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Thanks to a new policy by the Department of Defense, members of the US Military will now have limited access to social media sites.

itwbennett writes "If antivirus protectors could collect data from machines and users, including geographic location, social networking information, type of operating system, installed programs and co

Thing Labs, San Francisco-based startup that makes social networking applications, released today an API called Let’s Be Trends that lets developers procure information about trending topics on Twit

James-NSC writes "My employer is changing its policy towards employee use of social networks.

The elusive Precision dropped a submission in my lap about a DDoS taking down Twitter running on CNet.

Hugh Pickens writes "Wired reports that as neural devices become more complicated — and go wireless — some scientists say the risks of 'brain hacking' should be taken seriously.

snydeq writes "Rather than view it as a game-changer, Fatal Exception's Neil McAllister sees Opera Unite as a Hail Mary bid for Opera to stay in the game.

This past Friday, Facebook started issuing vanity URLs to its 200 million plus community.

Command of the issues, cool confidence and disarming smile aside, Barack Obama might just owe his campaign’s success to his team’s ability to harness the technology at their fingertips.

Jack Spine writes "The UK government, which is becoming increasingly Orwellian, has said that it is considering snooping on all social networking traffic including Facebook, MySpace, and bebo.

A few years ago we saw a gaggle of VoIP start-ups pop-up, each claiming to have their unique twist on cheap phone calls. Some offered anonymous calling services as their signature feature.

Yahoo, I've learned, is planning to launch a new program that essentially turns its email offering into a platform on which to run applications -- much in the same way Facebook does.