Tag: Private
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Wikileaks Publishes Sony Pictures Emails
Controversial website WikiLeaks has published the entire archive of hacked e-mails lifted from the inner workings of Sony Pictures. The website has claimed that the information held within the archive warrants the entire collection to be maintained and protected for the public to see. One of the reasons behind the enshrining of the hack’s contents […]
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Special Perks For Gold Apple Watch Owners
If you end up purchasing the ludicrously expensive and super flashy gold plated Apple Watch Edition, you can expect to own much more than just a watch. Apple is promising first class treatment for owners of the device – even in Apple Stores. Once you shell out that ten thousand dollar cash pile for the […]
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Instagram Patches Privacy Flaw
Instagram was recently revealed to have a small flaw in its procedures which allowed seemingly private photos to be viewed by those with a link to the photos as they are hosted on Instagram servers. The company responded by patching the error and making sure it never would happen again. However, a lack of in […]
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Facebook Adds Tor Browser Entry for Anons
Get your V for Vendetta mask ready and prepare to send out some ominous voice-altered YouTube video demands, because Facebook has added a brand new way to enjoy their site for all of you Anonymouses out there. The Tor browser, represented by an onion (because they have layers, just like being behind 7 proxies), is […]
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Google Allowing EU Residents to be ‘Forgotten’ by Search Results
If you’ve ever had pictures of a rough night out posted on Facebook, or in a more extreme example, have ever been the target of a Daily Mail witch hunt, then this news will surely pique your interest – Google is now allowing you to plaintively request that their search engine no longer displays content […]
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Bans Begin for U.S Employers Who Request Facebook Details from Applicants
It was recently reported that a number of employers in the United States would only accept a potential new worker if they were willing to hand over their Facebook account details including password – allowing the employer access to personal content, private messages, if they deemed the action was required. This, of course, caused considerable […]
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Nokia To Sell Its UK Subsidiary Vertu To Private Equity Firm?
Nokia could be set to sell off Vertu, a luxury phone manufacturer that it acquired some time ago
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Comet electrical store chain sold for £2 – No, seriously
The recession seems to really be hitting high street electrical stores recently, with Best Buy recently announcing all UK stores will close after one year, now the Comet chain has been sold off – for just £2. French electrical retailer Kesa, the company that owns the Comet chain of stores, announced today that it would […]
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Sneak peak of Project Cafe / Wii 2 leaked in new video?
Have we finally seen Nintendo’s Project Café / Wii 2 in the flesh (or plastic)? This video filmed at a “private developer conference” would seem to suggest so. In the leaked YouTube video, a presentation is shown featuring a controller concept with the rumoured built-in “Screen Stream” HD display and some diagrams of the unit […]
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Google make ads relevant by “learning” on Gmail – Concerns for privacy?
Google aiming to personalise Gmail adverts
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Aircell’s first aircraft smartphone – Set for take-off late 2011
Aircell, the provider of communications, web services and equipment for jet setters, has revealed its new Google Android-based smartphone for aircraft use which will be arriving soon, with late 2011 as the general date for take-off. Not much to go on at the moment, but what we do know from the Aircell press release is that […]
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RockMelt – the Facebook powered browser enters public beta phase
You may have already heard of the new social network orientated browser, if not, RockMelt is designed to easily integrate with Facebook and allow users to keep up to date with their friends, using a browser style interface. RockMelt has been in private Beta since last November and although still in its development stage, the […]