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Record 5-Year Prison Term Handed to Convicted File Sharer
The leader of the in-theater camcording gang known as the IMAGiNE Group was handed a 60-month prison term Thursday in what is the nation’s longest sentence in a file-sharing case.
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How Almost Anyone Can Take You Off Facebook
Getting your buddy's Facebook account turned into a “Memorial” state is surprisingly easy — and locks them out of Facebook.
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Facebook tests free mobile calls in Canada
Facebook is testing a new feature to let users make free calls on their smartphones, and right now, it's only available to iPhone users in Canada.
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Light Switch Looks And Feels Like A Light Switch, But With Wi-Fi Control
The Belkin WeMo line is designed to bring Wi-Fi connected remote home automation to the masses, without expensive, whole home system upgrades. The existing WeMo outlet is a little bulky, but it makes it possible to remotely power on and off any device with a two or three-prong cord.
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Facebook netiquette
These are the unwritten rules of Facebook.
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Tweet costs Mark Cuban $50,000
Mark Cuban's tweet criticizing National Basketball Association officials cost him $50,000.
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The Internet Of You
We’ve been hearing about “wearable computing” for years. But we’re finally at a tipping point. It sounds crazy, but the cyborgification of humanity is proceeding apace.
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Your Gadgets Are Slowly Breaking the Internet
The Internet isn’t robust enough for the ongoing explosion of connected devices. Now labs around the country are scrambling for solutions.
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Why Is Google Fiber the Country's Only Super-Speed Internet?
Google Fiber was supposed to be a shaming exercise. But any shame felt by the country's big-name ISPs hasn't yet to produce the sort of ultra-high-speed internet services we've all been hoping for.
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Exactly how Verizon will punish Americans under "6 Strikes" piracy law.
A leaked Verizon document lays out the consequences alleged pirates will face under the Copyright Alerts System, due to be implemented this year by all major U.S. Internet providers.
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Prosecutor as bully
Since his arresting the early morning of January 11, 2011 — two years to the day before Aaron Swartz ended his life — I have known more about the events that began this spiral than I have wanted to know.
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Fastest Wi-Fi ever is almost ready for real-world use
WiGig routers, docking stations, laptop, and tablet shown at CES.
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Why We Should Remember Aaron Swartz
Tech has its empire builders. It also has people like Aaron Swartz, whose work makes empires possible
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'Red October' cyber-attack discovered by Russian researchers
'Red October' has been targeting embassies, nuclear research centers, and oil and gas institutes since 2007.
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Cable companies called 'Monopolies that stifle competition and innovation'
If you’re unhappy with your cable service, you aren’t alone. And according to Susan Crawford, a communications policy expert and a professor at the Cardozo School of Law, America’s cable companies aren’t just guilty of charging higher prices for sub par service, but also of stifling competition and innovation in the United States broadband market.
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What Is Internet Freedom Day?
Jan. 18 has been marked by some as Internet Freedom Day in celebration of last year's Internet blackout against the Stop Online Piracy Act.
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It’s on: Time Warner Cable alleges that Netflix discriminates against its customers
Time Warner Cable wants Netflix’s 3-D movies – but not its Open Connect CDN. That’s why the cable provider is now alleging discrimination.
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Can You Go to Jail for Impersonating Someone Online?
The curious case of Manti Te'o, his fake online girlfriend and a band of alleged hoaxers has brought a new question to the forefront: just what kind of crime is posing as someone else online, if it’s a crime at all?
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Verizon Charging You More, As Bandwidth Costs Them Less
As we just recently discussed, broadband providers appear to finally be willing to give up their pretend need for data caps due to the pretend costs of delivering service.
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German court rules internet essential
A German court ruled on Thursday that people have the right to claim compensation from service providers if their Internet access is disrupted, because the Internet is an essential part of life.
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