Topic - safety

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General news, Security, Internet

New York AG Subpoenas Facebook

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo slaps Facebook with a subpoena, saying his office is launching an investigation into weak protections against sexual predators on the social network.
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Computers, Media

Microsoft Urges Safe Gaming

Redmond giant teams with Best Buy and Boys & Girls Clubs to push more secure video games.
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Computers

Lenovo, IBM Recall 500K+ Batteries

ThinkPad makers issue recall of half a million Sony batteries after fire report.
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Media

MySpace to Publish Online Safety Tips

In an effort to calm fears of sexual predators, social network teams with teen magazine, others to publish commonsense safety tips for parents, school administrators.
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Computers, Security

Firms Eye Video Surveillence

Startups are using digital technology to turn video surveillance into a tool for analyzing every irregular occurence.
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Media, Internet

MySpace Tightens Safety

As it faces a suit involving the assault of a 14-year-old, MySpace pledges to do more to protect younger members.
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Security, Internet

MySpace Hires Safety Czar

Responding to online predator threat, social networking site hires ex-Microsoft officer.
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Security, Internet

MySpace to Hire Safety Czar

Safety concerns prompt the social networking site to warn young people against revealing their personal info online.
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Biosciences, Finance

RADAR Finds Drug Reactions

A study finds 15 medical treatments linked to serious reactions, including 170 deaths.
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Archives

Wireless Watch: Safety in numbers

A political war is engulfing the wireless industry, and the ammunition is numbers and statistics. So far, the government has the upper hand.
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Archives

There's safety in Internet security

In a hot market, Internet Security Systems is cooking. Reporting a strong third quarter, the company is taking a lead in an industry that is growing ever more important.