FBI Reveals Plans to Build Vast Social Media Monitoring System - Forbes

he FBI has published a document outlining their intent to build an extensive social media monitoring system, and what they’ve come up with looks, on paper at least, extensive and more than a little big-brotherish.

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Consumers in the middle of Google-Facebook battle ? USATODAY.com

Google and Facebook might have finally gotten the average consumer riled up about privacy.

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Is your smartphone telling every website you visit your telephone number? | Naked Security

O2 mobile users in the UK are venting on Twitter today, fuming at their discovery that their phone number is being shared with every website that they visit over the network.

Is this something that we will have to worry about here soon?

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Testimony of Richard Cordray before the Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs > Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Richard Cordray, the new director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) made his first trip Tuesday to Capitol Hill since his controversial recess appointment, Republicans seemed satisfied that he would at least hear their concerns.
Cordray promised a House oversight subcommitte that he would consider publishing a regulatory agenda for the year, take small-business owners' perspective into account and listen to congressional advice on how to deal with other regulatory agencies.

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New aviation consumer protections take effect this week - Welcome to the FastLane: The Official Blog of the U.S. Secretary of Transportation

DOT's Office of Aviation Consumer Protection and Enforcement was hard at work in 2011 protecting the interests of the flying public

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Official Google Blog: Updating our privacy policies and terms of service

In just over a month we will make some changes to our privacy policies and Google Terms of Service. This stuff matters, so we wanted to explain what’s changing, why and what these changes mean for users . . .

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How The Biggest Solar Storm Since 2005 Is Going to Affect You

There's a solar Coronal Mass Ejection travelling towards us at 1,400 miles per second, the largest solar storm since 2005. It will hit Earth around 9am Eastern Time, causing fluctuations on the power grid and disruptions to the Global Positioning System.

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Pedestrian Safety: How Innovative Tech Could Save Your Life

When it comes to pedestrian traffic, safety should be the number one concern, but transportation infrastructure in the United States is built to accommodate cars, not people. This focus is putting lives at risks and the data shows it — in 2010, pedestrian fatalities rose 4.2%, and pedestrian injuries due to motor vehicle crashes increased by 19% from the previous year, according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. With 4,280 pedestrians killed and 70,000 injured in 2010 in the U.S. alone, cities are installing technologies that will improve pedestrian safety on busy streets.

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- Technology tackles teen drivers' p...

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Technology tackles teen drivers' phone distractions ? USATODAY.com

Anxious parents worried about teens and distracted driving are tapping new technology to keep their young drivers from texting, surfing and even talking behind the wheel.

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Suze or not, look closely at celebrities' prepaid cards ? USATODAY.com

Don't choose a prepaid card just because it's from Suze Orman.

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iKeyboardRemote Controls Music on an iOS Device from Your Keyboard

Mac: If you use your iOS device to play music on your stereo, you usually have to stand up and walk over to it in order to skip a song. iKeyboardRemote is a desktop app that keeps you from having to walk over to your stereo by controlling the basic music playing functions from your keyboard.
iKeyboardRemote uses a Bluetooth connection between your computer and your iOS device. With Bluetooth enabled on both devices, iKeyboardRemote will walk you through the process of pairing the two together. After the two are communicating with each other, you control your iOS device's music playback using the media keys on your keyboard. Since it's Bluetooth, the range isn't phenomenal, but if you often have your device connected to a stereo that's a bit out of reach from you computer, this is a great way to stay in control. iKeyboardRemote is a free download in the Mac App Store.

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Face recognition: In the future, can you remain anonymous? - Jan. 13, 2012

ace recognition and detection technology is becoming cheaper, faster, and much more commonplace, raising the question of whether people will be able to remain anonymous in the near future.

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Turn Facebook pink, red or black? Don?t fall for online scams | Naked Security

Have your Facebook friends invited you to switch your boring blue Facebook profile to an attractive shade of red, black or shocking pink?

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- New Website Fixes Your Facebook Pr...

- New Website Fixes Your Facebook Privacy Settings | Security & Privacy | Social Networking | Security http://ow.ly/1gCchP

- Novartis issues voluntary recall d...

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New Website Fixes Your Facebook Privacy Settings | Security & Privacy | Social Networking | SecurityNewsDaily

A new website eases the burden of figuring out what permissions you've given up in your Facebook, Twitter or Flickr accounts, and helps you revoke any you feel might be too invasive or could land you and your online data in danger.

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Novartis issues voluntary recall because of broken, mislabeled pills - CNN.com

Pharmaceutical company Novartis on Sunday voluntarily recalled a number of over-the-counter drugs -- including certain bottles of Excedrin and Bufferin -- because of complaints about mislabeled and broken pills.

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- CFPB mortgage complaint system is ...

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CFPB mortgage complaint system is up and running > Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

The CFPB is accepting mortgage complaints from consumers who have experienced difficulties in the housing market, including problems related to mortgage documents, mortgage servicers, and foreclosure.

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More Tweets are 28 characters long than any other length

If you’ve ever wondered how long the average Tweet is, then this graph should answer some questions for you. . . .

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