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OneClick Chrome Extension Eliminates Need for BitTorrent Client

OneClick Chrome extension downloads BitTorrent files in your browser, and eliminates need for a standalone BitTorrent client. The OneClick Chrome extension is a new product out of BitTorrent's Torque Labs that allows you to...

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Wednesday, July 11th, 2012 Net News 2 Comments

SOPA-style protests reject Russian bill to blacklist websites

Russian-language sites are protesting a bill submitted to the lower house of Russian parliament this week. The bill would create a national registry of blacklisted sites that contained child pornography, extremist ideas, and...

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Tuesday, July 10th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Facebook, Yahoo will end litigation in "patent peace deal"

The blockbuster patent lawsuit between Facebook and Yahoo is reportedly about to come to an end. Kara Swisher of AllThingsD just reported that a "patent peace deal" and partnership expansion has been approved...

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Friday, July 6th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Crack the Alan Turing Cipher

We’re celebrating the life, work and legacy of mathematician Alan Turing this week on Wired.co.uk, and part of that legacy is inspiring people to work in cryptography and codebreaking — so we’ve partnered...

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Thursday, June 21st, 2012 Net News 1 Comment

Open Letter to Internet Companies: Tell Us How Much We Are Being Surveilled

Google just unveiled the latest figures in its Transparency Report, which explains how often the company gives your private data to the government. Despite our criticism of the report’s lack of “transparency,” we...

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Tuesday, June 19th, 2012 Net News No Comments