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Attacking the edges of secure Internet traffic (AP)

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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FBI access to e-mail and Web records raises fears (AP)

FILE - This Sept. 1, 1999, file photo, shows lights burning at FBI Headquarters in Washington. 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. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)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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False alarm: Google search still working in China (AP)

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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What’s private on Facebook anyway? (Christopher Null)
Christopher Null - Today’s revelation about the existence of a document that details the names, URLs, and unique Facebook IDs of 100 million of the site’s users has raised new questions about what is and what is not private on the immensely popular website.
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RIM snaps up 'BlackPad.com,' sparks more tablet chatter (Ben Patterson)
Ben Patterson - Looks like Apple may have started a trend with this whole iPad thing, both in terms of the tablet and — unfortunately for those who squirm at the word "pad" — the name itself.
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'Nightmare' start for iPhone 4's latest launch (AFP)

Customers inspect the new Apple iPhone 4 at the main Apple city store in Sydney. Hundreds of New Zealand customers were turned away empty-handed Friday as the second phase of the Apple iPhone 4's global launch in Asian and European nations got off to a AFP - Hundreds of New Zealand customers were turned away empty-handed Friday as the second phase of the Apple iPhone 4's global launch in Asian and European nations got off to a "nightmare" start.


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US suing Oracle alleging software contracts fraud (AP)
AP - The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday it is joining a fraud lawsuit against Oracle Corp. related to software contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
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One charger to fit new mobiles as of next year: EU (AFP)

A wireless charger by Powermat is displayed at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February. New mobile phones sold in Europe as of next year should all work off the same universal chargers, the European Commission said on Friday.(AFP/File/Josep Lago)AFP - New mobile phones sold in Europe as of next year should all work off the same universal chargers, the European Commission said on Friday.


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Japanese rescue-bot can sniff out disaster survivors (AFP)

This picture, taken on July 18 and released by Japanese college Chiba Institute of Technology shows the crawler rescue robot AFP - Japanese emergency services are to trial a small tank-like rescue robot that can search rubble for survivors and deliver water, food or cellphones in disaster zones.


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Kanye West and His Magical, Unstoppable Twitter Feed (Time.com)
Time.com - Hip-hop's most ridiculous rapper has a Twitter account. Also, he seems to be strangely obsessed with Napoleon
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