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Article | 18/06/2013 Facebook set to beef up Instagram with video?
Speculation abounds that Facebook Thursday will unveil tools to enable its popular Instagram app to take and share short videos.
Article | 18/06/2013 Yahoo discloses user data requests from US law enforcement agencies
Yahoo has received between 12,000 to 13,000 requests for user data from law enforcement agencies in the U.S. between Dec. 1 and May 31 this year, the ...
Article | 15/06/2013 Facebook, Microsoft disclose little on national security requests
Facebook and Microsoft each fielded thousands of requests for user data as part of law enforcement investigations from U.S. authorities in the second ...
Article | 14/06/2013 Facebook to announce mysterious new product
Facebook appears to have a new product up its sleeve that it will unveil on Thursday at its headquarters in Menlo Park, California.
Article | 14/06/2013 Does encryption really shield you from government's prying eyes?
If you're thinking about encrypting email in light of revelations about U.S. government spying, you may be wasting your time.
Article | 13/06/2013 Spy-proof enterprise encryption is possible, but daunting
Data encryption could help enterprises protect their sensitive information against mass surveillance by governments, as well as guard against unauthor...
Article | 12/06/2013 What a #copycat: Facebook apes Twitter with hashtags
Hashtags, the popular tool used on Twitter and in an array of other social sites to surface content around specific topics #likeso, are coming to Face...
Article | 12/06/2013 Facebook, Twitter support Google's call for transparency in surveillance requests
Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft have joined Google in asking for greater transparency in surveillance requests, following widespread criticism of the ...
Article | 7/06/2013 Conservative activist files lawsuit over NSA surveillance
A conservative activist has filed a lawsuit against U.S. President Barack Obama, the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. National Security Agency ...
Article | 6/06/2013 Facebook aims to simplify advertising for marketers
Facebook is gearing up for a new project to simplify its advertising platform, making it easier for marketers to decide how to place ads across the si...
Article | 6/06/2013 Facebook sets Sept. 12 deadline for moving games to local currencies
Facebook is phasing out its Credits virtual payment system and will be transitioning all games integrated into the social network to a new local payme...
Article | 4/06/2013 Google bans porn on Glass to nix the 'ick factor'
Early Monday, a developer announced the release of the first porn app for Google Glass only to learn that Google had banned porn apps for its computer...
Article | 31/05/2013 LinkedIn aims to keep hackers out with two-factor login
Add LinkedIn to the list of Internet companies trying to make themselves safer from cyberattacks by adding two-step authentication.
Article | 30/05/2013 Ads hit Tumblr desktop feeds as Yahoo takeover looms
Tumblr is now putting ads in users' feeds on the desktop, in what could be the first move toward making sure the social blogging site is a profitable ...
Article | 29/05/2013 Nissan, other brands suspend Facebook ads over offensive content
Nissan and some other big brands have suspended advertising campaigns on Facebook after ads were apparently displayed next to offensive content on the...