Social Media
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Is Palantir's Prism Powering PRISM Program?June 07 2013 3:14 PM
Some suggest the PRISM program borrowed software from Silicon Valley-based Palantir, which owns a platform called Prism.
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Journalists Nitpick NY Times Op-Ed Amid Surveillance ScandalJune 07 2013 12:16 PM
A New York Times op-ed about the Obama administration’s surveillance scandals caused a bit of controversy after it was changed without comment, but was the change unethical?
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India's Phone, Internet Surveillance System "Chilling:" HRWJune 07 2013 8:59 AM
India's telecom surveillance system, introduced in April, can abuse rights to privacy and free expression, Human Rights Watch warned.
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Fired Over Facebook, A Bus Driver Becomes A Martyr For School HungerJune 06 2013 5:33 PM
Support is growing for Johnny Cook, a school bus driver in Georgia who said he was fired over a Facebook status update about a hungry student.
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Zeus Malware Thriving On FacebookJune 06 2013 12:34 PM
The Zeus malware, which can drain bank accounts and steal passwords, has found a new home on Facebook.
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Samuel L. Jackson Records ‘Breaking Bad’ ‘I Am The Danger’ MonologueJune 06 2013 10:25 AM
Samuel L. Jackson's recording of the "I Am the Danger" monologue from "Breaking Bad" as part of his charity efforts supporting the Alzheimer's Association.
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Dating Sites Really Work, Says Study Commissioned By Dating SiteJune 05 2013 5:13 PM
New research commissioned by the dating website eHarmony shows that one-third of married couples meet online -- and those that do are generally more satisfied.
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Jezebel Writer: I Had To Block Roseanne Barr After Her Rape RantJune 05 2013 1:30 PM
Roseanne Barr went on a bizarre Twitter rant aimed at Jezebel’s Lindy West after West argued that comedians should not make jokes at the expense of rape victims.
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Pro-Assad Syrian Electronic Army's #OpTurkey Hacks Erdogan SiteJune 05 2013 12:53 PM
In the continuing digital protest against the violent police reaction in Turkey, #OpTurkey, hackers from the Syrian Electronic Army joined Anonymous to hack the Turkish Prime Ministry's network.
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Mastectomy Photos Treated As Porn, Banned From FacebookJune 05 2013 9:01 AM
Facebook has banned mastectomy photos from the site, according to a peition filed by the Scar Project, which claims it treated breast cancer mastectomies as pornography.
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Facebook Account Hacking By Koobface Worm Rises In First QuarterJune 04 2013 6:28 PM
The Internet worm Koobface is making a comeback with McAfee reporting increased attacks on Facebook during the first quarter.
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Vine Gets RickRolledJune 04 2013 2:29 PM
The same day Twitter released the Vine app for Android, a 16-year-old hacked the app to upload a full video and RickRoll the entire platform.
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Turkish Protesters Share Positive Side Using VineJune 04 2013 1:25 PM
Protesters took to the streets in opposition to the government. There were violent clashes with police, and also a lighter side.
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Anonymous Joins Turkey ProtestsJune 04 2013 12:25 PM
After a violent police response to protests in Turkey, Anonymous launched #OpTurkey to take several Turkish websites offline.
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Rubber Ducks Replace Tanks In Infamous Tiananmen Photo -- And Other Social Media TrendsJune 04 2013 11:14 AM
On the 24th anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre, Chinese netizens got creative to avoid censorship.
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UFO Crashes Into Volcano In MexicoJune 03 2013 3:21 PM
Footage of what is rumored to be a UFO crashing into Mexico's Popocatepetrl volcano is causing a stir among extraterrestrial enthusiasts.
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'Deus Ex: The Fall' Teased On Twitter?
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Vine App Comes To AndroidJune 03 2013 11:01 AM
Twitter released the Vine app for Android phones on Monday as it's iOS user base pushed past 13 million.
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PS4 Vs. Xbox One: New Data Suggests PlayStation 4 Still More Popular Than New XboxMay 31 2013 12:55 PM
Why would Microsoft's newest game system be lagging so far behind the PlayStation 4 in Google searches?
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Prancercise Goes ViralMay 31 2013 10:36 AM
Prancercise failed to become a craze in 1989, but, thanks to the Internet and Joanna Rohrback, the exercise has become a viral hit, 24 years after its debut.
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