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China to block IT products that don’t pass ‘cybersecurity vetting’

Tensions are rising between China and the U.S. over cyber security issues and could limit business for U.S. tech firms such as Microsoft, IBM, and Cisco

‘Do not track’? Oh what the heck, go ahead

The browser privacy system is in tatters, and most websites either don't honor DNT or interpret it in different ways

Obama backs new surveillance law that tech companies reject

Tech industry group that includes Facebook and Google says it cannot support in its current form the legislation that puts curbs on NSA spying

Senator scraps legislation targeting patent trolls

There's wide disagreement on how to deal with abusive patent lawsuits, Leahy says

Privacy takes a beating in the FBI’s kangaroo court

Feds ran roughshod over Lavabit, forcing it to shut down and proving the government is fighting to win -- and fighting dirty -- in the privacy wars

BlackBerry throws its hat into IoT ring with Project Ion

Working from its QNX platform, the company will offer a cloud-based platform for back-end development

Google beefs up Apps mobile management features for Android

A new feature lets admins configure the suite to wipe an account from an Android device that's been inactive for a preset period of time

Couchbase brings NoSQL power to mobile apps

Couchbase Mobile promises native embedded NoSQL on mobile devices, both to bolster apps and to help Couchbase stand apart from other NoSQL providers

Employers want Java skills more than anything else

Employers want Java skills more than anything else

IT job site Dice.com says that by a wide margin, the top search by employers is for Java/J2EE