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Even President Obama can't control content on the Internet

C-level executives and presidents alike are learning that matter how much they may want to control content on the Internet, it's just not possible.

National Security Agency develops secure Android phone for top-secret calls

The super-secret National Security Agency has developed an Android phone out of commercial parts that NSA researchers say is safe for top-secret conversations. The problem of secure mobile phone

Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights: Respect it now or pay more later

The Obama administration's plan last to improve data privacy.

'Insourcing' reflects changes that impact the bottom line

As the election season moves into high gear, the rhetoric surrounding outsourcing versus hiring domestically is predictably rising. The White House jumped into the fray last week, hosting an "

Tributes to Steve Jobs, 1955-2011

Steve Jobs died Wednesday at the age of 56. Apple, the company that he co-founded with Steve Wozniak in 1976, announced that it "has lost a visionary and a creative genius, and the world has lost an

Obama's American Jobs Act could help some IT workers

IT pros who are veterans or who have been unemployed for more than six months could benefit from the job creation plan President Barack Obama outlined before Congress last week. Under the American

Transparency breeds trust

If businesses are calling on CIOs to provide strategic direction, the job should also entail offering insight on technology's role in over-arching objectives, not just specific operations.

Open government strategies may want to consider security, governance...Sharepoint?

Back in December 2009, the White House challenged the federal government to be more transparent and better leverage social media by issuing an Open Government Directive . More than a year later, many

Data privacy high on next year's policy agenda

Much has been made of the many uncertainties facing businesses and their IT executives in the year ahead, but one area in which there is sure to be movement is data privacy policy. Leaked, stolen and

Has WikiLeaks or web censorship gone too far?

This past weekend, WikiLeaks , the organization that publishes whatever government documents it can get its hands on, leaked thousands of pages of private cable correspondence between U.S. embassies