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Defiant China hits out at US, stands firm on Internet

July 31, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 13 vote(s) | User comments: 13

A defiant China stood firm on controversies swirling around the Olympics on Thursday, hitting back at the United States over human rights criticism and insisting Internet censorship would remain.


Crackdown launched on illegal downloads

July 24, 2008 | User rating: 2 / 5 after 11 vote(s) | User comments: 12

Britain's six biggest internet providers have backed a government plan to clamp down on rampant music and film piracy, it was reported Thursday .


New magazine-sharing site may violate copyrights

August 15, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | User comments: 10

(AP) -- The magazine industry, already facing a decline in newsstand sales and falling ad revenue, is being besieged by a new foe: digital piracy.


British computer hacker loses appeal over US extradition

July 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | User comments: 6

A British man accused of hacking into the computer systems of the US military and NASA on Wednesday lost his appeal against extradition to face trial.


China to censor Internet during Games: organisers

July 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 12 vote(s) | User comments: 5

The Beijing Olympics were plunged into another controversy on Wednesday as China announced a backflip on Internet freedoms for the thousands of foreign reporters covering the Games.


Hackers get hold of critical Internet flaw (Update)

July 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 18 vote(s) | User comments: 5

Internet security researchers on Thursday warned that hackers have caught on to a "critical" flaw that lets them control traffic on the Internet.


Wikipedia founder aims to break Google stranglehold

August 14, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 17 vote(s) | User comments: 5

Watch out Google -- Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales hopes that Wikia Search, a project he spearheads, will break Google's domination as the world's most widely used Internet search engine.


Pentagon puts hold on USAF cyber effort

August 14, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 13 vote(s) | User comments: 3

(AP) -- The Pentagon this week delayed and may kill the Air Force's nascent Cyberspace Command, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press. This comes as Russia used a major computer network attack to begin its ...


Some eBay sellers frustrated with rule changes

8 hours ago | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | User comments: 3

(AP) -- Some people who sell things on eBay are fed up with new rules the company has been imposing in hopes of making the auction site more attractive to online shoppers. Now even more changes are coming in the next few ...


Pound slams IOC over handling of Internet censorship

August 05, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 3

Former IOC vice-president Dick Pound slammed the IOC on Tuesday for the way censorship of Internet sites by Chinese authorities had been handled ahead of the Olympic Games, claiming it had done considerable ...


Online social networking sites are hacker playgrounds

August 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 14 vote(s) | User comments: 2

Computer security researchers on Thursday warned that online social networking websites are playgrounds for hackers who can easily take advantage of people's trust.


Clueless about trading? Start networking online

22 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2

(AP) -- Erin O'Brien and her friends are do-it-yourself investors. As part of an online community at the brokerage Zecco, they consult each other on terminology, tax law and investment philosophy. Having tagged each other ...


Google 'gadgets' called gateways for hackers

August 09, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 18 vote(s) | User comments: 1

Hackers turned computer security specialists accuse Google of setting users up for online disasters by letting them personalize home pages with applications that could be tainted.


Yahoo in 'cloud computing' research with HP-Intel

July 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | User comments: 1

Yahoo and technology giants Intel and Hewlett Packard on Tuesday announced an alliance to advance "cloud computing," backing a trend that would reduce reliance on packaged software.


Facebook is online social networking king

August 14, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1

Industry figures available Wednesday show Facebook has dethroned MySpace to become the world's most popular social networking website.


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