A recent vote in Congress endorsing standardised, electronically readable driver's licenses has raised fears about whether the proposal would usher in what amounts to a national ID card.
Snippets of a purported new video clip of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden appeared on the Web on Friday, shortly after the clip was broadcast on the Arabic language Al-Jazeera TV network.
VeriChip, the company that makes radio frequency identification -- RFID -- tags for humans, has moved one step closer to getting its technology into hospitals.
Terrorism isn't the only security threat officials are worried about at this summer's Olympic Games in Athens. They're also concerned about viruses and worm attacks that could cripple the Olympics' data network.
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In the midst of a hostile takeover battle for PeopleSoft, database giant Oracle already eyeing Siebel Systems.
In the digital era, why don't planes beam more flight data directly to a network of ground stations?
After five years without a major update to Windows, Microsoft will find plenty of willing buyers for Longhorn next year. Or will it?
With flaws providing an open door to viruses and worms, industry observers debate imposing rules on software companies.
The United States moves forward with a plan to put RFID chips and biometric data in passports by early next year.
As we await final code and therefore test results on the overall performance of this year's version of Norton AntiVirus, the new interface and features alone do not suggest an automatic KO in our latest antivirus roundup of 2008 products.
Mobile phone services once again failed to step up in the face of calamity. The failure of the mobile networks, perceived by many to be especially useful in times of emergency, forced callers back onto land lines.
Why travel on business when you can send your robot double?
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