EU agrees on new Internet user rights AP (November 05, 2009) BRUSSELS (AP) - EU lawmakers and governments agreed on new rights for Internet users Thursday, aiming to protect them from arbitrary crackdowns on those who illegally download music and movies on the Internet.
Univ. of Ill. to host new US Army computer center AP (November 03, 2009) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The U.S. Army is financing a new research center at the University of Illinois to develop technology for computer networks used on battlefields and in other similarly difficult environments.
Reports: Cyberattacks traced to NKorea AP (October 30, 2009) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The North Korean government was the source of high-profile cyberattacks in July that caused Web outages in South Korea and the United States, news reports said Friday.
Judge tosses lawsuits against Blackwater, now Xe AP (October 22, 2009) WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday tossed out a series of lawsuits filed by alleged Iraqi victims of the contractor once known as Blackwater USA, but is allowing the plaintiffs to refile their claims.
Alabama-built warship tops out at more than 50 mph AP (October 22, 2009) MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - The second of the Navy's new generation of speedy warships designed to operate close to shore topped 50 mph in builder trials completed this month.
Comcast tries pop-up alerts to warn of infections AP (October 13, 2009) PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Comcast Corp. wants to enlist its customers in a fight against a huge problem for Internet providers - the armies of infected personal computers, known as "botnets," that suck up bandwidth by sending spam and facilitating cybercrime.
Data and contacts vanish from Sidekick phones AP (October 13, 2009) NEW YORK (AP) - Owners of Sidekick phones may have lost all the personal information they put on the device, including contact numbers, because of a failure of servers that remotely stored the data.