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  • Security Experts Ask House for Light a Regulatory Touch

    Cybersecurity experts on Wednesday warned members of a House subcommittee against racing to legislation that would establish an overly burdensome regulatory framework for safeguarding digital systems against attacks, instead urging a more limited approach that would clear away legal impediments such as the prohibitions against sharing critical threat information.

  • Feds look beyond LightSquared to set GPS interference standards

    A high-ranking federal official and aviation industry leaders called on Wednesday for rules to prevent future interference with GPS, looking beyond a proposal by would-be hybrid mobile operator LightSquared that may be doomed by broad opposition.

  • Obama's H-1B answer in forum may haunt him

    WASHINGTON -- Until President Barack Obama responded to a question about H-1B visas during an online forum last week, the administration had said little about the controversial program.

  • EU to stengthen its cybersecurity watchdog

    A push by European authorities to strengthen the European Union's cybersecurity watchdog has been given a green light by parliamentarians.

  • Weave open-source data visualization offers power, flexibility

    When two Boston-area organizations rolled out an interactive <a href="http://metrobostondatacommon.org/explore/gallery/">data visualization website</a> last month, it represented one of the largest public uses yet for the open-source project <a href="http://www.oicweave.org/">Weave</a> -- and more are on the way.

  • Gillard examines sport broadcast case

    The federal government will consider whether there needs to be changes to copyright laws after being lobbied by Australia's sporting codes over broadcasting rights.

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    QLD govt demands answers after pay glitch

    The Queensland government is demanding answers from the Commonwealth Bank after another glitch left thousands of police and civilian staff unpaid.

  • LightSquared asks FCC to regulate GPS receivers

    LightSquared wants the U.S. FCC to set standards for commercial GPS devices to prevent what LightSquared calls interference with other wireless services.

  • NBN to deliver virtual English tuition to new migrants

    The Federal Government will introduce a three-year trial of virtual English classes via the National Broadband Network (NBN) to new migrants in regional and rural Australia.

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    FTC warns makers of background checking apps

    The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has sent warning letters to the makers of six mobile apps used for background checks, saying the apps may violate a consumer credit protection law.

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