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Police Blotter: Armed robbers nabbed through text messages

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Court doesn’t agree with armed-robbery defendants, who say police need a judge-signed court order to obtain archived text messages. Police Blotter is a weekly CNET News.com report on the intersection of technology and the law. What: Armed-robbery defendants object to the use of their text messages…
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Pentagon could award big radio contract this month

Friday, February 8th, 2008

In a deal that could be worth billions, Boeing and Lockheed Martin are competing to design a next-generation radio system. The Pentagon will soon choose either Boeing or Lockheed Martin to design a next-generation radio system for aircraft, ships, and ground stations, a deal potentially worth billions of…
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Police Blotter: Breathalyzer code must be disclosed

Monday, January 28th, 2008

Appeals court rules that Kentucky driven facing DUI charges based on a closed-source breathalyzer can inspect the source code. Police Blotter is a weekly News.com report on the intersection of technology and the law. What: Kentucky man charged with drunken driving asks breathalyzer manufacturer for the…
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Police Blotter: Breath test code must be disclosed

Monday, January 28th, 2008

Appeals court rules that Kentucky driver facing DUI charges based on a closed-source breath test can inspect the source code. Police Blotter is a weekly News.com report on the intersection of technology and the law. What: Kentucky man charged with drunken driving asks breath test manufacturer…
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Gates misses the point on ‘creative capitalism’

Friday, January 25th, 2008

perspective The Microsoft chairman’s well-intentioned pitch for corporate activism missed the root causes of poverty. (Hint: it’s not lack of corporate charity.) Editor’s note: CNET News.com editor at large Michael Kanellos and chief political correspondent Declan McCullagh are facing off over Bill Gates’ call for businesses to allocate…
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