A tool created in a joint research project between the U.S. government and a defense contractor scrapes Foursquare, Facebook, and Twitter to predict where you'll be next.
U.S. authorities want to give alleged Megaupload kingpin Kim Dotcom access to just a single 40-page document out of 22 million e-mails before his extradition hearing, according to Stuff.co.nz.
Dotcom has become a bit of an Internet folk hero as …
Near Infinity, a software development and big data company the caters to the U.S. government, has raised $17 million in a new round of funding.
Near Infinity builds applications for the U.S. intelligence community for personal communication, search, analysis, and …
The CTO and CIO of the U.S. government have announced a new digital roadmap for the U.S. that encourages the further use of open data, and tries to inspire developers to work for the government.
“We have an opportunity to …
Megaupload, the popular file-hosting site that the U.S. government shut down in mid-January, may have had many users in the U.S. government, according to new interview with founder Kim Dotcom.
Dotcom (pictured) and several other Megaupload employees were named in …
Former National Security Agency director Mike McConnell urged cloud companies to have a political opinion today, stating the US government is moving “very, very slowly to address [cloud] threats.”
“We are the most digitally dependent nation on earth, we have …
The Obama administration has unveiled a new framework for protecting Americans’ data on the Internet, including a commitment to technology that allows consumers to opt out of tracking, the government announced today.
“American consumers can’t wait any longer for clear …
Two British tourists were detained and barred from entering the U.S. after the Department of Homeland Security flagged one of them for joking to “destroy America” and to dig up Marilyn Monroe’s grave on Twitter.
British citizens Leigh Van Bryan …
The National Transportation Safety Board has suggested a nation-wide ban on using cell phones for talking or texting while driving, even hand’s-free, in a steep measure that would change how people use their phones in the U.S.
Drivers distracted by …
