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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: security technology

security technology stories: 3 news summaries

(Newser) - Apple today issued an update for its iPhone operating system, patching a flaw in its text-messaging operation that security experts say could have allowed serious hackers to “take over every iPhone in the world,” AllThingsD reports. “Contrary to what’s been reported,” a company spokesman said,... More »

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iPhone • Apple • hackers • security technology • software patch

Trade Show Offers Top Gear to China Cops

Washington shocked
as US firms sell
gizmos to Beijing

Apr 27, 08 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A police trade show packed with Western goods is thriving in Beijing despite worldwide outrage against China, the New York Times reports. DuPont and Motorola are among big-name companies selling items like bulletproof Kevlar and wireless systems for cops. Washington, which forbids the sale of police technology to China, was... More »

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China • security • police • Beijing • security technology • trade show

Improved Security Lost in 'Maze'

Post-9/11 promises haven't translated into better airport security systems

Feb 8, 08 5:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Whiz-bang technology that would keep terrorists from destroying airplanes, promised after the 9/11 attacks, hasn't materialized, the Washington Post reports. The various players blame each other for bureaucratic, legal, and market failures. One security-industry exec calls the Transportation Security Administration "a maze"; TSA officials blame firms for not delivering... More »

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terrorism • airport security • TSA • airport screener • security technology

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