When the Communications Decency Act (CDA) was enshrined into law with the passage of the historic Telecommunications Act of 1996, it contained a number of controversial provisions that covered "obscene or indecent" online content.

According to the Microsoft Security Response Center, Microsoft will issue three Security Bulletins on Tuesday, and it will

For the most part, advocates of free markets contend that competition and innovation go hand-in-hand, as individuals and companies compete to find optimal solutions that will bring them financial success.

One-time security consultant and significant black hat John Schiefer has been sentenced to four years in federal prison after pleading guilty to multiple

counts of fraud last April.

Lovers of parental control capabilities will be pleased as punch at the Federal Communications Commission's latest Notice of Inquiry, which asks for public comment on ways to disperse "advanced blockin

"Twitter blackout" appears to be the new "march downtown waving placards." Emboldened by the success of New Zealand's recent avatar blac

I wrote a few weeks ago about changes Microsoft has made to Windows 7's User Account Control (UAC) that make the component less secure than it was in Vista.

Software Tree, a Silicon Valley database company that develops object-relational mapping technologies, has filed a lawsuit against Red Hat, alleging that the Java-based JBoss application server infringes on one of its patents.

Microsoft and the EU aren't going to be exchanging love letters anytime soon, but the EU's decision to relax the level of scrutiny it previously mandated should help ease tensions between the two behemoths.

A few years back, satellite imagery was the exclusive domain of government entities. But private business has gradually moved in, and over time, the equipment they're sending into space is providing sharper imagery and greater detail.