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Google Glass, Workday and “WTF, Firefox OS?” — 10 Things You Need to See on AllThingsD This Week
A convenient roundup of the Top 10 stories that powered AllThingsD this week.
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Judge Strikes Down Secretive Surveillance Law
A federal judge this week struck down a controversial set of laws allowing the Federal Bureau of Investigation to seek people’s data without a court’s approval, saying the strict secrecy orders demanded by the laws are not constitutional.Koozoo Wants to Help Us “Big Brother” Ourselves and the World Around Us
Hey, look. It’s the latest science-fiction-brought-to-life startup.
The Story of Dropcam, a Little Hardware Start-Up With Its Head in the Cloud (Video)
A tale of dog poop, big data and a lovable tortoise.
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When Roll Calls Go High-Tech
A federal judge in Texas next week will consider whether a San Antonio high school can force a student to take part in a program that equips students with microchips to track their attendance, despite the student’s protests that the surveillance system violates her religious views.Voices
Hewlett Packard: Products Weren’t Knowingly Sold to Syria
Hewlett-Packard Co. says its technology wasn’t knowingly sold to Syria. The Palo Alto, Calif., technology giant made that assertion to the Securities and Exchange Commission in response to a letter dated Sept. 6 and disclosed in a recent regulatory filing.Why America Is Really Worried About Huawei
As a deft practitioner of the black arts of cyber surveillance, espionage and warfare, the U.S. intelligence community knows all too well what China’s Huawei might be capable of.
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Law Enforcement Getting a Little Too Giddy With Cellphone Records Requests
Here’s a disturbing, yet sadly unsurprising revelation. Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies in the U.S. made more than 1.3 million requests for cellphone records in 2011, demanding everything from text messages to location data. And the number of requests is up sharply over the past five years, according to a congressional inquiry conducted by Rep. Edward J. Markey, D.-Mass., who called the results “startling.”Kennel-Cam Apps Let You Spy on Spot (Video)
So you think Fido wouldn’t dare jump on your bed? There’s only one way to find out …
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