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CIA overseeing 3-day war game on Internet
May 25 2005 10:05PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The CIA is conducting a war game this week to simulate an unprecedented, Sept. 11-like electronic assault against the United States. The three-day exercise, known as "Silent Horizon," is meant to test the ability of government and industry to respond to escalating Internet disruptions over many months, according to participants.
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Nokia unveils handheld Internet tablet
May 25 2005 9:03PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Nokia Corp. is introducing a handheld tablet for Web-browsing over a wireless broadband connection, the company's first non-phone mobile device and the latest in a long line of attempts to create a so-called "Internet appliance" for quick online access around the home.
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Feds shut Web site in piracy crackdown
May 25 2005 7:51PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal raiders. Internet pirates. Intergalactic screen adventures. The government announced a crackdown Wednesday on the theft of movies and other copyright materials that has the elements of a film plot.
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FBI investigates Stanford computer breach
May 25 2005 6:47PM (CT)
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) - The FBI is investigating a computer security breach at Stanford University that resulted in the theft of personal data _ including letters of recommendation and Social Security numbers _ for nearly 10,000 people.
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Friendster taps CEO amid market challenges
May 25 2005 6:41PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Friendster Inc., one of the biggest startups in the "social networking" niche, appointed a new chief executive Wednesday, hoping to make the company profitable and revive its status as a trendsetting Internet destination.
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Sweden's Parliament OKs anti-piracy law
May 25 2005 5:02PM (CT)
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Sweden's Parliament on Wednesday made it illegal to download copyright material from the Internet and approved measures to discourage people from burning copies of CDs and DVDs.
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Montana leaves private info on computers
May 25 2005 12:10PM (CT)
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - State agencies failed to remove private information before retiring outdated state computers, risking public disclosure of Social Security and credit card numbers, medical records and income taxes, a new report discloses.
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Ga. credit-card holders 'blink' cards
May 25 2005 7:19AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - About 400,000 credit-card holders in Georgia will be the first in the country to use a new technology that allows them to pay for items by waving their card near a terminal instead of swiping it through a machine.
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