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Tech News Flash: Thursday -- April 11, 2013

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IRS May Be Sifting Through Email in Defiance of Court Order
Fusion Rocket Could Hurtle Astronauts to Mars in 30 Days
Iran To Launch 'Islamic Google Earth'
How to Do Your Part in Foiling Spammers
My Alarm Is iRinging
Rumblings in the Browser World
Brainwaves Could Make Passwords Old School

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Podcast
Virtualization: An IT Prescription for Healthcare Providers (32:12)
Healthcare providers know that technology can provide an answer to
higher operating costs and ailing efficiencies within their
organizations, but strict regulatory issues and other compliance matters
have always proved to be tough obstacles. The security of patient health
data, after all, must never be compromised in pursuit of greater
efficiencies. A mid-market health services provider in Indiana, however,
is offering up an example of how to make IT work for the industry.
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Today's Story Highlights

IRS May Be Sifting Through Email in Defiance of Court Order
The ACLU has raised a disturbing possibility after reading 247 pages of
records it obtained from the Internal Revenue Service via a Freedom of
Information Act request: The agency may be reading taxpayers' emails
without a warrant. The IRS was told not to do this after a 2010
appellate court ruling in United States v. Warshak. However, the ACLU
now seems to think the IRS has reverted to its previous behavior -- or
perhaps never stopped.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/77771.html

Fusion Rocket Could Hurtle Astronauts to Mars in 30 Days
Scientists from the University of Washington and MSNW
are working on a fusion-powered rocket design that could slash the
estimated four-year round trip from Earth to Mars to a maximum of 90
days. The technology might also make flights to Mars affordable. The
launch cost alone of a manned flight using chemical rocket fuel would be
about $12 billion, according to UW.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/77758.html

Iran To Launch 'Islamic Google Earth'
Iran -- long irked by Google's mapping systems -- said that it will
launch its own 3D mapping service, one liberated from the geographical
inaccuracies and "Zionist" bent of Google Earth. The system will be an
"Islamic Google Earth," according to Mohammad Hassan Nami, Iran's
minister for information and communications technology.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/77770.html

How to Do Your Part in Foiling Spammers
Due to a concerted effort by ISPs and email providers, new laws and
education, we've seen a gradual drop in the amount of spam that appears
in our email in-boxes. However, some gets through. Here's a look at the
steps you can take to minimize this disruptive, time-wasting intrusion.
First, set your email client spam filters by looking for the Settings
area within your email program or Web interface.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/77767.html

My Alarm Is iRinging
Let's get this straight right now: Using an "iRing" to control an Apple
iTV is dumb. Mind-numbingly dumb. However, there's a seemingly realistic
rumor about it, stemming from analyst Brian White at Topeka Capital
Markets, who apparently learned of the potential motion-based controller
after a tour of Apple's supply chain in China.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/77768.html

Rumblings in the Browser World
There may never be any shortage of topics to debate and discuss here in
the Linux blogosphere, but it's not often that we see not just one but
two major developments happening in the same area on the same day. That,
however, is just what happened last week in the world of browsers. The
day started off just like any other ordinary Wednesday; then news about
Servo and Blink arrived, and it quickly became clear fate had more in
store.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/77765.html

Brainwaves Could Make Passwords Old School
Brainwave authentication can be used instead of passwords to protect
computer logins, researchers at the University of California at
Berkeley's School of Information said this week. The development opens
up the potential for users thinking certain thoughts or picturing
specific images to gain access to devices, thereby adding a layer of
biometric security.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/77762.html

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