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Ford November 3, 2015

Ford demo of car-to-car communication shows what happens when cars talk

The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration will publish recommendations in the coming weeks for new car-to-car communication. A demo in a specially tricked out 2014 Ford Taurus gives a front-seat view of how it works.

Privacy November 3, 2015

'Gaming' the system: NSA sucking data from apps like 'Angry Birds'

The NSA has been spying on smartphone apps, especially popular ones like "Angry Birds" that "leak" our data. So why aren't we angry at "Angry Birds" as well as the NSA?

Personal Tech November 3, 2015

Here's when crowdsourcing actually works

Crowdsourcing was supposed to be the Big Idea that leveraged the interconnectedness of the Internet -- but the results have been generally discouraging. Yet in one case, crowdsourcing is working. What is it? 

Personal Tech November 3, 2015

Stop-sign camera heralds new era in surveillance

Could we become a nation of digital squealers? Will technology go beyond state-sponsored surveillance of our behavior and turn us all into a society of snitches?

Personal Tech November 3, 2015

Apple loses e-book pricing lawsuit, but are consumers the real losers?

Is it a good thing that Apple lost its battle to fix prices on e-books? Yes. Is it going to make life better for readers and publishers? No.

FBI November 3, 2015

Could revelations about NSA spying make us less secure?

No matter where the debate about freedom, democracy and the Constitution goes from here, the leaked information concerning the National Security Agency's various secret surveillance programs including Prism is going to have some immediate fallout.

Privacy November 3, 2015

Harvard snoops through professors' email, teaches new lessons in privacy

Even some of the smartest people can be really dumb about technology. To wit, the recent hubbub at Harvard University over the scandalous, surreptitious searching of academia's finest's e-mails.

Personal Tech November 3, 2015

Tech hype vs. tech help: 3 must-have gadgets from CES 2013

Not all of CES was about gawking gadget giddiness. There was some practical news about products and services that could actually save you money -- and make your life easier too.

Personal Tech November 3, 2015

What I learned from Wikipedia's most popular articles of 2012

A ranking of popular 2012 Wikipedia articles in different languages offers a fascinating window on global trends around the world—and some anomalies.

Personal Tech November 3, 2015

Offbeat gifts for nice gamers

What are the holidays without play days? And even if you can't play, at least you can give someone close to you games to play with.

Home Ent November 3, 2015

6 tech gadgets that won't get regifted

The coolest products aren't necessarily the latest models or the market leaders--or the most expensive digital doodads. The coolest gadgets are the ones you end up using the most.