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FCC proposes 911 fines for mobile carriers

The agency has proposed a total of $2.8 million in fines for Sprint-Nextel, Alltel, and U.S. Cellular for failing to have 95 percent of their networks capable of using E911

Hitachi and Seagate take one giant leap with laptop drive encryption

Rival companies deliver strong, secure drives that don't skimp on performance

The darker side of Monster.com

Google CFO heads for retirement

George Reyes, Google's CFO for the past five and a half years, will step down at the end of this year

Yahoo wants China torture case dismissed

Claiming that the case is a matter for the Chinese government to decide, Yahoo has petitioned a California court to dismiss a lawsuit brought by jailed Chinese dissidents

Intel’s vPro chips in more security for businesses

Intel's latest vPro microprocessors provide expanded security capabilities with hooks for third-party PC defense and management tools

Intel adds desktop NAC to latest chips

Intel's new vPro Core 2 Duo chips will provide integration with NAC tools, though some analysts say it will be some time before NAC use is widespread

Get paranoid: There’s a spook in your inbox

Reason No. 7: Every call is a could-be conference call with Uncle Sam

Get paranoid: Google knows what you searched last summer

Reason No. 2: Lusting after your personal data is the lifeblood of this beast

Top 10 reasons to be paranoid

Every bit of your virtual existence is being monitored -- get scared accordingly