Saturday 29 June 2013

Internet News: Former police chief Bratton launches a social network for cops

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bill Bratton, the high-profile police commissioner who has run three of America's largest police forces, is preparing to launch the first comprehensive social media network for police officers - a kind of Facebook for cops.

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Friday 28 June 2013

Internet News: Japan PM Abe hops and flips in voter-wooing game app

TOKYO (Reuters) - It's a bird, it's a plane ... It's a cartoon version of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, hopping and somersaulting his way through the sky in a smartphone game app his party hopes will lure young voters ahead of a July 21 election.

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Thursday 27 June 2013

Internet News: Facebook ad products director to join online payment firm Square

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's director of advertising products has been hired by online payment company Square to oversee its point-of-sale product for retailers.

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Internet News: China accuses U.S. of cyber security hypocrisy amid Snowden dispute

BEIJING (Reuters) - China accused the United States on Thursday of "double standards" and hypocrisy in the area of cyber security as tension flared between Beijing and Washington over the flight of fugitive former spy agency contractor Edward Snowden.

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Wednesday 26 June 2013

Internet News: Turkey seeks to tighten grip on Twitter after protests

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey said on Wednesday it had asked Twitter to set up a representative office inside the country, which could give it a tighter rein over the microblogging site it has accused of helping stir weeks of anti-government protests.

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Internet News: Father of the Web scolds "hypocritical" West over spying

LONDON (Reuters) - The British inventor of the World Wide Web accused Western governments of hypocrisy in spying on the Internet while lecturing repressive leaders across the world for doing exactly the same.

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Internet News: New Zealand wants wider spy agency role in keeping tabs on citizens

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's government is pushing to change the law to widen surveillance of citizens by one of its spy agencies, despite growing global concern over the scope and security of such activities following damning leaks by a former U.S. security contractor.

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Internet News: U.S. energy companies seen at risk from cyber attacks: CFR report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. oil and natural gas operations are increasingly vulnerable to cyber attacks that can harm the competitiveness of energy companies or lead to costly outages at pipelines, refineries or drilling platforms, a report said on Wednesday.

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Tuesday 25 June 2013

Internet News: U.S. court to hear oral arguments in net neutrality case on September 9

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The federal appeals court in Washington on Tuesday set September 9 as the date for oral arguments in the so-called net neutrality case that could be seminal for federal regulation of Internet traffic.

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Internet News: Discovery explores Internet subscription service

(Reuters) - Discovery Communications is at work on an Internet streaming service that could charge cable subscribers a small fee to gain access to hours of documentaries and reality shows, executive chairman and founder John Hendricks said on Tuesday.

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Internet News: Two Swedish teens convicted for Instagram insults

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Two Swedish teenage girls were found guilty of defamation on Tuesday for posting sexual insults about other youngsters on the photo sharing website Instagram.

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Monday 24 June 2013

Internet News: Google says did 'good job' replying to EU antitrust probe

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Google said on Monday it had done a good job coming up with concessions to allay EU antitrust concerns it blocks competitors in web search results, as it sought to deflect criticism the proposals would serve only to reinforce its dominance.

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Internet News: Swedish court backs TV license fees for computers, mobile devices

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A Swedish court on Monday ruled that the state broadcaster could charge a fee for accessing television via the Internet on laptops, tablets, smartphones and other devices.

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