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MarkBrent
DiggUndergroundGoogle to newspapers: Put up or shut up
latimesblogs.latimes.com — Google said publishers can easily tell search engines to take a hike. All it takes is a two-line piece of code, which he helpfully included in his post. Tuck that on your website, and no search engine will crawl it; the stories won't show up when people look for content using search engines. More…
electricwaffles
bbroveleitFacebook Violating Canadian Privacy Laws
priv.gc.ca — In order to comply with Cdn privacy law, Facebook must take greater responsibility for the personal information in its care, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada said today. “It’s clear that privacy issues are top of mind for Facebook, and yet we found serious privacy gaps in the way the site operates,” says Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart. More…
GemStar38
New Pirate Bay Will Become a Pay Site
torrentfreak.com — After Global Gaming Factory (GGF) announced its intention to buy The Pirate Bay, the public was left wondering what the site’s future would look like. Today it was confirmed that sharing on the new site will come with a cost, as the new owners plan to charge the users of the site a monthly fee. More…
SweetVampire
Lucas123
rtaibah
7 Creative Twitter Apps That Do More Than Just Tweet
10e20.com — While there are a great deal of Twitter applications that help you track keywords, monitor conversations and help you tweet, some applications actually allow you to carry out specific non-Twitter related tasks. Whether it be everyday activities or fun and games, these apps help you to track, process and perform your daily deeds! More…
NewsFeed
Are Copyright Wars Against P2P Our New Prohibition?
zeropaid.com — Stanford Law professor Lawrence Lessig says using outdated copyright laws to sue illegal file-sharers hasn’t caused a decrease in illegal file-sharing, and that in fact “a whole generation of children has been raised to think the law is an ass—and an ass that is to be ignored.” More…
raustin
Will Twitter Sue TechCrunch?
pcworld.com — Will Twitter take legal action against Web sites that publish the company's confidential documents, which were leaked by a hacker? Although the micro-blog isn't coming right out and saying it, Twitter co-founder Evan Williams published a blog post yesterday suggesting legal action was a possibility. More…
annjay
Swedish ISP Disputes Weak Piracy Evidence
torrentfreak.com — After receiving massive support from its customers through an online survey, the Swedish ISP Ephone has decided to appeal an earlier court decision ordering it to hand over subscribers’ details to a group of copyright holders. Ephone has labeled the evidence provided as ‘weak’ and has opted to protect the privacy of its customers. More…
LtGenPanda
Revealed on Google Earth: North Korea’s Secret Free Market
edition.cnn.com — A grassroots group of North Korean observers has watched the growth of village markets via satellite photos courtesy of Google Earth. With Google Earth, you can scroll back through time from the most recent satellite photographs and see how these markets are growing. More…
thecarchik
GE: Smart grid yields net-zero energy home
news.cnet.com — These "net-zero energy homes" will combine on-site power generation through solar panels or wind turbines with energy-efficient appliances and on-site storage. Consumers will get detailed energy data and potentially control appliances with Home Energy Manager, a device that is expected to cost between $200 and $250 More…
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