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P2P lawyers score a victory; mass subpoenas can proceed

Judges across the country have been hammering mass file-sharing lawsuits in recent months, with one in West Virginia even going so far as to “sever” every such lawsuit filed in that district. But...

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Friday, March 25th, 2011 Net News No Comments

Feature: How the Comodo certificate fraud calls CA trust into question

Recently at Ars we've had a couple of discussions about the use of HTTPS—that is, HTTP secured using SSL or TLS—for every website, as a way of keeping sensitive information out of reach...

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Thursday, March 24th, 2011 Net News No Comments

With AT&T/T-Mobile, wireless net neutrality should be back on the table

The fear and loathing index on AT&T's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile just keeps rising. The latest negative input comes from The Economist in an editorial titled "Not so fast, Ma Bell." The magazine...

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Thursday, March 24th, 2011 Net News No Comments

Etc: The Ars Technica book about Anonymous and HBGary, Unmasked, is now available on the Sony Reader store.

The Ars Technica book about Anonymous and HBGary, Unmasked , is now available on the Sony Reader store. Read More: Unmasked on the Reader Store Read the comments on this post

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Thursday, March 24th, 2011 Net News No Comments

Gene patents on the high seas: who owns the ocean’s IP?

On land, the future of gene patents looks like it might be a bit shaky in some countries, but globally, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity has established formal rules for patenting and...

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Thursday, March 24th, 2011 Net News No Comments