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How Newegg crushed the “shopping cart” patent and saved online retail

Aurich Lawson Anyone who visited Soverain Software's website could be forgiven for believing it's a real company. There are separate pages for "products," "services," and "solutions."  There's the "About Us" page. There are...

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Sunday, January 27th, 2013 Net News No Comments

Anon on the run: How Commander X jumped bail and fled to Canada

Nate Anderson / Aurich Lawson “You scared?” asks the fugitive in the camouflage pants as he sidles up to our pre-arranged meeting point in a small Canadian park. He wears sunglasses to hide...

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Tuesday, December 11th, 2012 Net News No Comments

How Windows tech support scammers walked right into a trap set by the feds

Aurich Lawson / Thinkstock Three weeks ago, Jack Friedman got a call from a man with an Indian accent claiming to be from the Windows technical team at Microsoft. Friedman, a Florida resident...

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Thursday, December 6th, 2012 Net News No Comments

How Georgia doxed a Russian hacker (and why it matters)

Aurich Lawson On October 24, the country of Georgia took an unusual step: it posted to the Web a 27-page writeup (PDF), in English, on how it has been under assault from a hacker...

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Friday, November 2nd, 2012 Net News No Comments

How a Supreme Court ruling may stop you from reselling just about anything

Aurich Lawson / Thinkstock On Monday, the US Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that pits a major textbook publisher against Supap Kirtsaeng, a student-entrepreneur who built a small business importing...

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Sunday, October 28th, 2012 Net News No Comments