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NSA uses Google Web browser cookies for targeted hacks, leaked documents reveal
NSA uses Google Web browser cookies for targeted hacks, leaked documents reveal
Think all of those advertising cookies installed on your browser are being used by the government to track people and hack into their computers? You're not paranoid – you're right.More >>
Think all of those advertising cookies installed on your browser are being used by the government to track people and hack into their computers? You're not paranoid – you're right.
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Knicket plans to make searching for new apps much easier
Knicket plans to make searching for new apps much easier
Wading through around a million apps to find the best one for you can be a time consuming business, and even though both Google Play and the iTunes App Store's search features have improved, they're still not perfect.More >>
Wading through around a million apps to find the best one for you can be a time consuming business, and even though both Google Play and the iTunes App Store's search features have improved, they're still not perfect.
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Reddit community helps Houston woman find her lost dog
Reddit community helps Houston woman find her lost dog
Losing a pet can be a harrowing experience. One woman turned to the Internet to help find her beloved pooch.More >>
Losing a pet can be a harrowing experience. One woman turned to the Internet to help find her beloved pooch.More >>
Haveibeenpwned.com lets you check if you’ve been pwned by hackers
Haveibeenpwned.com lets you check if you’ve been pwned by hackers
Significant data leaks aren't exactly uncommon these days. But how do you know if hackers have gotten ahold of your passwords and data?More >>
Significant data leaks aren't exactly uncommon these days. But how do you know if hackers have gotten ahold of your passwords and data?More >>
Hackers stole 2M Facebook, Twitter and Google passwords
Hackers stole 2M Facebook, Twitter and Google passwords
"Criminal botnet" sounds like something from a forgotten sci-fi serial from the 1970s, but turns out they're real, and they'll steal your passwords.More >>
"Criminal botnet" sounds like something from a forgotten sci-fi serial from the 1970s, but turns out they're real, and they'll steal your passwords.More >>
And this holiday season's hottest gifts are...
And this holiday season's hottest gifts are...
The holiday shopping season is in full swing. But what are we shopping for? Google knows!More >>
The holiday shopping season is in full swing. But what are we shopping for? Google knows!
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Australian eagle steals video camera, poses for selfie
Australian eagle steals video camera, poses for selfie
Wildlife rangers in Australia set up a motion-sensor camera alongside a river in the hope of capturing footage of crocodiles. They certainly didn't expect this.More >>
Wildlife rangers in Australia set up a motion-sensor camera alongside a river in the hope of capturing footage of crocodiles. They certainly didn't expect this.More >>
How NORAD got into the Santa-tracking business
How NORAD got into the Santa-tracking business
As it's been doing every year since 1955, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, better known as NORAD, will be tracking Santa's progress on Christmas Eve.More >>
As it's been doing every year since 1955, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, better known as NORAD, will be tracking Santa's progress on Christmas Eve as he makes his way around the world delivering gifts, eating mince pies, and knocking back copious amounts of sherry.More >>
Here's how to not get cyber screwed on Cyber Monday
Here's how to not get cyber screwed on Cyber Monday
‘Tis the seasons for getting monster deals online. But just because Cyber Monday lacks the threat of being trampled to death by a hoard of penny pinchers doesn't mean you're safe.More >>
‘Tis the seasons for getting monster deals online. But just because Cyber Monday lacks the threat of being trampled to death by a hoard of penny pinchers doesn't mean you're safe.
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NSA spies on porn habits
NSA spies on porn habits
What's the one online activity that most people don't want anyone to know about? Porn watching habits, of course.More >>
What's the one online activity that most people don't want anyone to know about? Porn watching habits, of course.
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SKorea court: Apple didn't violate Samsung patents
SKorea court: Apple didn't violate Samsung patents
A Seoul court has denied Samsung's claim that Apple violated three of its patent related to short message services.More >>
A Seoul court rejected Samsung's claim that iPhone and iPad models violated three of its patents, another setback for the South Korean electronics giant in a global battle with Apple over rights to technologies that...More >>
AP Newsbreak: Western governors show wildlife maps
AP Newsbreak: Western governors show wildlife maps
Governors in 16 states are unveiling a high-tech wildlife habitat mapping project they hope will encourage economic development across the West while protecting the region's environmental treasures from Puget...More >>
Governors in 16 states are unveiling a high-tech wildlife habitat mapping project they hope will encourage economic development across the West while protecting the region's environmental treasures from Puget Sound to...More >>
AP NewsBreak: Feds joins battle on citrus disease
AP NewsBreak: Feds joins battle on citrus disease
The federal government is getting involved in the fight against citrus greening disease, in hopes of saving Florida's - and possibly the entire nation's - citrus crop.More >>
The federal government is getting involved in the fight against citrus greening disease, in hopes of saving Florida's - and possibly the entire nation's - citrus crop.More >>
Court date set for man facing revenge porn charges
Court date set for man facing revenge porn charges
A San Diego man has been charged with operating a website that let people anonymously post explicit photographs of others so that he could extort hundreds of dollars from those whose privacy was breached.More >>
A San Diego man has been charged with operating a revenge porn website that let people anonymously post explicit photographs of others so that he could extort money from those whose privacy was breached.More >>
Invasive cockroach found in NYC can take the cold
Invasive cockroach found in NYC can take the cold
The High Line, a park that turned a dilapidated stretch of elevated railway on Manhattan's West Side into one of New York's newest tourist attractions, may have brought a different kind of visitor: a...More >>
The High Line, a park that turned a dilapidated stretch of elevated railway on Manhattan's West Side into one of New York's newest tourist attractions, may have brought a different kind of visitor: a cockroach that...More >>
Ex-President Bush writes letter to Alabama kicker
Ex-President Bush writes letter to Alabama kicker
Alabama kicker Cade Foster received a supportive note from President George W. Bush.More >>
Alabama kicker Cade Foster received a supportive note from former President George W. Bush.More >>
NASA audit finds Google execs saved on jet fuel
NASA audit finds Google execs saved on jet fuel
A government report has determined a fleet of aircraft owned by Google's founders and former CEO received improper discounts on jet fuel that saved the three billionaires up to $5.3 million.More >>
An aircraft fleet owned by Google's founders and former CEO received improper discounts on jet fuel that saved the three billionaires up to $5.3 million dating back to depths of the Great Recession in 2009, according...More >>
NASA: Cooling pump on space station shuts down
NASA: Cooling pump on space station shuts down
NASA says it is looking into a problem with a malfunctioning cooling pump on the International Space Station, but there is no immediate danger to the six crewmen on board.More >>
NASA said Wednesday it was looking into a problem with a malfunctioning cooling pump on the International Space Station, but there was no immediate danger to the six crewmen on board.More >>
Comet ISON pronounced dead: Sun is chief suspect
Comet ISON pronounced dead: Sun is chief suspect
Comet ISON, once optimistically called the comet of the century, is dead, the victim of a way-too-close brush with the sun. It was barely a year old.More >>
Comet ISON, once optimistically called the comet of the century, is dead, the victim of a way-too-close brush with the sun. It was barely a year old.More >>
Weapons watchdog receives Nobel Peace Prize
Weapons watchdog receives Nobel Peace Prize
The head of a watchdog group that is trying to rid the world of chemical weapons has received the Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in the Norwegian capital.More >>
Recalling the "burning, blinding and suffocating" horrors of chemical weapons, the head of a watchdog trying to consign them to history accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on Tuesday, as prize winners in medicine, physics and...More >>

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