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Sen. Schumer calls for increased public WiFi security

Sen. Charles Schumer on Sunday called on major U.S. web site operators such as Amazon and Twitter to switch to a more secure protocol to prevent identify theft and other security breaches in places like coffee shops.

Analysis: Jewellery demand supports gold in investment demand dips

China vows to develop gold market as demand rises
The proportion of total gold demand accounted for by jewelry fell to just over 50 percent in 2009 from 75 percent in 2004. In the same period investment demand nearly tripled. But jewelry buyers still have a key role to play in the gold market, which they are likely to keep despite any slight fall-off in demand.
India's Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee sits before giving the final touches to the federal budget 2010/11 in New Delhi February 25, 2010.

Pranab unveils budget, dismisses policy drift worries

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee announced on Monday a food security bill for 2011/12, a budget measure that would provide cheap grains for millions of India's poor but which has sparked worries over its huge cost.
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Japan sets up secret spy agency: WikiLeaks

Japan has created a covert foreign intelligence agency to spy on China and North Korea and to collect information on terrorist attacks, said a media report citing the whistleblower website WikiLeaks.

New Gemalto app embeds Facebook on SIM cards

Digital security company Gemalto NV has developed an application that embeds Facebook on SIM cards, letting GSM phone users stay connected on the social networking site even if without data plans.
TSA new body scanner software

Misusers of TSA body-scan images to be punished

Any person or authority found misusing scanned body images, produced during Transportation Safety Administration’s routine security checks on all US major airports, will be punished with up to a year in prison and a fine up to $100,000.
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Reform Social Security but keep benefits: Geithner

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Tuesday the United States needs to shore up its massive pension program without slashing Social Security benefits or subjecting them to the whims of the stock market.
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Work on social security reforms needed: Geithner

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Tuesday the United States needs to put its massive pension program on a sounder footing but vowed to reject efforts to slash Social Security benefits and subject them to the whims of the stock market.
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U.S. to work on social security reforms: Geithner

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Tuesday the country needs to put its massive pension program on a sounder footing but rejected plans that would slash pension benefits and subject them to the whims of the stock market.
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Geithner: Reform Social Security but keep benefits

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Tuesday the United States needs to shore up its massive pension program without slashing Social Security benefits or subjecting them to the whims of the stock market.
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Obama holds line on Social Security in budget plan

Social Security would not change significantly under President Barack Obama's 2012 budget plan, leaving for later a fiscal reckoning on the massive U.S. pension program for the elderly and disabled.
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RIM says state security demands are normal

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is not alone in facing demands from governments for access to its data services, and it is just a normal part of the business, co-chief executive Jim Balsillie said.

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