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Yesterday at 3:33 AM  Imagine being at home in the evening and finding several police knocking at your door asking about a bomb in your home.

Monday, June 17, 2013  Apple says it received between 4,000 and 5,000 government requests for data over 6-month period

Thursday, June 13, 2013  Long-running study on Internet use finds 86 percent of Americans are online and most believe Big Brother is watching

Thursday, June 13, 2013  Leaker Snowden's allegations about US hacking give China new edge in cyber war of words

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Intelligence official says US spy program will remain despite backlash at home and abroad

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Search for 1st Web page by European physicists is as elusive as mysteries of the universe

Monday, June 10, 2013  The man responsible for leaking to the press information about sweeping U.S. surveillance programs has revealed his own identity.

Friday, June 07, 2013  Like profit-driven companies, US government mining Big Data to dig deeper into people's lives

Friday, June 07, 2013  Intelligence chief declassifies details of phone-records program after uproar over snooping

Thursday, May 30, 2013  The Grainery in Payson Illinois has developed an international business relationship with a Japanese businessman and antiques from the area are being shipped overseas to Japan.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Senate to pass online sales tax bill in victory for national retailers; House fate uncertain

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Online poker is back: Nation's first legal, real-money site launches in Las Vegas

Friday, April 26, 2013  The Senate passed a bill Thursday imposing state and local sales taxes on Internet purchases, but opponents believe they can kill the bill in the House.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  You may have heard of memes like "lolcats," "planking" and more recently the "Harlem Shake," but have you heard of "Gallon Smashing?"

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Technology makes it easier to transfer digital files, but are you doing it illegally?