
Tunnel Vision: Border Patrol Agents To Spot Tunnels With Advanced Ground-penetrating Radar
They're digging tunnels
along the US border at a
fast and furious pace, but
not a single one of them has
ever been discovered by US
... > full story

Bin Laden's Hide-out? Geographers Urge US To Search Three Structures In Pakistan For Bin Laden
While U.S. intelligence
officials have spent more
than seven years searching
fruitlessly for Osama bin
Laden, geographers say they
... > full story

RFID Chips: A Privacy And Security Pandora's Box?
A research article published
in the current issue of the
International Journal of
Intellectual Property
Management suggests that Big
Brother could be opening a
... > full story

Fire Risk: Close-up On Habitat–forest Interfaces
In the French Mediterranean
region, scattered
habitations are gradually
gaining on the forest,
increasing the risk of fire
start-ups and creating new
... > full story
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Online Ethics And The Bloggers' Code Revealed
June 26, 2009 Whatever their reason for posting their thoughts online, bloggers have a shared ethical code, according to a recent study. Key issues in the blogosphere are telling the truth, accountability, ... > full story -
Is Personal Data Safe At Firms?
June 22, 2009 Making rules can be just as difficult as complying with them. Researchers investigated how well the Personal Data Protection Act (Dutch acronym Wbp) is harmonised with other rules that firms must ... > full story -
Distributed Security: A New Sharing Approach To Online Security
June 18, 2009 Could an entirely new approach to online security, based on distributed sanctions, help prevent cybercrime, fraud and identity theft? A report in the International Journal of Intercultural ... > full story -
Jury 'Lottery' Goes On Trial
June 18, 2009 The current legal system relies on the moral compass of each individual jury to decide the outcome of a trial. This method could be viewed more as a lottery than an infallible system of justice. To ... > full story -
NIST, DOD, Intelligence Agencies Join Forces To Secure US Cyber Infrastructure
June 17, 2009 NIST, DOD, the intelligence community and the Committee on National Security Systems has released the first installment of a three-year effort to build a unified information security framework for ... > full story -
Risks Of Sharing Personal Genetic Information Online Need More Study, Bioethicists Say
June 8, 2009 With just $399 and a bit of saliva in a cup, consumers can learn about their genetic risk for diseases from breast cancer to diabetes. Now, thanks to social networking sites set up by personal ... > full story -
Study Shows Gay Couples Want Legal Rights, Regardless Of Marriage
June 1, 2009 New research shows that gay and lesbian couples are forming long-term, committed relationships, even in the absence of the right to marry. However, couples surveyed for the study overwhelmingly said ... > full story -
Judges Tossing Out Civil Cases Based On Personal Opinions, Legal Expert Says
May 18, 2009 Some federal judges are tossing out civil cases based on their own opinions, a disturbing trend that makes background checks even more important in the search for a new associate justice for the US ... > full story -
New Formula For Trade Mark Protection Urged
May 18, 2009 Trade mark protection serves the needs of trade mark owners well – but to the detriment of ... > full story -
Privacy Problems And E-government
May 15, 2009 Local and regional government websites represent a significant privacy concern for the electorate, according to a new article. However, research suggests that a standard privacy policy could address ... > full story
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