnight, CEO of SAS -- the world's largest privately owned software company -- to discuss his company's strong commitment to R&D, his thoughts about the best way to fill the skills gap and his feelings on Bill Gates and Microsoft.
Charles Cooper says the tech industry should move beyond its take-it or leave-it approach to trade and human rights.
The federal government has formally asked the Australian Communications Authority to investigate the feasibility of allowing state governments to jam mobile phone signals in jails.
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