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Persuasion psychologist Professor B J Fogg has created a course called The Psychology of Facebook. Students at Stanford University in Silicon Valley can take the course, which ‘blends popular culture with the more time-worn principles of psychology’.
In terms of his reasoning behind starting the course, he says: “When Facebook came along I was one of ... Read more

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Microsoft have developed a new technology that can rapidly extract forensic data from laptops, phones, cameras and other electronical devices. Great for helping border control agents in identifying incriminating material – and hopefully preventing the need for them and other law enforcement agencies to seize innocent computers!
The technology is called COFEE (Computer Online Forensic Evidence ... Read more