Robert Lemos

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Entries from October 2007

Retailers look to exorcise credit-card data

October 9th, 2007 · No Comments

The National Retail Federation sends a letter asking that its members be allowed to decide what credit-card data to keep.
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Tags: Consumer Tech · Cybercrime · Security · SecurityFocus

Sputnik Stunned the World, and Its Rocket Scared the Pentagon

October 3rd, 2007 · No Comments

The standard Sputnik story goes like this: It was the launch of this metal ball that forced the United States to elevate the pursuit of science. But that’s not quite true. Technically speaking, Sputnik was no more sophisticated than a cheap transmitter from Radio Shack attached to 120 pounds of batteries. It was the R-7 [...]

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Tags: Launch systems · Space science · Wired News