Palestinians pin their hopes on high-tech
The Associated Press has an interesting article today on the fledgling Palestinian high tech industry and how it could one day drive the territories’ sluggish economy. The Seattle Times writes [...]
Facebook slimming down for summer
The International Herald Tribune reveals that “[h]aving nearly tripled its audience and added about 20,000 new applications over the past year, the popular online hangout Facebook is about to undergo [...]
SFLC steals a page from the Business Software Alliance – good thing there is no patent on strike lawsuits!
Those of us who thought maybe Free Software was all about love and peace and breaking with the "tyranny" of copyright and other intellectual property might have been surprised by [...]
There is a new type of DDOS attack! Great! (No, I’m not serious.)
The Register reveals that “[a] new type of denial-of-service attack, called permanent denial-of-service (PDOS), damages a system so badly that it requires replacement or reinstallation of hardware. A researcher has [...]
UC Berkeley finds consumers assume their personal information is protected when it’s not
SFGate.com reveals that “[m]any Californians don't understand how businesses are using and selling their personal information, according to a report released today by the Samuelson Law, Technology and Public Policy [...]
Encouraging Foreign Investment By Limiting Political Influences
By Nora von Ingersleben and Braden Cox The United States currently faces the worst financial crunch and crisis since the Great Depression. Thanks to the sub-prime mortgage disaster, banks have [...]