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Why Digital Citizenship Must Be Taught in Schools

From smartphones and apps to computers and social networks, technology has permanently invaded kids’ lives, much to the benefit of parents and educators.

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Big Patent Firm Sues Nine Tech Firms

Intellectual Ventures LLC, which has spent a decade buying and filing for patents, named nine big technology companies as defendants in its first-ever infringement suits. The closely held firm was co-founded by former Microsoft Corp. chief technology officer Nathan Myhrvold, who had avoided litigation for years but never ruled it out.

75 Percent of All Spam Globally? On Our Backbones? Holy Cow!

According to security experts, Web-hosting outfit McColo is responsible for enabling the broadcast of more than 75 percent of all spam globally. Its client list is a rogues gallery of bad-guy syndicates involved in everything from botnets to counterfeit pharmaceuticals and kiddie porn. So how is it that MoColo’s ISPs, Hurricane Electric and Global Crossing, were unaware of that until notified by a Washington Post reporter?