A director from the Stanford Center for Internet and Society sits down to dinner with NSA Director Keith Alexander to talk about leaked documents and government spying…….

Daniel_Stuckey writes “As a result of the sequester-induced budget cuts, the CIA is closing the Historical Collections Division office, which declassifies historical documents, and transferring the divisions responsibilities to the office that handles FOIA requests. The Historical Collections Division is described on its website as ‘an important part of CIA’s ongoing effort to be more…

Simple and fun, the one-month-old iPhone application has already been downloaded 200,000 times and is striking a cord with tech celebs…….

129% more defendants in recent years, 89% of those in software-patent lawsuits……

Innumerate devices enlighted by downloadable fix……

PolygamousRanchKid writes “Targeting the soaring cost of higher education, President Barack Obama on Thursday unveiled a broad new government rating system for colleges that would judge schools on their affordability and perhaps be used to allocate federal financial aid. But the proposed overhaul faced immediate skepticism from college leaders who worry the rankings could cost…

Your car stores a lot of your personal information. Here are a few simple steps that you can take to help protect your privacy…….

Six months after capping free mobile listening at 40 hours, Pandora is letting listeners keep the music going as long as they like without a fee, mostly because it’s found other ways to crimp how long you tune in…….

An anonymous reader writes “A guest at at Quebec hotel was bitten by bed bugs, brought some down to the front desk and asked for new room. While the fully booked hotel offers to get him another room in a different hotel, he stays out the night then leaves — telling people at the hotel…

WISEly getting the most bang for its space buck……