Google today dismissed concerns by a former senior federal IT official that the company’s controversial new privacy policy would create problems for customers of Google Apps for Government (GAFG).

Obama Signs Global Internet Treaty Worse Than SOPA

Months before the debate about Internet censorship raged as SOPA and PIPA dominated the concerns of web users, President Obama signed an international treaty that would allow companies in China or any other country in the world to demand ISPs remove web content in the US with no legal oversight whatsoever.

Apple briefly surpasses Exxon as most valuable US company

NEW YORK — Apple briefly surpassed Exxon as the most valuable U.S. company after an excellent quarter, though the oil company has regained the lead at the market’s close.

10K Reasons to Worry About Critical Infrastructure

MIAMI, Florida – A security researcher was able to locate and map more than 10,000 industrial control systems hooked up to the public internet, including water and sewage plants, and found that many could be open to easy hack attacks, due to lax security practices.

By TIM MAK | Politico The Twittter account of Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, a former supporter of the anti-piracy legislation PIPA, was hacked Monday by a follower of the Anonymous “hacktivist” group. “Dear Iowans, vote against ACTA, SOPA, and PIPA, because this man, Chuck Grassley, wants YOUR internet censored and all of that BS,” read [...]

Cyberattack prevented from crippling DOJ website, official says

From FOXNews.com WASHINGTON – A former senior intelligence official tells Fox News the justice department pulled its website offline Thursday evening, following signs hackers planned a denial of service attack on the site — an assault clearly linked to arrests in New Zealand of a massive, worldwide piracy ring. Hackers aligned with the global cyber-collective [...]

Army’s Virtual Reality Plan: A Digital Doppelganger for Every Soldier

The Army wants soldiers of the future to be all they can be — onscreen and off.

The Tea Party Helps Hold the Line on Internet Freedom

By George Zornick, The Nation Since 2009, the far right has seen the evil hand of government intruding everywhere: healthcare reform was really a diabolical plot to institute government death panels that would kill off the elderly and disabled. Bailing out the auto industry was really a government takeover of a proud American private manufacturing [...]

Counting Twitter mentions would have you believe that Ron Paul is the most popular Republican candidate in the ongoing U.S. primaries. Umm, right.

Zappos Says Hackers Accessed 24 Million Customers’ Account Details

Twenty-four million Zappos customers are getting an unpleasant Sunday-evening surprise.