It's the new front in the nanny state: Microchips placed in garbage bins to monitor how much people throw away. A pro-privacy group warns in a new report that more than 2.6 million of the chips have been surreptitiously installed in what is seen as a ...

US national security leaders and top cyber warriors from around the world are gathering here to plot defenses against criminals and spies that increasingly plague the Internet. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and White House Cyber Security Coordinator Howard Schmidt will take part in this week's RSA conference along with computer defense companies and technology icons such as Apple ...

Producers of a Spanish reality TV show aimed at encouraging reconciliation have thrown out two contestants for aggressive behaviour following angry bust ups and even allegations of death threats. The show, "Big Brother: The Re-encounter", puts pairs of participants from past editions of "Big Brother" -- where a group of people are confined to a house under the constant gaze of ...