The Eternal Value of Privacy

Second Life Land Deal Goes Sour May 18, 2006, 2:00 am more
	An online real estate developer sues gamemaker Linden Lab for allegedly repossessing his cyberproperty. Are real judges ready to deal with virtual worlds? By Kathleen Craig.
The Eternal Value of Privacy May 18, 2006, 2:00 am more
	Supporters of wholesale government surveillance are fond of saying that only the guilty should be worried about spying. Let's put that spurious argument out to pasture once and for all. Commentary by Bruce Schneier.
Did Verizon Block U.S. E-Mail? May 18, 2006, 2:00 am more
	New allegations could delay settlement of a lawsuit charging the communications company with systematically preventing delivery of messages from Europe and Asia. By John Gartner.
Great New GPS Gadgets May 18, 2006, 2:00 am more
	Navigational tools have come a long way since the astrolabe. Forbes.com picks 10 of the coolest cutting-edge devices.
Court Deals AT&T a Setback May 17, 2006, 11:30 am more
	A federal judge refuses to give the company back its internal documents, which a whistle-blower says demonstrate AT&T's cooperation with the NSA's domestic spying. Ryan Singel reports from San Francisco.
DJ Condi Rice Tells All May 17, 2006, 6:11 pm more
	The secretary of state reveals some of her fave tunes. Plus: Phil Elverum hits All Tomorrow's Parties.... IPod can teach guitar lessons. In Listening Post.
Who You Gonna Call? Venkman! May 17, 2006, 5:55 pm more
	Mozilla's cross-platform bug buster is one of the most valuable tools available to web developers. Part two of Webmonkey's JavaScript debugging tutorial shows how to use Venkman to make scripts sing. In Monkey Bites.
Shake, Rattle and Roll May 17, 2006, 6:14 pm more
	Can you tell a sex toy from a baby toy? Find out. Plus: The Ten Commandments, an epic teen comedy. In Table of Malcontents.
ExxonMobil Backs Hybrids May 17, 2006, 8:45 am more
	The oil company is developing lithium-ion battery technology for hybrids. Plus: Honda announces a new hybrid car and diesel engine -- but no diesel hybrid. In Autopia.
Rants 'n' Raves: All Hail the G4 May 17, 2006, 12:00 pm more
	Readers say Apple still needs to develop those iPod audio capabilities and opine that data mining could catch terrorists.
The Ultimate Net Monitoring Tool May 17, 2006, 8:00 am more
	A little-known California firm called Narus makes the deep packet-inspection technology said to be the basis of the NSA's internet surveillance. Here's how it works. By Robert Poe.