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Schools want access to Facebook profiles
WASHINGTON, March 6 (UPI) -- Many colleges and employers across the country now require access to Facebook profiles, in what some lawyers say is an invasion of privacy.

Applicants to Maryland's Department of Corrections have been asked to login to Facebook profiles during interviews and scroll through photos and wall posts. Previously applicants were required to surrender their passwords, a practice stopped by a complaint from the ACLU.

System lets car, smartphone communicate
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 6 (UPI) -- Audio system maker Harman, at the Geneva (Switzerland) Motor Show, has shown an integrated and personalized dashboard system it says will sync with smartphones.
ROCHESTER, N.Y., March 6 (UPI) -- A lot can be learned about individuals from their interactions in online social media, even when they hide their messages and posts, U.S. researchers say.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 2 (UPI) -- Computer industry analysts say a parts listing from a U.S. iPad accessories manufacturer suggests Apple's much hyped iPad 3 may actually be named the iPad HD.
LYON, France, Feb. 29 (UPI) -- Anonymous said it shut down Interpol's Web site to avenge the worldwide police agency's arrest of 25 suspected members of the activist Internet hacking group.
HELSINKI, Finland, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Finnish researchers say they're developing technology to allow smartphones to project high quality images and video onto a viewing surface such as a wall.
Apple confirms expected iPad 3 event
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Apple has confirmed it will hold an event March 7 in San Francisco where it is widely expected to unveil the iPad 3.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- The upcoming iPad 3 -- expected to be announced in a little more than a week-- could carry a $70-$80 price hike over its iPad 2 predecessor, analysts say.
iPhone struggles in debt-burdened countries
ATHENS, Greece, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Apple's iPhone may be exposing its Achilles heel in Greece, data from research firm IDC suggests.
Ford gets a charge out of Panasonic
OSAKA, Japan, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Japanese electronics giant Panasonic Corp. said Friday it would supply Ford Motor Co. with batteries for their hybrid vehicles.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. search giant Google says it is joining Microsoft, Mozilla and Apple in agreeing to give users a do-not-track option in its Web browser.
Apple said to be downsizing dock connector
CUPERTINO, Calif., Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Apple is planning to replace the dock connector on its iPad, iPhone and iPod with a smaller "micro" version, a U.S. tech Web site is reporting.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Web firms have agreed to stop tracking Web users, if users request it, as part of a new U.S. Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights, the White House said Thursday.
New Barnes & Noble Nook and price drops
NEW YORK, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Barnes & Noble has announced an 8 gigabyte version of its Nook Tablet for $199 while dropping the price of its Nook Color e-reader to $169.
ROME, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- An experiment suggesting neutrinos can travel faster than the speed of light gave false results because of a loose cable, European researchers say.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Google will introduce glasses with augmented reality software to stream information to the wearer's eyeballs in real time, The New York Times is reporting.
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