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Computer security expert blocked from flight after tweets – USA TODAY


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Computer security expert blocked from flight after tweets
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SAN FRANCISCO — A computer security researcher on his way to give a talk about computer security vulnerabilities at a major conference was told he couldn't fly on United Airlines Saturday, due to comments he'd made on Twitter. Chris Roberts, of One …
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Black Hat snarky tweets as NSA Chief delivered ‘Defending Freedom & Civil Liberties’ keynote

Hours before NSA Chief General Keith Alexander delivered the keynote address at the Black Hat security conference, The Guardian reported on the NSA surveillance program XKeyscore; it can allegedly give analysts access to “nearly everything a typical user does on the internet.” It no doubt took nerves of steel to address the crowd of hackers in order to defend the PRISM surveillance program known as…
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Punch to user privacy as Twitter surrenders Occupy protester’s tweets

Facing the threat of criminal and civil contempt charges, Twitter surrendered the data requested by the government about Occupy Wall Street protester Malcolm Harris. Read more

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Strange Tweets Haunt Syfy Series (Tom Loftus/Digits)

Tom Loftus / Digits:
Strange Tweets Haunt Syfy Series  —  Twitter is branching out somewhere new – television drama.  —  The microblogging service is set to play a key role in “Haven,” a Syfy Channel series that explores the eerie goings-on in a small town in Maine.  In a story arc starting this Friday …

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