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W I R E D N E W S Top Stories - 09:15AM 23.Aug.04.PDT
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Army: JetBlue Data Use Was Legal (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
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A report by the Army's inspector general concludes that a
controversial data-mining project involving airline passenger records
did not violate federal privacy law. Critics say the report
misinterprets the law. By Ryan Singel.
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Politicos Dig Deep for Your Data (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
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This election year, activist groups are targeting undecided voters
through consumer databases. But veteran campaigners say no magic
formula can predict how people will vote based on where they live and
what they buy. By John Gartner.
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E-Vote Machines: Secret Testing (Machine Politics Sunday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/evote/0,2645,64668,00.html/wn_ascii

Even though tax money pays for voting machines, the three companies
that certify the nation's voting technologies operate in secret. The
reason? Their contracts with the voting machine makers specify secrecy.
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Electricity Revives Coral Reef (Technology Sunday)
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A Balinese project uses low-wattage electrical current to stimulate
the regrowth of a badly damaged coral reef. It's the world's largest
coral nursery ever built using this technology, in an area where most
of the world's coral species live.
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Catching Meth Cooks Pink-Handed (Technology Sunday)
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Midwestern farmers welcome a new fertilizer additive that leaves a
telltale fluorescent pink stain on the hands of anyone who touches it.
Theft of anhydrous ammonia fertilizer, used to make methamphetamine,
has become a major problem for farmers.
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Reporting to Work Mid-Flight (Technology Sunday)
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Business travelers will soon take advantage of airborne internet if
two companies have their way. Boeing and software maker iPass plan to
use satellite and Wi-Fi to connect high fliers to the office.
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