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Parents sue Uber over daughter’s death, claim its app is illegal

The suit claims using Uber's app makes drivers unsafe

Old-school Wi-Fi is slowing down networks, Cisco says

Cisco engineers are proposing standards changes to pare down unnecessary traffic

Lavabit to have its day in federal appeals court

The now defunct secure email service is standing up for the right to protect encrypted communications

Google’s DeepMind buy would add smarts to search, robots and homes

Google's artificial intelligence acquisition could affect long line of its products

6 dirty secrets of the IT industry

Executives at Bitcoin startup face money-laundering charges

Two defendants were charged with using Bitcoin to facilitate illegal drug sales

With BYOD smartphones on the rise, IT headaches will become migraines

Windows unified code is important to IT, IDC says

Call centers as social media hubs

Contact centers were once 95% voice but now social media represents almost half the load

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Report: Spy agencies collude to gather personal data from mobile apps

The mobile versions of Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter were cited as targets