The U.S. Government's Growing Appetite for Google Users' Data
Government and law enforcement demands that Google share user data are growing 25 percent every six months
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Tom Simonite
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I’m MIT Technology Review’s IT editor for hardware and software and enjoy a diverse diet of algorithms, Internet, and human-computer interaction with chips on the side. Working in our San Francisco office, I cover new ideas about what computers can do for us, whether they spring from tech giants, new startups, or academic labs.
My journey to the West Coast started in a small English town called Wantage and took in the University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, and five years writing and editing technology news coverage at New Scientist magazine.
Tom Simonite's Stories
Five Things the Petraeus Affair Teaches Us About Online Surveillance
The FBI methods used to reveal the CIA director's affair are relevant to all Web users.
Five Reasons for Apple to Ditch Intel’s Chips
Apple could open up new opportunities by building PCs with the same chips as in iPhones and iPads
EmTech: Nicira’s Next Goal Is Greening the Internet
The company’s technology has the potential to reconfigure the plumbing of the Internet.
An Operating System for the Cyber War Era
Kaspersky thinks it can protect the control systems for power plants and other critical infrastructure.
Rivals Soar After Apple Apology
iPhone users are apparently keen to avoid relying on Apple's new mapping app.
Facebook Starts Sharing What It Knows about You
Your data is most valuable when combined with what other companies know.
Smartphone Makers Can't Afford to Mess up Mapping
Apple's unpolished maps app has proved just how much smartphone users rely on good directions.
What's Facebook's Next Business?
To live up to the value of its stock Facebook needs a new way to make money.
Google Charges Online Stores to Appear in Some Searches
Stores that want their goods to appear on Google Shopping must pay for the privilege.
