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    Under fire after censoring a Chinese blogger, Microsoft on Tuesday announced a new policy for dealing with government requests to block content that violates local laws.

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  • What Google censors in China

    Google's new China search engine not only censors many Web sites that question the Chinese government, but it goes further than similar services from Microsoft and Yahoo by targeting teen pregnancy, homosexuality, dating, beer and jokes.

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    The FBI's Carnivore cyber-snooping software could be a headache for conscientious security professionals. What's at stake? For corporations it's trade secrets, confidential business interactions, and the ability to conduct e-commerce without the threat of governmental, non-governmental organisation, or international snooping.

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    In this interview, Clearswift chief technology officer Alf Pilgrim discusses rising spam volumes, the Australian government's plan to filter the internet, and why IT can't play nanny any more for the business it serves.

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    In Washington and Silicon Valley circles, betting has already begun on who will be the nation's first chief technology officer.

  • Joe Biden's tech voting record

    US vice presidential candidate Joe Biden has a mixed record on technology, spending most of his Senate career allied with the FBI and copyright holders. His anti-privacy legislation was actually responsible for the creation of PGP.

  • Uncloaking the US Patriot Act

    More information is dribbling out about the exercise of extraordinary powers granted to federal police since Sept 11. We unmask the Patriot Act.

  • Collaborators at Google -- and beyond

    Charles Cooper says the tech industry should move beyond its take-it or leave-it approach to trade and human rights.

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