D.C. Will Centralize Security Monitoring- April 10, 2008 The D.C. government plans to begin centralized monitoring of about 5,000 security cameras it maintains throughout the city, giving emergency-management officials a broad look into schools, public housing and other sites.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/techpolicy/index_xml/~3/270963042... Stolen NIH Laptop Held Social Security Numbers- April 10, 2008 Social Security numbers for more than 1,200 participants in a National Institutes of Health study were stored on a stolen laptop containing their medical records, putting those patients at risk of identity theft, agency officials said yesterday.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/techpolicy/index_xml/~3/270963043... Murdoch And AOL Join Fight Over Yahoo- April 10, 2008 The competition for Yahoo heated up last night, as the Internet portal became the prize in a sudden and furious flurry of dealmaking among the world's largest media and Internet titans.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/techpolicy/index_xml/~3/270963044... War Games- April 9, 2008 Was there anything that happened at the Petraeus hearings that wasn't entirely predictablehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/techpolicy/index_xml/~3/267008985... FBI Data Transfers Via Telecoms Questioned- April 8, 2008 When FBI investigators probing New York prostitution rings, Boston organized crime or potential terrorist plots anywhere want access to a suspect's telephone contacts, technicians at a telecommunications carrier served with a government order can, with the click of a mouse, instantly transfer key...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/techpolicy/index_xml/~3/266243702... Favorite Education Blogs of 2008- April 7, 2008 Early last year, as an experiment, I published a list of what I and commentator Walt Gardner considered our favorite education blogs. Neither Gardner nor I had much experience with this most modern form of expression. We are WAY older than the Web surfing generation. But the list proved popular with...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/techpolicy/index_xml/~3/265573862... Captivating an Audience- April 6, 2008 In 1704, the Boston News-Letter published the first American newspaper ad. In 1941, the first TV spots were broadcast -- for a ticking Bulova watch. In 1999, Internet advertising broke the $2 billion mark.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/techpolicy/index_xml/~3/265113816... Legislature Backs 'Tech Tax' Repeal, Hospital Takeover- April 6, 2008 The Maryland General Assembly sent bills to the governor last night that would repeal the state's new tax on computer services and authorize an independent takeover of the ailing Prince George's County hospital system.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/techpolicy/index_xml/~3/265113814... AT& T, Verizon Plan Wireless Future- April 5, 2008 Verizon Wireless and AT&T said they plan to create faster and more robust networks with a new chunk of radio spectrum they won at a recent federal auction of airwaves. They also talked about moving toward more "open" networks, offering consumers the ability to use a greater number of devices and...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/techpolicy/index_xml/~3/265113817... Chemical Industry's Influence at EPA Probed- April 4, 2008 A congressional committee is investigating ties between the chemical industry and expert review panels hired by the Environmental Protection Agency to help it determine safe levels for a variety of chemical compounds.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/techpolicy/index_xml/~3/265113818... |