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I wasn't quite sure what to think when I first heard Time magazine had named Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg its Person of the Year for 2010 ...

We've been hearing a lot lately from people who think it's time to start policing the Internet. ...

Like almost everyone -- including government and law enforcement officials on multiple continents -- I'm struggling to answer this question: Exactly who is Julian Assange? ...

It would be natural to assume that George W. Bush and Mark Zuckerberg have nothing in common ...

This story was originally published on Aug. 27, 2010, and is brought to you today as part of our Best of ECT News series ...

With Black Friday fast approaching, I've been thinking a lot about how various forms of technology have become ingrained into our everyday lives ...

From the beginning of the social media revolution, it was obvious that the legal system was going to have trouble keeping up. ...

Because I've spent most of my working life writing about technology, people expect me to be among the first to adopt every new device and application that hits the market. So, I often find myself explaining that it's because I follow tech trends closely that I'm seldom an early adopter ...

Consumer privacy advocates are outraged that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has decided to stop investigating why Google was collecting personal information transmitted by users over private WiFi networks. ...

The personnel shakeup taking place at Digg offers an example of how difficult it can be for a social media site to make the transition from a popular online destination to a profitable business enterprise. ...

Microsoft unveiled a series of Windows Phone 7 handsets on Monday that will offer a range of features and services, including a version of the AT&T's U-verse, that are designed to help Microsoft make up the ground it has lost in the mobile space in recent years ...

Verizon Wireless unveiled its plan for rolling out its 4G network on Wednesday, offering a glimpse into how the wireless experience will change for most users in the not-too-distant future ...

Congress is unlikely to pass legislation regulating the activities of broadband Internet service providers this year. And it's not clear when -- or if -- such rules will be enacted ...

Blockbuster, the company that once reigned atop the video rental business, announced Thursday that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. This may be its last chance at surviving in an industry in which consumers increasingly are gravitating toward services that enable instant access to movies on PCs and other devices ...

Monday's announcement that Oracle and HP have settled the lawsuit triggered by Oracle's hiring of former HP CEO Mark Hurd may seem surprising, given that the suit was filed just two weeks ago. However, there are many reasons both companies would want to end this battle now ...

Microsoft may find itself at odds with the Russian government after creating a new license permitting free use of its software by certain nonprofit organizations and small newspapers in more than 30 countries around the world. Plans for this new license were revealed Monday in a blog post authored by Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith ...

It's no secret that newspaper companies are seeking new sources of revenue as readers -- and the advertising dollars that typically follow them -- migrate to electronic media. The New York Times Co. was among the first newspaper publishers to deliver its content to mobile devices. Now, it's hoping to turn a profit by helping other publishers to do the same...

It's no secret that newspaper companies are seeking new sources of revenue as readers -- and the advertising dollars that typically follow them -- migrate to electronic media. The New York Times Co. was among the first newspaper publishers to deliver its content to mobile devices. Now, it's hoping to turn a profit by helping other publishers to do the same...

It's no secret that newspaper companies are seeking new sources of revenue as readers -- and the advertising dollars that typically follow them -- migrate to electronic media. The New York Times Co. was among the first newspaper publishers to deliver its content to mobile devices. Now, it's hoping to turn a profit by helping other publishers to do the same...

Adobe has acknowledged that its widely used programs for creating and reading PDF files currently are under attack by hackers, but it has offered little information about how it plans to thwart the assault. ...