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Google says China search block may be tech glitch
Google said its earlier report that Internet search services in China were being fully blocked could have been the result of a technical glitch that overstated the problem.
Fri 30 Jul 10 from The Independent
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YouTube ups video limit to 15 minutes
YouTube gave its users five more minutes on Thursday, increasing the upload limit for videos to the site to 15 minutes from 10 minutes.
Fri 30 Jul 10 from The Independent
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US wants increased police access to email: report
The White House wants to give the FBI easier access to the Internet activity of suspects without a court order, the Washington Post reported Thursday.
Fri 30 Jul 10 from The Independent
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Attacking the edges of secure Internet traffic
(AP) -- Researchers have uncovered new ways that criminals can spy on Internet users even if they're using secure connections to banks, online retailers or other sensitive Web sites.
Fri 30 Jul 10 from PhysOrg
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Google agrees to delete WiFi data collected in Hong Kong
Google has agreed to delete all personal WiFi data gathered by its "Street View" mapping service in Hong Kong, in what the city's privacy commissioner said was a first.
20 hours ago from PhysOrg
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FBI access to e-mail and Web records raises fears
(AP) -- Invasion of privacy in the Internet age. Expanding the reach of law enforcement to snoop on e-mail traffic or on Web surfing. Those are among the criticisms being aimed at the FBI as ...
Fri 30 Jul 10 from PhysOrg
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Mr. Zuckerberg goes to Washington
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg made his first trip to the Hill on Tuesday, meeting with Republican members of the Senate's high-tech task force and others to talk about Internet privacy ...
Thu 29 Jul 10 from The Washington Post
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Facebook launches 'Questions,' get answers from other users
Facebook launched a trial version on Wednesday of a much-anticipated new service which allows members to pose questions to other users of the 500-million-strong social network.
Thu 29 Jul 10 from The Independent
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Street Slide: the future of online maps and virtual street tours
Researchers from Microsoft are working on a project that will change the way we interact with and view online maps on our computer and mobile devices.
19 hours ago from The Independent
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Internet upgraded to foil cyber crooks
The Internet has undergone a key upgrade that promises to stop cyber criminals from using fake websites that dupe people into downloading viruses or revealing personal data.
Thu 29 Jul 10 from The Independent
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