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RFID implants for people?

Two cousin companies bet the fast-expanding market for animal RFID chips will extend to humans before long. BusinessWeek

U.K. government to close 551 websites

Hundreds of government websites are to be shut down "to make access to information easier" for people. BBC News

Analysis: Adult film industry embracing HD DVD

One story says claims that Blu-ray disc manufacturers don't want the porn industry releasing content on Blu-ray, while a second story says that adult filmmakers have decided to cast their lot with HD DVD. Ars Technica

PayPal to offer password key fobs

Small hardware device generates a one-time password every 30 seconds. Users just enter the six digit code along with other personal information to login to the system. Daily Tech

Buh-bye Cingular!

Starting Monday, the newly reconstituted AT&T; will begin an advertising campaign, replacing the Cingular wireless phone brand with its own. Digital Trends

Piracy site wants own island to beat copyright laws

Group said it would consider any territory in international waters to avoid copyright legislation. Agence France-Presse

2007: The year of the "expert wiki"?

Two recent wiki projects have decided that what Wikipedia needs is experts--lots and lots of experts. Ars Technica

How much to keep 'crapware' off a Windows PC?

At CES, Michael Dell asked show goers how much would they be willing to pay to keep "crapware" or preinstalled programs off a new PC. Ars Technica

MPAA caught uploading fake torrents

The MPAA and other anti-piracy watchdogs have been caught trapping people into downloading fake torrents. Slashdot

Spy coin report overblown, U.S. official says

Report that that some Canadian coins have been compromised by secretly embedded spy transmitters is overblown, according to a U.S. official familiar with the case. The Globe and Mail

Animal-human hybrid cloning deferred

Controversial proposals to make embryos by merging human and animal material remain on hold following a decision by the UK regulator of embryo research. New Scientist

Secure passwords keep you safer

Bruce Schneier explains how programs crack your security, offers analysis and instructions for more secure password creation. Wired News

Rumor squashed: No $100 laptop for you this year

Negroponte denied that OLPC has made any such commitments, but he did affirm that they are considering this and other options should they decide to adopt a consumer release. Ars Technica

Why DRM's best friend might just be Apple Inc.

Apple has become a digital gatekeeper for media companies; iTunes is the best way to reach consumers with music, movies, podcasts, and television. Ars Technica

Shocking but true: Non-techies do exist

Occasionally oppressed, these non-users eschew the technologies that have everyone else constantly connected. USA Today

Cranky search engine targets exasperated boomers

Does surfing the Web exhaust--and even exasperate--older people? The backers of Cranky.com are betting on it. MSNBC

Setback for safe storage of nuclear waste

Material that promised to lock up nuclear waste for hundreds of thousands of years may not be up to the job. New Scientist