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Zappos gets hacked, resets customers’ passwords

On January 15, online retailer Zappos alerted customers to a security breach. In an e-mail to employees , Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh said that a hacker had compromised one of the company's servers...

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Monday, January 16th, 2012 Net News No Comments

AT&T To Restrict Heavy Users Starting October 1st

After being contacted by AT&T’s spokesperson Jackie Vettorino, ArsTechnica confirms that the company will indeed start a networking plan for heavy wireless users. This follows the Verizon’s plan which has already been implemented...

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Monday, August 8th, 2011 Net News No Comments

Etc: The “phantom” data lawsuit against AT&T has caught the attention of Sens. Klobuchar and Kohl, who sent a letter to AT&T requesting more…

The "phantom" data lawsuit against AT&T has caught the attention of Sens. Klobuchar and Kohl, who sent a letter to AT&T requesting more information about its billing procedures. Read More: NPR , Copy...

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Thursday, May 26th, 2011 Net News No Comments

200GB to 25GB: Canada gets first, bitter dose of metered Internet

Metered Internet usage (also called "Usage-Based Billing") is coming to Canada, and it's going to cost Internet users. While an advance guard of Canadians are expressing creative outrage at the prospect of having...

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Monday, January 31st, 2011 Net News No Comments

Senate goes medieval on Web loyalty programs, monthly fees

If you buy items on the Web, there's a good chance you've seen a popup screen after making a purchase that offers you a cash back reward on future purchases. "Cash back! On...

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Friday, May 29th, 2009 Net News No Comments