Digital Government
Yahoo Has Joined the War for Your Online Identity—About Half a Decade Too Late
For nearly half a decade, Yahoo has been giving away its most valuable asset to its rivals. Now it has decided that that must stop.
Cybersecurity
Russia’s Cyberwar Against Ukraine Is Every Bit as Strategic as its Ground Offensive
Mobile phones of Ukrainian lawmakers are under attack by equipment located in Russian-controlled Crimea.
Digital Government
It Turns Out People Are Better at Protecting Their Privacy Than Companies Would Like
When social networks force openness, users become more guarded in what they share.
Digital Government
Here’s How Google Search Will Change After a 3-Year Battle With European Regulators
The company must prominently display rivals' services alongside its own products—but only in Europe.
Cybersecurity
This Company Says Its Technology Could Have Detected Snowden’s Intrusions
U.K. cyber official forgoes sweet pension to sell what he thinks is a groundbreaking cybersecurity system.
Modernization
Why Free Games Are Increasingly the Most Profitable Apps
The most downloaded apps are games.
Modernization
A Billion Smartphones Were Shipped in 2013—and That’s Not Even the Interesting Part
One way to boost growth: Convince people they need two phones.
Digital Government
Why Google Wants to Give You 101 Alternatives to .Com
Google wants to get the entire world online.
Digital Government
The Biggest Land Rush in the History of the Internet Starts on February 4
Get ready for .museum, .游戏 and .شبكة to join .gov, .com and your other favorite URL enders.
Modernization
Why Facebook Just Agreed to Give Data to Russia’s Biggest Search Engine
Russians prefer VKontakte, a home-grown social network that, in addition to connecting friends and groups, also functions as a dating site.
Modernization
Even in the Cloud, Japan and China Are at Odds
Japan’s National Information Security Center has asked government ministries to wean themselves off foreign-made typing apps.
Modernization
Why Christmas Is an Agonizing Time for App Developers
A hit can mean millions of new downloads. But it also usually involves spending millions on marketing.
Digital Government
Build-It-Yourself Computer Kits Backed by Hackers, Apple Cofounder
Raspberry Pi and Kano help people understand how computers really work.
Modernization
Japan Now Spends More on Mobile Apps Than Any Other Country
Per capita, the Japanese were spending 2.5 times as much on apps as Americans.
Cybersecurity
Where Do Cyber-Weapons Come From? Try a Cyber Arms Dealer
Multiple attacks on government and other targets may have come from a single source, report finds.
Digital Government
Get Ready for a New Digital Land Grab
But you'll need an Arabic, Russian, or Chinese dictionary.
Digital Government
Forget Big Data: The Future Is Small Data, and Facebook Just Bought It
Facebook's plan for getting the rest of the world online.
Digital Government
Shutdown Freezes Antarctica Research
Stations will only be staffed enough 'to ensure human safety and preserve government property.'
Modernization
How LinkedIn and Google+ Helped Nab an Alleged Internet Drug Dealer
This is how your social media activity gives you away.
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