Alex Howard / O’Reilly Radar:
Online privacy debates heat up in Washington — The issue of electronic privacy is as hot as the weather in Washington this summer. Last week, both the House and Senate held hearings on online privacy, featuring testimony from top executives from Facebook, Apple and Google.
A British scientist has become the first human to be infected with a computer virus. Dr Mark Gasson, a cybernetics expert at the University of Reading, has had a computer chip implanted in his hand. The chip is programmed to open security doors to …
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Alex Pham / L.A. Times Tech Blog:
Apple to wrap digital books in FairPlay copy protection — When Apple launches its iBook store to sell titles for its new iPad device in March, many of its titles are expected to come with a set of handsome digital locks designed to deter piracy. — Veteran iTunes customers will recognize …