CISPA Cybersecurity Bill Passes the House

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The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, passed the House of Representatives Thursday on a bipartisan vote of 287-127 with 18 representatives not voting. CISPA now faces the tough odds of being adopted and passed by the Democratic-controlled Senate, which favors other approaches to cybersecurity legislation.

CISPA's passage in the House comes despite a veto threat from the White House, which argued the information-sharing bill risks compromising Americans' online privacy and affords companies legal shelter should they put customers' privacy at risk...

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9 Ways to Cut Your Smartphone Data Bill

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As the average webpage/image/file on the internet has grown, most folks' monthly allowance for mobile bandwidth has gotten smaller. (Exceptions: Sprint users and those grandfathered into an unlimited plan.) Today, it's extremely easy to use a gigabyte of data in a month. The quantity will just keep rising—and with it, the potential for massive monthly bills.

So what are the best ways to put the brakes on the neediest data hogs? Here are the nine most effective changes you can make to get the of your daily data usage.

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Epic Rap Battle: Steve Jobs Versus Bill Gates

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The latest Epic Rap Battle of History pits the two biggest names in tech against one another.

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A Mobile User Privacy Bill of Rights

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Mobile smartphone apps represent a powerful technology that will only become more important in the years to come. But the unique advantages of the smartphone as a platform-a device that's always on and connected, with access to real world information like user location or camera and microphone input-also raise privacy challenges. And given the sensitivity of the data that many consumers store on their phones, the stakes are even higher for manufacturers, carriers, app developers, and mobile ad networks to respect user privacy in order to earn and retain the ever-important trust of the public.

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Rising Tax Bills Are On The Way: 8 Ways To Reduce Yours

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2012 is going to be a busy year. Not only because of the presidential election but also because by the end of the year it’s likely that many Americans will face higher tax bills.

Why the higher taxes? Well, part of it is due to the expiring Bush tax cuts and the other part to a new Medicare tax on investment or unearned income for families with incomes above $250,000.

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Is the Senate Trying to Sneak In a New SOPA Bill?

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After the Internet bandied up together and killed SOPA, you'd think the government would be a little weary of introducing SOPA-like bills less the Internet start a revolution and start calling out dumb politicians. Guess not though because it looks like Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid still wants to censor the internet with a new bill hidden under the mask of cybesecurity. SOPA in sheep's clothing.

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Infographic: Effects of the Internet Blacklist Bill (SOPA)

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If you've been living under an Internet-free rock the past couple of weeks, you might have managed to miss the steady drumbeat of opposition to HR 3261, the so-called Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Then again, if you've been living under an Internet-free rock, you've already had a preview of what we're facing if SOPA goes into effect.

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This Congressman Wants To Destroy The Internet As We Know It

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Sen. Patrick Leahy is on a mission to destroy the Internet.
He is the man that introduced the PROTECT-IP act into the Senate and spawned what became the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House of Representatives. Both acts have a decent chance of passing.

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