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Who's Pirating Game of Thrones, And Why?
Seeded on Sun May 20, 2012 7:30 PM EDT ()
In a few hours a new episode of Game of Thrones will appear on BitTorrent, and a few days later between 3 and 4 million people will download this unofficial release. Statistics gathered by TorrentFreak reveal that more people are downloading the show compared to last year, wh …
MPAA: Piracy is NOT Theft After All
Seeded on Sun May 20, 2012 7:25 PM EDT ()
For decades the entertainment industry used the word “theft” to refer to piracy. Most famous is probably the “You Wouldn’t Steal a Car” ad. But virtually all press releases of outfits such as the MPAA refer to stealing or theft. All of a sudden, …
Pakistan blocks Twitter access over blasphemous content
Seeded on Sun May 20, 2012 8:12 AM EDT (Reuters)
Pakistan on Sunday blocked access to Twitter in response to "blasphemous" material posted by users on the microblogging and social networking website, a senior government official said. "This has been done under the directions of the Ministry of Information Technology. It's be …
Swedish Telcom Giant Teliasonera Caught Helping Authoritarian Regimes Spy on Their Citizens
Seeded on Sun May 20, 2012 3:03 AM EDT ()
According to a recent investigation by the Swedish news show Uppdrag Granskning, Sweden’s telecommunications giant Teliasonera is the latest Western company revealed to be colluding with authoritarian regimes by selling them high-tech surveillance gear to s …
Probe into retailing on the net
Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 3:10 AM EDT ()
THE competition watchdog will launch an investigation into clothing importers who are reaching agreements with overseas suppliers to stop selling their products to Australians on websites or instructing them to lift their web prices. Australian Competition and Consumer Commiss …
Met Police uses 'quick' mobile data extraction system against suspects
Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 2:27 AM EDT ()
The Metropolitan Police has rolled out a mobile device data extraction system to allow officers to extract data "within minutes" from suspects' phones while they are in custody. The capability would be particularly useful if the police force were to face a similar situation to …
Google makes search 'more human' with Knowledge Graph
Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 2:13 AM EDT (BBC - Homepage)
Google has revamped its search engine in an attempt to offer instant answers to search questions. A new function, the Knowledge Graph, will make the site's algorithms act "more human", the site said in a blog post. The feature will at first be available to US-based users …
Twitter embraces UK's policymakers after eventful year
Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 4:48 AM EDT (BBC - Homepage)
Twitter has told the BBC it now wants to work closer with government and policymakers in the UK. The site has revealed that there are over 10 million active tweeters across the nation. The site's UK general manager Tony Wang said it is a priority to "protect and defend" the v …
iPhone 5 Stalls Mobile Market Growth
Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 11:25 PM EDT (Forbes)
Worldwide sales of cellphone have fallen for the first time since 2009, as consumers choose to wait for Apple‘s next iPhone before upgrading, according to analyst firm Gartner.
How Yahoo Killed Flickr and Lost the Internet
Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 7:40 PM EDT (Gizmodo)
When a big company gobbles up a smaller one, often only a fraction of the money is handed over up front. The rest comes later, based on the acquisition hitting a series of deliverables down the road. It's similar to how incentives are built into the contracts of professional …
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