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Obama Administration Seeks Online Privacy Rules()
The Obama administration is calling for stronger privacy protections for consumers as mobile gadgets, Internet services and other tools are able to do a better job of tracking what you do and where you go.
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Troubled Sony Pins Hopes On PlayStation Vita()
Sony launched its new PlayStation Vita on Wednesday. The portable device is geared toward hard-core gamers and offers a lot of new technology. And after a string of tough times at Sony, the company needs this gadget to sell. Sony is trying to distinguish the Vita from the smartphones it's competing against.
How Companies Are 'Defining Your Worth' Online()
February 22, 2012 Advertisers collect information with every digital move people make. They then target ads based on that information. Communications scholar Joseph Turow worries that advertisers will use such data to discriminate against people and put them into "reputation silos."
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So Pinterest Is A Woman's World. Does That Matter?()
February 22, 2012 Pinterest, which has drawn lots of media interest and millions of users, has been tagged "digital crack for women." But while most users are female, men are finding ways to use the social media site, like Drew Hawkins' "Board of Man."
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Twitter Diplomacy: State Department 2.0()
February 21, 2012 Diplomacy in the age of social media is transforming the way ambassadors do their jobs. From tweets to Facebook posts, the State Department is encouraging ambassadors to get their messages out in new and different ways.
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Google Is Dodging Internet Explorer's Privacy Protections (So Is Facebook)()
February 21, 2012 Google, Facebook and 11,000 other companies are circumventing privacy protections in Internet Explorer.
