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The Politics of Tennis Greats, Rick Perry Bundles Up and More in Capital Eye Opener: Sept. 1

Your daily dose of news and politics from the world of money in politics:

US-Open-tennis.jpgTENNIS GREATS’ OPEN SECRETS: As the US Open begins in Flushing Meadows, Open Secrets Blog takes a look at the political contributions of some of the sport’s biggest names.  Read more... (692 words, 3 images, estimated 2:46 mins reading time)

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Political Donors’ Gender Disparity

female-symbol.jpgAs politicians issue proclamations to celebrate Women’s Equality Day today, data from the Center for Responsive Politics show that women have a long way to go before they see equality as political donors.  Read more... (278 words, 1 image, estimated 1:07 mins reading time)

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Q&A with Matthew Pirko of San Antonio’s Cyber City USA Program

With National Cyber Security Awareness Month 2011 coming up, cyber advocates all over the country are preparing to push out the message of online safety and security. One such advocate is Matt Pirko, Principal at JesRico Consulting and a volunteer for San Antonio’s Cyber City USA Program. The NCSA sat down with Matt to discuss his plans for the NCSAM and beyond.  Read more... (65 words, 0 images, estimated 16 secs reading time)

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An Emerging Trend in Online Consumer Complaints

On SiteJabber, we see a range of positive and negative consumer reviews of online businesses. Negative reviews range from complaints of outright fraud to lousy customer service. However, over the last year, a trend has emerged in these complaints: consumers are being increasingly victimized by online businesses that aggressively market their services as one thing but bury in the fine print their actual services, which are far less desirable.    Read more... (73 words, 0 images, estimated 18 secs reading time)

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Fighting viruses – defending the net: A TED Talk by Mikko Hypponen

As computer access expands, Mikko Hypponen asks: What’s the next killer virus, and will the world be able to cope with it?

The chief research officer at F-Secure Corporation in Finland, Mikko Hypponen has led his team through some of the largest computer virus outbreaks in history. His team took down the world-wide network used by the Sobig.F worm.  Read more... (179 words, 0 images, estimated 43 secs reading time)

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