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Apps transform cellphone users into citizen scientists
Jan 7, 2013
Scientists are looking to take advantage of the vast population of cellphone users to collect data.
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Cell phone location data raises protection/privacy issues
Oct 1, 2012
California Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill over the weekend that would have made it harder for police use cell phones to track suspects' locations. Similar debates about protection versus privacy are happening around the country.
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A spike in government surveillance, and wine sales on Amazon
Oct 1, 2012
A new report says the U.S. Justice Department allowed law enforcement agencies to examine more private data in 2010-2011 than in the entire previous decade. And Amazon is planning online wine sales.
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AT&T's Mobile Share plan hammers customers for data overages
Jul 19, 2012
AT&T offers customers a simple and flexible world where they don’t get to use as much data as they might like.
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Taking control of your personal data
Jun 8, 2012
Your personal data gets mined every time you do a Google search or browse Amazon. But now, some start-ups are trying to let consumers take control of their data -- and get something in return.
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Visa cardholders hit by data breach, blackout
Apr 2, 2012
Visa has dropped card processor Global Payments after a big data breach on Friday. It compromised the credit card information of more than a million cardholders.
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AT&T sets new limit on 'unlimited' data plans
Mar 2, 2012
Company "throttles" or slows down data for users who hit the limit. To get back up to speed, they'll have to pay for more data.
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AT&T plans to slow down data usage
Mar 2, 2012
It's the end of the line for truly unlimited data on your AT&T phone -- even for the folks who were grandfathered in.
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If your wireless carrier had a pro wrestling alter-ego, it would probably be called “The Throttler.”
Feb 24, 2012
But would it win many matches?
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Apple to build new data center in Oregon
Feb 22, 2012
Apple is buying 160 acres to build a new data center. Amazon, Google and Facebook already own land in the state for their own server farms.
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