6-2-9 Tech News

techpresident

Breaking NY Times story:

“N.S.A.’s Intercepts Exceed Limits Set by Congress”

http://is.gd/sFms

“The National Security Agency intercepted private e-mail messages and phone calls of Americans in recent months on a scale that went beyond the broad legal limits established by Congress last year, government officials said in recent interviews.”

techpresident

Obama’s Cybersecurity Review, Reviewed

http://tinyurl.com/nukj88

“President Obama released a “Cyberspace Policy Review,” and advocates, activists, and lawmakers are judging it a solid first shot. There are signs that the Obama White House is making it a priority to cause a subtle but powerful shift in how the public thinks about cybersecurity. It’s not just about the digital infrastructure, but also our own considerable dependence on computers and the Internet.” techpresident

“Birthers” Fouling OpenGovt Interactive Site

http://tinyurl.com/nrcwth 

“…what the “birthers” are doing is the equivalent of spamming up a public bulletin board, and reducing its utility for everyone else. (This is completely different than Minority Leader John Boehner using the site to push his suggestion that Congress act in a more transparent manner by posting all major legislation online 72 hours before a vote, by the way.)”

guardiantech

Is Twitter dominated by men?

http://bit.ly/fYtQt

“…it’s the questions of gender balance that are really mind boggling – with numbers indicating that Twitter is a much more masculine affair than other social networks, which are primarily driven by female users.”

Nanotechnology-

the freedom technology - a freedom report

http://bit.ly/11Jwa

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