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Black Hat: System Links Your Face to Your Social Security Number and Other Private Things

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Black Hat: System Links Your Face to Your Social Security Number and Other Private Things Soon it will be practicable to take someone's photo on a smartphone and within minutes know their Social Security number and a range of other private data.
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Digia Opens Qt Office in the US Finnish company Digia has opened an office in the U.S. in an effort to boost the commercial usage of a cross-platform application and user interface framework...
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India's HCL Says News International Deleted Mail News International directed service providers contracted to maintain its e-mail system to delete some messages, according to Indian outsourcer HCL Technologies...
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Cognizant's Revenue, Profits Rise on Outsourcing Demand Cognizant Technology Solutions reported on Tuesday growth in revenue and profits for the quarter ended June 30, as demand grows for offshore outsourcing.
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LightSquared to Provide Satellite Phones for Tribes LightSquared said Monday it will donate as many as 2,000 satellite phones, with service, to a health agency serving American Indians in rural areas.
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