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Online 'hottest girls' contest upsets Eastside schools
Seattle TimesAmong some students at Issaquah High School, a dubious contest known as May Madness has popped up in recent years almost as predictably as final exams. But because the object of the underground competition is to determine the best-looking, or "hottest,"...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning
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Ogden: Serious crime down 13 percent since 2011
Standard-Examiner, Ogden, UtahA newly developed Ogden Police Department computer program has determined a 15 percent drop in local crime in the past five years and a 13 percent decline since 2011. The program -- developed by John Harvey, the police department's deputy director of...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Theft, Computer Science
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New Zealand's internet bad boy wants to see top U.S. lawman
ReutersBy David Ingram and Naomi Tajitsu WASHINGTON/WELLINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - A trip to New Zealand will put America's chief prosecutor on the same soil as a flashy internet mogul who is fighting extradition to the United States on charges he assisted...Tags: Entertainment, Kim Dotcom, U.S. Department of Justice, New Zealand, International Law
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China dismisses U.S. accusations of cyber-spying
BEIJING -- China on Tuesday dismissed as groundless the Pentagon's latest and most direct accusation yet that Beijing is engaging in cyber-spying on the U.S. government and businesses to acquire information to strengthen its military capabilities and...
Tags: Politics, U.S. Department of Defense, Computer Networking and Internet, National Government, Government
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The Onion's Twitter Account Hacked by Syrian Electronic Army
ReutersMay 07 (TheWrap.com) - The Onion, America's finest fake news organization, was the latest victim of cyber hacking on Monday when the Syrian Electronic Army took over its Twitter account to tweet a slew of anti-Israel messages. Some of the tweets read:...Tags: Politics, Social Media, The New York Times, Human Rights Watch, Electronics
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Gloucester residents falling victim to online fraud
The Gloucester County Sheriff's Office has recently seen a rise in the number of county residents claiming they are victims of financial fraud crimes in which their debit and credit card numbers are compromised, with charges showing up out of state....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Credit and Debt, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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NSA plans new computing center for cyber threats
A new computing facility at the National Security Agency will help the country better defend against cyber attacks , agency officials and members of Congress said Monday. The High Performance Computing Center-2 will assist in "front-line defense against...
Tags: Baltimore County, Politics, Business, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Computer Networking and Internet
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Hackers pose a serious threat to U.S. small business
When I bought Marlin Steel in 1998, the extent of its technology was an old fax machine. Today, our factory is full of industrial robots that are fed computer-aided designs and churn out steel containers for industry 60 times faster than before. We're...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Mike J. Rogers, Politics, Business, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011
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In Malaysia, online election battles take a nasty turn
ReutersBy Jeremy Wagstaff KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 (Reuters) - Ahead of Malayasia's elections on Sunday, independent online media say they are being targeted in Internet attacks which filter content and throttle access to websites, threatening to deprive voters of...Tags: Corporate Officers, Politics, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Government, Freedom of the Press
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Computer hacks, bugs and attacks are all too common
Jaron Lanier makes no claim to be a psychic, but he knows what he knows. "Let me give you a headline that will happen in the coming weeks," Lanier, a computer scientist and author alternately credited with coining or popularizing the term "virtual...Tags: Chicago Board Options Exchange, Interior Policy, Politics, Leon Panetta, American Airlines, Inc.
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Preparing tomorrow's cyber defenders
We live in a world where almost everything we need to accomplish can be done online. Mobile phones and tablets allow us to work and play on the go. We shop online. We bank online. We store some of our most important personal details online. The other...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Science and Technology, Johns Hopkins University
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Gambling bill would allow PokerStars, Full Tilt to apply for an online gaming license
A gambling expansion bill is back, but it now includes a provision that would allow PokerStars, once accused by federal prosecutors of money laundering and fraud, to compete for an online gaming license in Illinois. In the first draft of Senate Bill...
Tags: Corporate Officers, The New York Times, Online Media Industry, Economy, Business and Finance, Melissa Harris
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