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Supreme Court Backs Patents on Seeds (‘Self-Replicating’ Technology)

The Supreme Court on Monday for the first time backed patents for a self-replicating technology -- Monsanto's "Roundup Ready" soybeans -- along with its licensing agreement that allows farmers to use them only once....

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Monday, May 13th, 2013 Net News No Comments

Judge Allows Evidence Gathered From FBI’s Spoofed Cell Tower

An Arizona judge has denied a motion to suppress evidence collected through a spoofed cell tower that the FBI used to track the location of an accused identity thief.

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Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 Net News No Comments

NSA Teams Up With Colleges to Train Students for Secret Cyber-Ops Jobs

NSA headquarters in Fort Meade, Maryland. Photo: Courtesy NSA The National Security Agency is partnering with select universities to train students in cyber operations for intelligence, military and law enforcement jobs, work that...

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Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012 Net News No Comments

Appeals court revives lawsuit challenging NSA surveillance of Americans

It’s easy to forget these days, but former President George W. Bush’s illegal warrantless surveillance program was never halted by Congress, nor by the Obama administration; it was merelylegalized in a 2008 law...

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Monday, March 21st, 2011 Net News No Comments

Congress asks to review DoD and NSA contracts with HBGary

Anonymous’s recent exposure of a federal contractor’s plan to take down WikiLeaks has led to a congressional probe seeking data on contracts the company and its partners hold with the US military and...

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Thursday, March 17th, 2011 Net News No Comments

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