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How easy is it for the IRS to go through your email?

Apr 15, 2013
Are you sure there's nothing in your email that would contradict that tax form you are about to sign? Civil liberties advocates are using this tax return deadline to criticize federal law that doesn't see email as all that private.

Inbox overload: How to time your emails for less stress

Apr 3, 2013
When it comes to your email, how soon are you expected to reply? And when is it ok to delay?

Gmail fail? Microsoft says it has a new Outlook

Feb 19, 2013
Microsoft is launching a $30 million ad campaign today to promote Outlook.com -- a new product meant to compete with Internet-based email systems like Google Inc.’s Gmail.

The Petraeus scandal and why email just isn’t secure

Nov 14, 2012
Former CIA director David Petraeus communicated electronically with his biographer using a not so secure email technique supposedly favored by terrorists to cover their tracks.

The surprising economics of spam

Aug 13, 2012
A look at the screwy economic model of that pesky inbox filler.

Target vs. Amazon: A battle over 'showrooming'

May 4, 2012
The big red retailer is sick of showing off products just to lose the sale to the e-tailer.