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Professor finds profiling in ads for personal data website

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LAS VEGAS - Dr. Latisha Smith, an expert in decompression sicknesses afflicting deep sea divers, has cleared criminal background checks throughout her medical career. Yet someone searching the Web for the Washington State physician might well come across an Internet ad suggesting she may have an arrest record.

Professor finds profiling in ads for personal data website

LAS VEGAS - Dr. Latisha Smith, an expert in decompression sicknesses afflicting deep sea divers, has cleared criminal background checks throughout her medical career. Yet someone searching the Web for the Washington State physician might well come across an Internet ad suggesting she may have an arrest record.

Life, Tech 6:08am GMT

Professor finds profiling in ads for personal data website

LAS VEGAS, Nov 25 - Dr. Latisha Smith, an expert in decompression sicknesses afflicting deep sea divers, has cleared criminal background checks throughout her medical career. Yet someone searching the Web for the Washington State physician might well come across an Internet ad suggesting she may have an arrest record.

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Four injured in fire at U.S. State Department

WASHINGTON - A fire broke out during routine maintenance at the U.S. State Department on Saturday, injuring four maintenance workers, officials said.

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Shoppers buy earlier this holiday season

CHICAGO/SAN FRANCISCO - Online shopping has grown sharply so far this holiday shopping season after U.S. retailers pushed out a slew of mobile and Internet deals that lured consumers before Cyber Monday, traditionally the biggest day for e-commerce in America.

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Four injured in fire at State Department

WASHINGTON - A fire broke out during routine maintenance at the U.S. State Department on Saturday, injuring four maintenance workers, officials said.

12:31am GMT

U.S. shoppers buy earlier this holiday season

CHICAGO/SAN FRANCISCO - Online shopping has grown sharply so far this holiday shopping season after U.S. retailers pushed out a slew of mobile and Internet deals that lured consumers before Cyber Monday, traditionally the biggest day for e-commerce in America.

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UPDATE 2-U.S. shoppers buy earlier this holiday season

CHICAGO/SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 24 - Online shopping has grown sharply so far this holiday shopping season after U.S. retailers pushed out a slew of mobile and Internet deals that lured consumers before Cyber Monday, traditionally the biggest day for e-commerce in America.

12:14am GMT

Shoppers buy earlier this holiday season

CHICAGO/SAN FRANCISCO - Online shopping has grown sharply so far this holiday shopping season after U.S. retailers pushed out a slew of mobile and Internet deals that lured consumers before Cyber Monday, traditionally the biggest day for e-commerce in America.

24 Nov 2012

U.S. shoppers buy earlier this holiday season

CHICAGO/SAN FRANCISCO - Online shopping has grown sharply so far this holiday shopping season after U.S. retailers pushed out a slew of mobile and Internet deals that lured consumers before Cyber Monday, traditionally the biggest day for e-commerce in America.

24 Nov 2012

The Facebook Doctrine

Changes to Instagram and other more substantive and complex alterations to Facebook’s user-feedback policy this week show the world’s largest social network has a clear modus operandi: What's good for Facebook is good for you.

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