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Turkey to probe massive 'personal data leak'
AFP, Published on 06/04/2016
» ANKARA - Turkey's authorities launched a probe Wednesday into an alleged leak of the personal data of some 50 million citizens which threatens to compromise the information security of much of its population.
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Europe writes off biggest environment satellite
AFP, Published on 09/05/2012
» The European Space Agency (ESA) on Wednesday declared the official end of Envisat, the Earth-monitoring satellite that went offline last month after operating for twice its predicted lifespan.
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Parody blooms on Twitter
AFP, Published on 01/04/2011
» Twitter is becoming the place for parody with a cast of characters that includes an elusive cobra, a tipsy Queen of England, a profanity-spewing US politician and a maladroit BP spokesman.
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Searches revisited
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 08/03/2011
» Zeitgeist is a German word that translates as "the spirit of the times". At the end of each year, Google reveals this spirit by revisiting the year's top searches around the world. These lists give us insight into the year's curiosities across a variety of topics, from searches for financial terms in the Netherlands to music festivals in the European Union.
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Citing rights failings, firm divests Cisco holdings
AFP, Published on 13/01/2011
» A US investment management firm has divested of its holdings in Cisco, accusing the networking giant of failing to respond to human rights concerns, particularly in China, and lacking transparency.
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Perish the thought
Database, Published on 28/07/2010
» The alleged "plan" by Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij to change the current yuppiephone concession contracts - and incidentally mortally wound Shin Corp and its No 1 network Advanced Info Service although that's not the purpose, perish the thought - has thrown business, government, regulators and even the Senate into a tizzy; the kindest people said Mr Korn had good intentions, lousy planning; others were not so charitable; they noted that his plan to issue AIS, Dtac of Norway and True Move of Thailand with 15-year licences was highly questionable in legal terms, and almost impossible to regulate; Anant Vorathitipong, vice-chairman of the Senate subcommittee on communications technology, warned that the minister could land the government in lawsuits up to taxpayers' necks.
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Left out of the action
Database, Published on 30/06/2010
» The US TV giant Viacom, owners of CBS, took Google to court, accusing it of using its copyright videos on YouTube to make a profit; Google said it didn't, and was protected by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act provision that shields companies from the acts of their users; US District Judge Louis Stanton sided with Google in the New York case, noting that both Viacom and Google welcome users who post material on their many websites, because it is attractive to other users; Viacom will appeal and make their lawyers richer.
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Need to know
Database, Published on 23/06/2010
» A bill introduced by the US senator who oversees the Department of Homeland Security would give the government a kill switch for the entire Internet; Sen Joseph Lieberman said the president needs more powers during an emergency, such as turning the Internet partly off aside from networks needed to protect the country; the proposed bill would also make it a serious offence to refuse to comply with such a "request" from the president.
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Pay as they grow
Database, Published on 16/06/2010
» The US yuppiephone network AT&T used to have a plan that provided all the data you could eat at one price; on the day that Steve "President For Life" Jobs unveiled the incredibly wonderful version four of the Apple iPhone, AT&T did away with the unlimited wireless data plan, and put subscribers on pay-as-you-go - cheaper to join, but of course more expensive if you want to stay connected.
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