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Where Clinton, Trump stand on 7 big tech issues

Ahead of Monday's debate, we look at how the candidates stack up on cybersecurity, privacy, STEM and other topics affecting tech.

Oculus founder Palmer Luckey's role in Clinton smear group remains murky

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