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Cellphone Spyware Lets You Eavesdrop On Calls, Track Every Move (VIDEO)

Posted 11.19.2009 | Technology


Spyware for cellphones has taken Big Brother a whole new set of capabilities. With the new spyware software now available, you can be alerted every t...

The Writers Workbench: Spy vs. Spy

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 05.22.2009 | Media


Robert J. Elisberg

It's taken a while, but the world has finally, seemingly caught on that having anti-spyware and anti-virus protection is a good thing.

MILF's Problem with MILFs

Keith Thomson | Posted 01.26.2009 | World


Keith Thomson

By sticking with its current acronym, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front is in a precarious position made famous by the Nixon fundraising organization, the Committee to Re-Elect the President (CREEP).

Internet Fraud as a Market Failure

Charles Perrow | Posted 01.18.2009 | Business


Charles Perrow

If fraud expands faster than financial transactions on the internet, we might find there is a market for safe software.

One Way to Find bin Laden

Keith Thomson | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics


Keith Thomson

2008-11-21-combay_bat.jpg One solution might be sending in this six-inch-long robotic micro-aerial vehicle known as the Com-Bat. In concept, similar to a radio-controlled toy.

The Writers Workbench: Anti-Spyware

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 08.01.2008 | Business


Robert J. Elisberg

In terms of computer security, most of the major programs are major for very good reasons. But in malware protection, one shouldn't assume a Recognizable Name is better just because it's recognizable.

Microsoft Helps Nab $900M Piracy Ring

AP | JESSICA MINTZ | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


SEATTLE — Near-perfect knockoffs of 21 different Microsoft programs began surfacing around the world just over a decade ago. Soon, PCs in more ...

New Advertising Start-Up Spies On Your Calls

AP | PETER SVENSSON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


A startup has come up with a new way to make money from phone calls connected via the Internet: having software listen to the calls, then displaying a...