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| WikiLeaks says it won't be threatened by Pentagon |
| Posted by: Shaun |
| Story Author: yahoo.com |
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| WikiLeaks will publish its remaining 15,000 Afghan war documents within a month, despite warnings from the U.S. government, the organization's founder said Saturday. The Pentagon has said that secret information will be even more damaging to security and risk more lives than WikiLeaks' initial release of some 76,000 war documents. "This organization will not be threatened by the Pentagon or any other group," Julian Assange told reporters in Stockholm. "We proceed cautiously and safely with this material." In an interview with The Associated Press, he said that if U.S. defense officials want to be seen as promoting democracy then they "must protect what the United States' founders considered to be their central value, which is freedom of the press." "For the Pentagon to be making threatening demands for censorship of a press organization is a cause for concern, not just for the press but for the Pentagon itself," the Australian added. |
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| Original URL (new window): http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100814/ap_on_hi_te/afghanistan_wikileaks;_ylt=AlCjJ0vqI2e6_FRvfaebdI8jtBAF;_ylu=X3oDMTJtYzBpcnQzBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwODE0L2FmZ2hhbmlzdGFuX3dpa2lsZWFrcwRjcG9zAzEEcG9zAzIEc2VjA3luX3RvcF9zdG9yeQRzbGsDd2lraWxlYWtzc2F5 |
| Date Posted: Aug,15 2010 - 10:16 am |
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| Suit alleges Disney, other top sites spied on users |
| Posted by: Shaun |
| Story Author: cnet.com |
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| A lawsuit filed in federal court last week alleges that a group of well-known Web sites, including those owned by Disney, Warner Bros. Records, and Demand Media, broke the law by secretly tracking the Web movements of their users, including children. Attorneys representing a group of minors and their parents filed the suit Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, records show. The suit alleges that Clearspring Technologies, a software company that creates widgets and also offers a way to serve ads via widgets, is at the center of the wrongdoing. |
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| Original URL (new window): http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20013672-261.html?tag=topStories1 |
| Date Posted: Aug,15 2010 - 10:13 am |
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| Google Buys Jambool to Rival Facebook Credits |
| Posted by: Shaun |
| Story Author: eweek.com |
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| Google acquired Jambool, which makes the Solid Gold virtual currency service that competes with Facebook Credits. Jambool is the latest piece of Google's social network strategy. Google confirmed that it acquired Jambool, whose Solid Gold platform provides a virtual currency service for providers of online games and others who want to put payment options in their applications. TechCrunch broke the news August 9, saying the deal was worth $70 million. Jambool and Google confirmed the deal August 13. |
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| Original URL (new window): http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Web-Services-Web-20-and-SOA/Google-Buys-Jambool-to-Rival-Facebook-Credits-137977/ |
| Date Posted: Aug,15 2010 - 10:12 am |
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| State's Convicted Drunk Drivers Now Need Ignition Interlocks |
| Posted by: Shaun |
| Story Author: ny1.com |
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| Convicted drunk drivers will need to add a new device to their cars if they want to drive. A new state law takes effect today that mandates ignition interlocks on all vehicles owned by anyone convicted of felony or misdemeanor drunk driving. These drivers have to blow into the device, which works like a breathalyzer, to be able to start their cars. The provision is part of "Leandra's Law," named for 11-year-old Leandra Rosado, who died in a drunk driving crash last year. |
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| Original URL (new window): http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/123800/state-s-convicted-drunk-drivers-now-need-ignition-interlocks |
| Date Posted: Aug,15 2010 - 10:11 am |
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| A Better Way to Keep the Net Open and Accessible |
| Posted by: Shaun |
| Story Author: nytimes.com |
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| Neutrality has been great for Switzerland — and it could be for the Internet, too, say supporters of the idea that broadband providers should give equal priority to all digital traffic, from e-mail to bandwidth-hungry video. U.S. Web companies and consumer groups say that so-called network neutrality is essential to keeping the Internet open and wondrous. Without rules guaranteeing neutrality, they add, telecommunications providers might erect online tollbooths or obstruct Internet traffic in other ways. Network operators argue that technology companies are getting a free ride; without the power to manage an ever-increasing flow of digital data, they say, the Internet will grind to a halt. |
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| Original URL (new window): http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/16/technology/16iht-CACHE16.html?src=busln |
| Date Posted: Aug,15 2010 - 10:10 am |
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| Harness the power of the Internet to book the perfect flight |
| Posted by: Shaun |
| Story Author: arstechnica.com |
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| The ability to book our own flights was once seen as a futuristic convenience that we now take for granted—kind of like online banking. It's so pervasive that even our parents and grandparents are doing it. However, as many of us (and our parents) now know, there are now so many options that do slightly different things that it's quickly becoming a daunting task once again. How does one navigate the ocean of booking tools in order to get what you want, get a good deal, and make sure your flight is an enjoyable experience (well, at least as enjoyable as flying can be)? With vacation season upon us, and others finding themselves spiraling towards the end of the year when everyone tries to use up their allotted vacation days before they expire, we thought it was high time to dig in. There are basically three types of trips: 1) you have a set destination and set time period (say, a visit to Grandma's house for Christmas), 2) you have a set destination but are flexible on dates (you want to go to Spain sometime this summer), 3) you have time and money to burn and you want to go somewhere, but you have no guidelines and the world is your oyster. We came up with a site suggestion for each situation, plus some bonus tips to maximize your air travel enjoyment. |
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| Original URL (new window): http://arstechnica.com/web/guides/2010/08/how-to-book-the-perfect-flight-online.ars |
| Date Posted: Aug,12 2010 - 12:29 am |
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| Facebook loophole reveals names, pictures with sign-on errors |
| Posted by: Shaun |
| Story Author: cnet.com |
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| It looks like there's yet another little bug that compromises the privacy of Facebook users--all 500 million of them--and it doesn't matter how a user has set the account's privacy settings. The bug can be found in the error page that comes when a user attempts to sign in but types in the wrong password. The system automatically populates the error page with that user's first and last names, along with the profile picture, and gives the user the chance to re-enter the password. Now, that's kind of helpful--not can't-live-without-it helpful--but still a nice feature for the user. But what if you type in someone else's e-mail address with the wrong password? Yup, you guessed it: full name and a profile pic for that person. |
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| Date Posted: Aug,12 2010 - 12:26 am |
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| The FCC's Crusade to Keep the Internet Free |
| Posted by: Shaun |
| Story Author: businessweek.com |
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| Imagine an Internet for which consumers paid a low price for basic service and higher prices for add-ons like 3D video. Or imagine if Comcast (CMCSA), now seeking approval to acquire NBC Universal, allowed its customers to download Universal movies at superfast speeds, while relegating the latest Harry Potter film from rival Time Warner (TWX) to the slow lane. Open-Internet advocates say such cable-television-like tiered services and virtual toll booths would violate "Net neutrality," the concept that all information coursing across the Web is equal. Like it or not, Net neutrality may soon be ending. No one senses this more acutely than Julius Genachowski. Ever since a federal court ruling in April gutted his power to regulate Internet service providers, the Federal Communications Commission chairman has struggled to regain authority over carriers like AT&T (T), Verizon, and Comcast by proposing new rules and holding closed-door talks with industry players. |
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| Original URL (new window): http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_34/b4192032271712.htm |
| Date Posted: Aug,12 2010 - 12:24 am |
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