Microsoft claims to take down Zeus
• http://www.foxnews.comMicrosoft’s Digital Crimes Unit was behind an unprecedented takedown of servers powering some of the worst known cybercrime operations today
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Twitter sticks together with OWS protesters
• http://www.rt.comTwitter Inc. refuses to give out information on Jeffrey Rae, a prominent OWS protester whose on-the-ground Twitter reporting is followed by thousands. Activists under police scrutiny say a political witch hunt has begun on behalf of “the 1 per cent”.
Facebook buys 750 IBM patents in battle with Yahoo
• RawStory.comFacebook confirmed Friday that it has added a trove of IBM patents to its arsenal on an increasingly lawsuit-strewn technology battlefield.
The Pirate Bay to Fly 'Server Drones' to Avoid Law Enforcement
• US News & World ReportOne of the world's largest BitTorrent sites is going to put servers on GPS-controlled aircraft drones in order to evade authorities who are looking to shut the site down
DARPA director leaving the Pentagon for Google
• Russia TodayOne of the most top-secret Pentagon departments — the same that spawned America’s drones, military robots, electromagnetic guns and other sci-fi weaponry — is about to lose its top officer to Google. Regina Dugan oversaw the development of some of
Copyright wars heat up: US wins extradition of college kid from England
• ARS TechnicaA 23-year old student from Sheffield Hallam University in the north of England is bound for America. That wouldn't be unusual—except that Richard O'Dwyer won't go voluntarily. The UK Home Secretary has today agreed to extradite O'Dwyer over US copyri
How 15 Niche Dating Websites Are Helping All Sorts of People Find Love
• Abby Rogers,businessinsider.comLooking to date the perfect vegetarian? What about a man with a great mustache?
Asma al-Assad's aide persuaded Twitter to remove fake accounts, emails reveal
• http://www.guardian.co.uk, Robert BoothTwitter removed all but one account using Syrian president's name and half of those using first lady's after complaint
Clash of Behemoths: Yahoo & Facebook in massive patent row
• http://rt.comYahoo has kicked off the biggest patent battle in social networking history by suing Facebook over 10 patents. Facebook pledged to defend itself forcefully amid speculation Yahoo is trying new ways to raise funds as its ship is sinking.
Facebooked: UK Teen arrested for Afghan war post
• http://rt.comBritish teenager will appear in court on charges of racially aggravated offense after posting Facebook comments about six British soldiers killed in Afghanistan last week.
ACLU warns of expanded spying powers in new GOP cybersecurity legislation
• http://thehill.com, By Brendan SassoThe American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is warning that a cybersecurity bill from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and other Republicans would give spy agencies unprecedented powers to snoop through people’s personal information
Arrest Angelina Jolie For War Crimes: Kony 2012
• InfoWarsWhile Joseph Kony and his army disappeared six years ago, Ugandans are being killed and evicted in their thousands by western entities right now – but nobody is making ‘viral’ films about the crisis and celebrities like Angelina Jolie are tweeting th
Minnesota girl alleges school privacy invasion
• CNNA Minnesota middle school student, with the backing of the American Civil Liberties Union, is suing her school district over a search of her Facebook and e-mail accounts by school employees. The 12-year-old sixth grade student, identified in court
Hacker "Sabu" worked full nights online for FBI
• ReutersOne late-night visit by the FBI was all it took for the notorious hacker known as "Sabu" to switch sides and become a valued snitch. Hector Xavier Monsegur cooperated immediately in June, helping investigators close a net around five other leaders
This Tiny Feature Could Keep Pinterest From Getting Sued For Massive Copyright Infringement
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Matt LynleyWhen adding an image to Pinterest, an online image-sharing network, you're required to enter a caption.
The One Startup That Keeps Facebook Awake At Night
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Alyson ShontellFacebook has an Achilles heel and scrappy startups are kicking it repeatedly.
Okay, Google, It's Time To Suck It Up And Buy Pinterest For $2 Billion
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Henry BlodgetAt a conference recently, an industry guru made an impassioned argument that Google should immediately buy Pinterest, the photo-pinning social site that has taken the world by storm.
Bill would create partnership between NSA and U.S. corporations
• http://www.rawstory.com, By Stephen C. WebsterSpeaking at a policy debate Wednesday at The Heritage Foundation, a representative of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) warned that a bill currently being considered by the House Select Committee on Intelligence would intertwine the Nati
Anonymous take down anti-virus giant and Vatican, warn of ‘March storm’
• RTHacktivist group Anonymous has launched an online assault on anti-virus company Panda Security after Tuesday’s arrest of members of the hackers’ LulzSec collective. The group also raided the Vatican website in protest against the Catholic Church.
Students, workers ordered to surrender Facebook passwords
• RawstoryStudent athletes along with corrections officers, have been subjected to an odd new policy that seems to be spreading to various employers throughout the country: social media monitoring that watches accounts from the inside. Passwords please!
FBI: Irish misstep led to conference call leak
• APThe FBI's indictment said that 19-year-old Donncha O'Cearrbhail intercepted the email and used the information in it to access and secretly record the Jan. 17 call, which hackers subsequently broadcast across the Internet.
LulzSec Hacking Suspects Infiltrated, Arrested
• New York TimesFor months, The Real Sabu, as he called himself on Twitter, boasted, cursed and egged on his followers to take part in high-profile computer attacks against private companies and government agencies worldwide. He was an FBI infiltrator.
Danish cops block Google, Facebook for 'child porno'... by mistake
•Imagine logging on to Facebook only to find it had been shut down for offering child pornography?
Any .com a target? US takes down 'illegal' website outside America
• RTThe conviction of Canadian billionaire Calvin Ayre in the US on charges of online gambling and money laundering has sparked fears that anyone owning an Internet .com domain could fall under US jurisdiction.
U.S. Wants You to Hunt Fugitives With Twitter
• Noah Shachtman via WIRED.comA worldwide manhunt kicks off at the end of March — a search across America and Europe for five fugitives, identifiable only by their mugshots. The successful team of trackers not only gets a $5,000 bounty from the U.S. State Department.
Tiny Antennas Don’t Prevent Copyright Suit
• David Kravets via WIRED.comFox Television, PBS and Univision Television and others Thursday asked a federal judge to halt an impending subscription service that enables the streaming of broadcast television to any internet-enabled device.
Google’s New Privacy Policy: What Has Changed and What You Can Do About It
• Jon Brodkin - Ars TechnicaToday’s the day Google’s broad new privacy policy goes into effect. European regulators are claiming it violates data protection laws, but it’s here and it may be here to stay.
How To Adjust Your Privacy Settings, Before Google's Big Shift
• by Bill ChappellNews that Google will place its dozens of services under one privacy policy — a change that also means the company will compile and collate each user's data from all those products
Defense Department Wants More Control over the Internet
• Tom Simonite via TechnologyReview.comThe U.S. government says it must govern Internet technology more closely to protect against cyberattacks.
Words Not To Say Online: Sick, Wave, Cops, Smart, Ice, Worm and Many More
• by Abby ZimetProving the Feds are even busier monitoring social media than perhaps you imagined
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