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FCC and mobile carriers commit to nationwide text-to-911 by May 2014

It seems almost stupid that it’s nearly 2013 and we’re still unable to communicate with our emergency services in any way other than picking up the phone and calling them. We can certainly imagine...

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Friday, December 7th, 2012 Net News No Comments

As Drone Debate Rages, Police Move on to Million-Dollar Spy Planes

A Pilatus PC-12 NG Spectre in flight. While the nation disputes if, when and where the government should use drones over U.S. soil, Texas state police are taking their surveillance efforts to the next...

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Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Ridejoy: Ride-Share with Your iPhone

Popular ride-sharing website Ridejoy now offers the Ridejoy app. Recently there has been a flurry of ride-sharing programs with Ridejoy being one of the most popular. Basically, Ridejoy allows drivers to sell their...

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Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012 Net News No Comments

Magnotta Case Used to Sell Canadian Surveillance Legislation – Memo’s

Newly found memo's suggest that the Minister for Public Safety Vic Teows was trying to use the Luka Rocco Magnotta case to sell the controversial online surveillance legislation. The revelations aren't entirely a...

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Friday, July 13th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Wikileaks: Italian firm sold Syria secure radios as crackdown raged

As the US and Europe leveled increasingly severe sanctions on Syria, Western tech companies were still working eagerly with the Assad regime and Syrian government-owned entities. This is according to e-mails obtained by...

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Thursday, July 5th, 2012 Net News No Comments