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Reddit Cofounder Calls on Google’s Larry Page to Oppose CISPA

The cofounder of the popular social news site Reddit has called on the leaders of Google, Facebook and Twitter to help defeat a controversial cybersecurity bill that would compromise the privacy of their users...

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Thursday, April 18th, 2013 Net News No Comments

Gottfrid Svartholm To Face Cyber-Attack Charges And More

Last year we’ve mentioned that Swedish authorities have accused Pirate Bay’s co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm of hacking into several companies. Now, Sweden’s most wanted awaits trial. The mastermind behind Pirate Bay allegedly hacked into several...

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Wednesday, April 17th, 2013 Net News No Comments

A Week On From Bitcoin Explosion, Value Has Crashed

I reported last week on the ridiculous explosion in Bitcoin value over the preceding weekend, where we saw it jump over $100 in just a couple of days, leading a high around the $270 mark. However...

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Wednesday, April 17th, 2013 Net News No Comments

Status Snapper: Takes Pics of Facebook Statuses, Blurs Names to Safely Share

Chrome extension allows users to capture snapshots of Facebook friends’ statuses while blurring names and profile pics so that they can be “safely” shared with others. How many times have you read a Facebook...

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Thursday, March 7th, 2013 Net News No Comments

Mega Tops 3 Million Users One Month After Launch

File-sharing site co-founder Kim Dotcom says the site has more than 3 million users exactly one month to the day after it launched, and is most popular in France, Spain, Brazil, Germany, and the...

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Wednesday, February 20th, 2013 Net News No Comments