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Activists Threaten to Spill Congress' Browsing Histories After Privacy Rollback Vote

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Bethania Palma
Mar 30, 2017 One activist says he plans to create a searchable tool that allows constituents to look up legis ...
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Trump Signs Executive Order on Cybersecurity

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Arturo Garcia
May 11, 2017 Critics say the order threatens to lead to a "haphazard patchwork of fixes" regarding how to det ...
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Did the FBI Compile an 83-Page Guide to Internet Slang?

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Nur Ibrahim
Apr 21, 2022 Even the FBI needs help decrypting what the youth are saying.
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'Don't Add' Warning

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David Mikkelson
Sep 26, 2007 Exhortation to refuse an invitation from a named stranger to converse online warns of an attempt ...
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Facebook Closed Feb. 29-30-31?

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David Mikkelson
Feb 27, 2011 Rumor: Facebook be closed for maintenance on Feb. 29, 30, and 31.
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Facebook Hacker Alert

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David Mikkelson
Feb 17, 2011 Facebook notifications stating that someone has commented on your status point to password-steal ...
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AOL and AIM

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David Mikkelson
Aug 11, 2007 Does AOL 'have the right to use anything in your IM messages in any way without compensation to ...
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Is the 'Talking Angela' App Unsafe for Children?

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David Mikkelson
Sep 30, 2013 The Talking Angela app supposedly unsafely prompts children to provide personal information abou ...
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Facebook 'Automation Labs' Warning

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David Mikkelson
Feb 2, 2010 Entering 'Automation Labs' into Facebook's 'Block List' option will display a list of twenty pe ...
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Bra Color As Facebook Status

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David Mikkelson
Jan 8, 2010 Setting your Facebook status to match your bra color will help boost breast cancer awareness?
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Cartoon Character As Facebook Profile Picture

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Barbara Mikkelson
Dec 5, 2010 Changing your Facebook profile picture to one of a cartoon character will help end child abuse?
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Cash for Clunkers

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David Mikkelson
Aug 3, 2009 Consumers visiting the 'Cash for Clunkers' web site must agree that their computers become U.S. ...
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Girl Kills Herself Facebook Scam

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David Mikkelson
Dec 20, 2010 A girl killed herself after her father posted something awful on her Facebook wall?
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Dell Keyboard Loggers

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David Mikkelson
Aug 11, 2007 Is Dell selling computers with keyboard loggers installed?
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Trump Wants to Shut Down the Internet?

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Kim LaCapria
Dec 9, 2015 Donald Trump made some confusing remarks about an internet shutdown or ban, but he appeared to b ...
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FDA/Facebook Donations for National Hunger Awareness Month

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David Mikkelson
Jan 5, 2011 The FDA is donating $1 to homeless shelters for every person who changes their Facebook profile ...
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GeoCities Closing

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David Mikkelson
May 6, 2001 Will Yahoo be shutting down all Geocities web site ?
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Google PhoneBook

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David Mikkelson
Mar 12, 2002 Will entering a phone number into Google produce a home address and a map with directions to tha ...
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Facebook Hacker Alert

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David Mikkelson
Feb 17, 2011 Facebook notifications stating that someone has commented on your status point to password-steal ...
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Facebook Hacker Door

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David Mikkelson
Feb 2, 2010 Listing yourself as your friend on Facebook does not create an 'open door' for hackers.
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