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Erin Rose
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We’re similar in lots of ways, so why do the US & Europe have such different attitudes towards Internet privacy? “Hackerville” – a sleepy town in Romania filled with cybercriminals in Benzes. Congress grills Mr. Zuckerberg over Facebook’s plans to…
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The Google-Bing battle over copied search results gets raucous. And now Microsoft’s calling out Google on… web video formats. Yawn. The US government is still seizing file-sharing domains. The iPhone on Verizon can be pre-ordered tomorrow. The Internet is about to…
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The Chinese government is blocking search results on the protests in Egypt. Speaking of which, what’s actually inside those Made-In-USA tear gas canisters being used by Egyptian police? The FBI raided a bunch of people suspected of involvement in the…
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The Egyptian government has shut down the country’s Internet. Compliant providers made it surprisingly easy to drop traffic to almost nothing in less than two hours. But stateside, over 25% of Americans can continue using facebook in the bathroom. Microsoft…
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The President pledges high speed wireless internet for 98% of Americans in 5 years. If anyone doubted that we live in a culture of excess, more proof: Mobile app revenue to triple this year to $15 billion. Afraid of Tunisian-esque protests,…
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Facebook creates a system to stop hacks of protester pages by Tunisian censorship authorities. Value your marriage? Watch your updates. 80% of divorce lawyers report social media evidence in their cases. Oracle sues Google, and, c’mon, AndroidOS did copy their code…
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It’s a week for CEO shuffle. Eric Schmidt is no longer heading up Google. And speaking of Google, they’re releasing a Groupon competitor, Google Offers. Wondering how much it costs to buy a credit card number or fake ATM online? A…
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Android? iOS? Pssshaw. HP is working on two PalmOS tablets. You can in fact run out of space in your GMail account. If you don’t think the government should have broad powers to regulate the Internet, write to your senator…
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Happy 10th Birthday Wikipedia! Sage advice of the week: encrypt your smartphone. Steve Jobs is taking medical leave from Apple. Print magazines and the iPad: can’t live with it, can’t live without it. The history of Wikipedia through its Jesus…
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It’s Friday . . . let’s have some frivolity. Hug your closest factory, ’cause it’s real hard to make a toaster from scratch.. Modern kids make it clear how obsolete the technology of my youth has become. Yes, Willy Wonka…
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Kudos to Twitter, the only company to bring secret Wikileaks subpoenas out into the open. Microsoft is fighting Apple’s attempt to trademark the term “App Store.” Everybody wants to make a smartphone, including Facebook and PlayStation. Some research on how…
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Verizon is getting the iPhone at last . . . and AT&T is not pleased. Big brother is upon us: Obama approves unique online ID number for all Americans. Japanese people prefer privacy, which may be why they haven’t taken to…