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File-Sharing Service Mega Is No Megaupload

Kim Dotcom's new Mega file-sharing service surpassed 1 million members one day following its initial Saturday launch from New Zealand, and the number of subscribers has apparently skyrocketed in the following days. It's clearly...

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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013 Net News No Comments

Student Expelled for Hacking After Investigating Security Hole

A college student in Canada has been expelled after he reported a security vulnerability in a computer system that could have exposed the personal data of more than 250,000 students.

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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013 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

Your FTC Privacy Watchdogs: Low-Tech, Defensive, Toothless

Photo: Peter McCollough/Wired Jonathan Mayer had a hunch. The young computer scientist suspected that online advertisers might be following consumers around the web — even when they set their browsers to block the...

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Thursday, June 28th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Big Four Music Labels Hire Students To Chase File-Sharers

While organizations such as IFPI have somewhat of a global plan for dealing with online piracy, in recent times it’s become evident that their member companies will pursue local strategies taking both the...

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Thursday, June 7th, 2012 Net News No Comments

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