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Splitting Up Search: By Duncan Graham-Rowe
Friday, November 06, 2009; Distributing a search engine's index around the world could make it faster and more efficient, researchers say.

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Can Amazon's PayPhrase Combine Convenience with Security?: By Robert Lemos | 11/03/2009; Amazon hopes its latest payment technology will steal its competitors' thunder.

First Test for Election Cryptography: By Erica Naone | 11/02/2009 | 5 Comments; Novel voting technology will be used in a local government election.

In Search of What Everyone's Clicking: By Erica Naone | 10/19/2009; A real-time search engine bases its results on users' browsing habits.

Tracking Devious Phishing Websites: By Erica Naone | 10/16/2009 | 1 Comment; Researchers are monitoring a trick that makes it harder to track and shut down fraudulent websites.

China Cracks Down on Tor Anonymity Network: By David Talbot | 10/15/2009 | 28 Comments; A leading anonymity technology is targeted by the Chinese government for the first time.

Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Usurped by Streaming Video: By Erica Naone | 10/14/2009; The growth of file-sharing traffic has tailed off, but streaming video continues to expand.

Behind the Big Apple's Data Dump: By David Talbot | 10/07/2009 | 1 Comment; NYC releases a wealth of data--but with a positive spin.

Researchers Hijack a Drive-By Botnet: By Robert Lemos | 10/02/2009 | 8 Comments; The team gathered data on compromised pages and the would-be victims.

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