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Russia Blocks LinkedIn Because of Data Collection Regulations
It looks like the Russian government has decided to ban the professional networking site LinkedIn, as the service does not comply with the country’s data protection rules. The decision was made by a local court in Moscow, and even though the company will not be able to operate in Russia…
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US Customs Wants to Friend You on Social Media
When it comes to social media, it’s hard to find someone who hasn’t got an account these days. From the casual chats of Facebook to the business links of LinkedIn, people can share and talk to anyone about anything online and now it would seem that even US customs want…
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Microsoft Plans to Acquire LinkedIn For $26 Billion
LinkedIn is an online professional networking platform which allows entrepreneurs, freelance workers and other employees to communicate about business opportunities. Since its formation in December 2002, the site has seen exponential growth and now has 433 million members across the globe. Furthermore, 105 million individuals frequent the website each month…
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Hacker Dishes the Dirt on Selling Your Passwords
For the last few months, the internet has been abuzz with news of mass hacks, with notable sites such as MySpace, Tumblr, Twitter, and LinkedIn falling victim to account security breaches – resulting in millions of e-mail and password combinations being sold on the dark web – with the latter triggering…
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Mark Zuckerberg Hacked Because He’s Bad at Passwords
A number of social media accounts belonging to Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg have been hacked, and it’s all because he re-used his awful, awful password. The hackers, who operate under the name OurMine Team, gained access to Zuckerberg’s Twitter and Pinterest accounts via a password obtained through the recent LinkedIn…
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167 Million LinkedIn User Records For Sale by Hacker
On the dark web, a hacker has come out to be selling the account details of 167 million users of the professional social networking site LinkedIn. The hacker announced his desire to sell these user records on dark website TheRealDeal, requesting a sum of 5 bitcoins, or around $2200, for the…
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‘Click Farms’ to Inflate Online Popularity Exposed
How do you get a few hundred people to like your “Why are courgettes* so neglected?” page? Paid advertisements? Viral publicity? Trusting in the innate power of that most underestimated of Summer squashes? With the success of such options being variable at best – leaving much to chance – there…
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Microsoft Releases Statement on Xbox neXt Rumor
Yesterday, we reported on a rather interesting development regarding an undisclosed project entitled Xbox neXt. This information was acquired from David Gardner’s LinkedIn profile, the Visual Design Leader at Xbox. Of course, whenever any evidence comes to the forefront, it’s important to not jump to conclusions and wait for official confirmation.…
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LinkedIn Now Considered as Front Door For Phishing Attacks
A recent web seminar by Computing revealed that LinkedIn now is being considered a front door access for potential phishing attacks in order to encourage careless users to open malicious emails and their links. Now LinkedIn isn’t in itself the issue here, it is more the way people act that…
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Knack II is Reportedly in Development
Knack is a platforming beat ’em up directed by Mark Cerny, who famously worked on iconic games including Crash Bandicoot, and Spyro the Dragon. As a result, the initial E3 showing was designed to showcase the PlayStation 4’s capabilities and unique experiences possible on Sony’s latest console. However, the game…
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LinkedIn Forced to Pay Millions Because of Its Add Connections Service
Two years ago, LinkedIn was accused of “hacking” into its own users’ email accounts, and now the company is facing another class-action lawsuit related to its Add Connections service. LinkedIn sent an email to several users not too long ago, in which it informed them that they are eligible for a…
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Is Apple Planning An iCar?
Tech companies used to be very much specialized to their own field, from the standard PCs and Software to advanced medical equipment. Over the last few years, these same companies are now beginning to challenge the established status quo of many other industries, such as the automotive industry. The rumours…
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News Corp CEO Lashes Out At Google and Others at Event
Robert Thomson, who is the News Corp CEO and right hand man to dark lord Murdoch has lashed out at Google for “piracy, zealotry and kleptocracy” Let me for a moment check Google for definitions of these words, Piracy is well-known so I won’t be checking that. Zealotry – right…
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Smartphone Wi-Fi Will Be Smarter Than Ever Before With This New Tech
Up until now, Wi-Fi devices on your smartphones were able to connect to saved access points and act as a means of connecting you to the Internet. Sure, there are some apps that let you stream over Wi-Fi, but essentially it was not used to its full potential. The Wi-Fi…
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USA Freedom Act, the NSA Reform Bill, Blocked by US Senate
The USA Freedom Act, designed to restrict NSA powers to collect user data, has been blocked by US Senate Republicans in a vote on Tuesday. The bill, supported by tech business coalition Reform Government Surveillance, did not achieve the 60 votes required to become legislation, losing out by two votes,…
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