Health-care facilities in two states have begun exchanging data with each other and public health agencies over the Internet as part of a pilot program that standardizes the way patient information is transmitted. The goal is to speed up data transmission and to track public health trends, the U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) announced today.
The Internet has returned to Egypt.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will soon begin testing new software designed to better protect the privacy of individuals passing through its full body scanners at U.S. airports.
AT&T has "systematically" overcharged iPhone and iPad owners with capped data plans by inflating the amount of data they download and adding "phantom traffic," a lawsuit claimed last week.
The U.S. Department of Justice and an organization representing police chiefs from around the country renewed calls on Tuesday for legislation mandating Internet Service Providers (ISP) to retain certain customer usage data for up to two years.
Prompted by fallout from the WikiLeaks debacle, the White House Office of Management and Budget has asked all federal agencies and departments handling classified data to shore up efforts to identify untrustworthy and discontented employees.
Hewlett-Packard will pay $16.25 million to settle a case that resulted in jail time for a school district's former chief technology officer and computer reseller of HP equipment, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON - China is producing 97% of the <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9172418/China_s_control_of_rare_metals_threatens_jobs_tech">world's supply of rare earth elements</a> , and is using its monopoly power against the U.S. by cutting exports, raising prices, and fashioning its power as an incentive for electronics makers to increase or shift production to China.
Two members of the U.S. Congress Tuesday hit Facebook with a series of questions about the latest privacy issues surrounding the site's most popular applications.
Problems with electronic voting machines at several polling locations across New York state were reported today as voters attempted to cast ballots in the state's primary election.
Apple lost its bid today to criminalise "jailbreaking," the practice of hacking an iPhone to install unauthorized apps on the smartphone, according to a decision by the U.S. Copyright Office and the Library of Congress.
Computer maker Dell has proposed a settlement in a long-term investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission into the company's accounting and financial reporting practices, the company said Friday.
While Australia grapples with its planned National Broadband Network (NBN), one prominenet critic says New Zealand-style regulation is needed to kickstart competition.
— Wail disconsolately! Gnash teeth!
— By 2012, it'll be in the bag
As expected, the Telecommunications Amendment Bill introduced by Minister of Communications David Cunliffe was passed in Parliament with overwhelming support. The only dissenting votes were from the two members of right wing party ACT, whose leader Rodney Hide stated that he sees the bill as theft of Telecom's property rights.