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FBI access to e-mail, Web data raises privacy fear (AP)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:19:29 GMT
FILE - In this June 28, 2010, file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., gestures on Capitol Hill in Washington. Invasion of privacy in the Internet age. The administration's proposal to change the Electronic Communications Privacy Act 'raises serious privacy and civil liberties concerns,' Leahy said Thursday, July 29, 2010, in a statement. 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 it tries to update a key surveillance law. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)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 it tries to update a key surveillance law.
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HOW TO: Manage a Sustainable Online Community (Mashable)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:33:38 GMT
Mashable - Rob Howard is the CTO/founder of enterprise collaboration software company Telligent.
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Australia govt expands proposed broadband network (AP)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:16:32 GMT
AP - Australia's government expanded its ambitious plan to bring broadband to much of the vast country, adding 300,000 homes and businesses to the coverage area Friday in hopes of winning votes in next month's federal election.
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Microsoft's IE9 Beta Arrives in September (PC Magazine)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:14:39 GMT
PC Magazine - Addressing an audience at the company's annual financial analyst meeting in Redmond, Microsoft COO Kevin Turner announced that a beta for Internet Explorer 9, the latest version of its popular browser, will be available fore download this September.
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Google says China services back up (AFP)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:36:55 GMT
The Google logo is reflected in the windows of the firm's China offices in Beijing. Google said Friday its services appeared to be back up and running normally in China, after the US web giant reported that access to its search engine and other products were being blocked.(AFP/File/Li Xin)AFP - Google said Friday its services appeared to be back up and running normally in China, after the US web giant reported that access to its search engine and other products were being blocked.
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Australia pledges expansion of fibre broadband network (AFP)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:02:27 GMT
Customers are seen surfing Internet in Sydney. The government Friday committed to expanding its fibre broadband Internet network to a further 300,000 homes across the vast island continent if re-elected at next month's polls.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - The Australian government Friday committed to expanding its fibre broadband Internet network to a further 300,000 homes across the vast island continent if re-elected at next month's polls.
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Attacking the edges of secure Internet traffic (AP)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:51:08 GMT
A man passes a logo of the Black Hat technology conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)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.
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False alarm: Google search still working in China (AP)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:28:08 GMT
The Google logo is reflected in the windows of the firm's China offices in Beijing. Google said Friday its services appeared to be back up and running normally in China, after the US web giant reported that access to its search engine and other products were being blocked.(AFP/File/Li Xin)AP - Google Inc. triggered a false alarm Thursday by posting a notice that its search engine and several other services had been cut off from mainland China - a key market where the company has been locked in a high-profile battle over online censorship.
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Google Reports Brief Search Outage in China (PC World)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:00:11 GMT
PC World - Google's search engine in China appeared to have been partially blocked overnight Thursday, but a Google spokeswoman said the service was up and running again by Friday morning local time.
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Google says China search block may be tech glitch (Reuters)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:53:01 GMT
Reuters - Google Inc 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.
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Smartphones, Tablets Seen Boosting Mobile Health (PC World)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:50:11 GMT
PC World - Smartphones, tablet PCs and other wireless devices are poised to play a greater role in health care as doctors and patients embrace the mobile Internet, panelists at a mobile health technology conference in Boston said Thursday.
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Analysts' View: Google says search service blocked in China (Reuters)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:38:18 GMT
Reuters - Google Inc said its Web search and mobile services in China were blocked on Thursday, weeks after Beijing agree to extend the company's Chinese webpage license.
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US flank exposed on cyber war front: Hayden (AFP)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:36:00 GMT
Former US spy master and retired general Michael Hayden, pictured in 2007, warned on Thursday that the country's AFP - Former US spy master and retired general Michael Hayden warned on Thursday that the country's "cyber flank" was exposed and it was losing clout to influence rules of war on the Internet.
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Expedia posts higher profit as bookings rise (Reuters)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:28:07 GMT
Reuters - Online travel agency Expedia Inc on Thursday reported a higher-than-expected profit as travel bookings rose, boosting its shares 2 percent.
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On Your Side: Download Refund Woes (PC World)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:20:00 GMT
PC World - I purchased the RegWork Windows Registry cleaner online but lost my Internet connection before I could download it.
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Russia clamps down on Internet, Google frowns (Reuters)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:13:27 GMT
Reuters - A court in Russia's far east has ordered an Internet provider to block five sites which it said disseminated extreme views, prompting U.S. Internet giant Google to say on Thursday the move restricted access to information.
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iPhone App Finds Fun Things to Do Near You (Mashable)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:05:54 GMT
Mashable - A Day's Outing, a website dedicated to helping users find nearby day trips, weekend get-aways or quick excursions across the U.S., has just launched its new iPhone app [iTunes link], making it easy to find ways to spend these dog days of summer, whether you're traveling with family, in small groups or on your own.
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Internet Gambling Bill Clears Committee (PC World)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:59:00 GMT
PC World - A bill to regulate Internet gambling cleared its first hurdle yesterday on the way to becoming a law. The measure--which would require anyone running Net gambling operations to be licensed by the U.S. government if they want to take bets from U.S. citizens--cleared the House Financial Services committee by a vote of 41-22 and now goes before the full House of Representatives.
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US wants increased police access to email: report (AFP)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:14:30 GMT
A wireless internet router sits on top of a laptop computer. 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.(AFP/File/Jean-Pierre Muller)AFP - 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.
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China jails three Uighur webmasters: report (AFP)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:00:43 GMT
Two young Chinese Uighur Muslims, view a video at an Internet cafe in the city of Urumqi in China's western Xinjiang Province in 2008. A Chinese court has jailed the webmasters of three Uighur-language Internet sites who were detained following deadly ethnic unrest in China's Xinjiang region last year, Radio Free Asia said Thursday.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)AFP - A Chinese court has jailed the webmasters of three Uighur-language Internet sites who were detained following deadly ethnic unrest in China's Xinjiang region last year, Radio Free Asia said Thursday.
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