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The awesomely named Project Eagle Claw is an effort to shut down Nigerian email scams and improve the nation's image. Apparently the initiative is well underway—already officials have made 18 arrests and shut down 800 sites. More »Let's Look At Credit Score Rankings by Email Domains
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Gmail's 'Got the Wrong Bob?' Feature Keeps You From Emailing Nude Photos to Your Mom
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Kwikset's Connected Locks Feature Remote Locking, Email Notifications
Every city dweller has had that panicky moment of "Crap, did I leave the door unlocked this morning?" Kwikset's new locks let you check to see if you did in fact forget, and then lock the door if you did. More »Internet Distractions, In Order of Importance
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The iPhone is no stranger to gaping security flaws, but this one's a doozy: You know how when you delete emails, you expect them to be, well, deleted? On iPhone 3.0, that's just not how things work. This is bad. More »The Week In iPhone Apps: Sorting Emails, Crushing Empires
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