14 posts and columns on terrorism

Terror-Fighting Start-Up Palantir Technologies Just Raised $68 Million — But From Whom?

in News on September 8, 2011 at 3:16 pm PT

An SEC filing shows the secretive data analytics firm has been busy raising money. Again.
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A Norwegian National Tragedy That Unfolded on the Web (Updated)

in News on July 22, 2011 at 4:45 pm PT

The details of a horrifying two-part attack in Norway’s capital city unfolded in large part on Twitter and YouTube. Update: The number of confirmed dead has now reached 80.
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What's on Osama bin Laden's Hard Drive? Hopefully a Lot.

in News on May 3, 2011 at 12:31 pm PT

As more details emerge about the raid that ended the world’s most famous manhunt, attention is turning toward other things of value captured. For openers, what useful information might be found on Osama bin Laden’s computer? Hopefully, a great deal.

In the End, a Lack of Tech May Have Helped Bring Bin Laden Down

in Enterprise on May 2, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

A key clue leading up to the attack that brought Osama bin Laden to justice was a lack of a phone or Internet connection on his property. By forgoing modern communications technology, he may have drawn attention to himself.

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BlackBerry's Reprieve in India Puts Google, Skype in the Hot Seat

in News on August 31, 2010 at 10:12 am PT

Yesterday, India gave RIM a two-month grace period in which it will be allowed to continue its BlackBerry services while government security agencies test a system that gives them access to encrypted messages and email. This came as welcome news to BlackBerry users, but authorities are expected to focus next on Gmail and Skype, whose strong encryption and VoIP technology make it impossible for domestic intelligence agencies to monitor for terrorist activity. A spokesman for Google says that the company hasn’t yet received a notice to comply with security demands.

Viral Video: Clinton's Diplomacy in the Conan-Newark Mayor Feud

in News on October 12, 2009 at 7:15 am PT

It looks like Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will have her hands full with pretty dicey nuclear and terrorism issues in North Korea and Pakistan this week, but she managed to find time last week to try her diplomatic hand at working out the state of emergency between late-night television talk show host Conan O’Brien and Newark Mayor Cory Booker. Here are the videos.
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Shield-Law Amendment Excludes Unpaid Bloggers

in News on September 23, 2009 at 4:19 pm PT

A recent amendment to the federal shield bill being considered in the Senate will exclude non-“salaried” journalists and bloggers from the proposed law’s protections. The law, called the Free Flow of Information Act, is intended to prevent journalists from being forced to divulge confidential sources, except in cases such as witnessing crimes or acts of terrorism.

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The Web’s Role in Terrorism May Be Overstated

in News on March 11, 2009 at 7:45 am PT

The Internet might be the best and cheapest way to spread an idea, but its role in furthering terrorism has been overestimated by Western governments, says a new study by the London-based International Center for the Study of Radicalization and Political Violence.

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HP Printers: Big in Iran?

in News on December 30, 2008 at 2:27 pm PT

There’s lots of talk in the tech industry these days about capitalizing on growth in “emerging markets,” countries like China, Vietnam and Brazil where people are rapidly buying computers and printers. A story in Monday’s Boston Globe says Hewlett-Packard Co. is taking that strategy one step further: Its printers, writes Farah Stockman, “have become a top seller” in Iran–a country whose economy the U.S. government wants to prevent from emerging.

French Add Censuré to "Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité"

in News on June 10, 2008 at 2:36 pm PT

The Internet-filtering agreements New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo inked with Verizon (VZ), Sprint (S) and Time Warner Cable (TWX) today, while certainly groundbreaking, pale a bit in comparison to the ones announced in France.
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French Add Censuré to “Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité”

in News, June 10, 2008 at 2:36 pm PT