All sorts of private Internet communications were casually scooped up as Google Street View cars photographed the world’s streets.

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Google Privacy Inquiries Get Little Cooperation

The Supreme Court will decide whether a challenge to a 2008 federal law that broadened the government’s power to monitor international communications may proceed.

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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case on Surveillance

See something? Say something. And please, be precise. It was just after 10 a.m. Wednesday when a Loop Fan, driving in from Virginia across the Memorial Bridge , noticed a red VW bug, blinkers flashing, stopped just about halfway across the bridge. Read full article > >

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In the Loop: A communications gap to bridge between D.C. and Arlington

A secure communications channel set up to prevent misunderstandings that might lead to nuclear war is likely to expand to handle new kinds of conflict — in cyberspace. The Nuclear Risk Reduction Center, established in 1988 under President Ronald Reagan so that Washington and Moscow could alert each other to missile tests and space launches that could be mistaken as acts of aggression, would take a central role in an agreement nearing completion between U.S. and Russian negotiators. Read full article > >

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In U.S.-Russia deal, nuclear communication system may be used for cybersecurity

The Federal Communications Commission has cleared Google of charges that it illegally collected WiFi data using its Street View cars, but fined the company $25,000 for obstructing the bureau’s investigation. Read full article > >

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Google fined by FCC for impeding Street View probe

A severe storm has left four people dead in Japan and injured many more, with telecommunications and transport affected in the north.

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VIDEO: Fierce storms cause chaos in Japan

Metropolitan Police communications chief Dick Fedorcio resigns after Scotland Yard starts proceedings for gross misconduct.

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Met press chief Fedorcio resigns

Opposition groups will receive assistance such as communications equipment and medical supplies, an American official said. Separately, Turkey said it would remove its diplomats from Damascus.

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U.S. and Turkey to Step Up ‘Nonlethal’ Aid to Rebels in Syria

Opposition groups inside Syria will receive communications equipment and medical supplies from Turkey and the United States, despite the diplomatic tension it could create with Russia.

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U.S. and Turkey to Step Up Nonlethal Aid to Syrian Rebels

President Obama delivered his annual message to the Iranian people on Tuesday, using a far more confrontational tone than usual to say that he will seek ways to break through the “electronic curtain” that Tehran has thrown over the Internet and other forms of communication. Read full article > >

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Obama to Iranian people in holiday message: ‘Americans seek a dialogue’

Since Sunday, the sun has launched a barrage of flares, particle radiation and blobs of plasma that have disrupted some radio communications and forced airlines to reroute northern flights. Scientists expected the solar storm — the most intense since 2006 — to intensify Thursday morning as the latest blast pushes past Earth. Read full article > >

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Solar storms ramp up, take aim at Earth

Given the recent interest in cellphone jammers — which block cellphone signals — the Federal Communications Commission felt the need to release a document that states, unequivocally, that the devices are illegal. Read full article > >

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FCC: Cellphone jammers are illegal

While many modern executives live behind a wall of communications operatives, Rupert Murdoch, the chief of News Corporation, is openly expressing his opinions on Twitter.

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The Media Equation: Twitter Gives Glimpse Into Rupert Murdoch’s Mind

My last column responded to a worker who thought she was being targeted by a boss who had it in for “successful, outgoing females.” As promised, the other side of the coin: Reader: I’m a new manager and am finding the process challenging. While I supervise a team, I did not hire them, and I don’t have the ability to fire them. We all report to the same supervisor; however, I’m the “team lead,” so I direct most of the projects. My issue is I don’t feel respected by the project assistant. She’s a great worker and very intelligent; however, she’s in her early 20s. I get the impression that she often second-guesses my direction or decisions. While I appreciate all feedback from team members, her communication style is very up-front and borderline rude. I didn’t speak to supervisors that way when I was her age. I also feel that she tries to tell me how to do my job. It’s evident she thinks she could do a better job than I can. What statements can I make when she’s out of line? I’ve stopped responding to e-mails in which I feel I have to justify any decision to her. Read full article > >

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@Work Advice: Karla Miller on dealing with the know-it-all noob

My last column responded to a worker who thought she was being targeted by a boss who had it in for “successful, outgoing females.” As promised, the other side of the coin: Reader: I’m a new manager and am finding the process challenging. While I supervise a team, I did not hire them, and I don’t have the ability to fire them. We all report to the same supervisor; however, I’m the “team lead,” so I direct most of the projects. My issue is I don’t feel respected by the project assistant. She’s a great worker and very intelligent; however, she’s in her early 20s. I get the impression that she often second-guesses my direction or decisions. While I appreciate all feedback from team members, her communication style is very up-front and borderline rude. I didn’t speak to supervisors that way when I was her age. I also feel that she tries to tell me how to do my job. It’s evident she thinks she could do a better job than I can. What statements can I make when she’s out of line? I’ve stopped responding to e-mails in which I feel I have to justify any decision to her. Read full article > >

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@Work Advice: Karla Miller on dealing with the know-it-all noob