| White House unveils plan to protect online privacy
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Reuters - The White House on Thursday proposed a "bill of rights" that would give consumers greater online privacy protection and could eventually give the government greater powers to police Internet firms such as Google Inc and Facebook.
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:41:04 GMT
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| Obama administration seeks online privacy rules
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- AP - The Obama administration is calling for stronger privacy protections for consumers as mobile gadgets, Internet services and other tools are able to do a better job of tracking what you do and where you go.
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:13:12 GMT
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| Apple store to open in London's Harrods store mid-March, same day as iPad 3 launch?
(Digital Trends)
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Digital Trends - Last month we learned that Apple was planning to open a store inside one of the world’s most famous department, Harrods in London.
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:11:35 GMT
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| Calif. pledges better mobile privacy disclosures
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AP - California is clamping down on nosy mobile applications, telling them they must give people advance warning if they want to keep pulling sensitive information from smartphones and computer tablets.
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:03:11 GMT
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| Verizon customers experience another 4G LTE outage
(Digital Trends)
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Digital Trends - As confirmed on the official Verizon Twitter account this morning, the cellular service provider noted a problem with the 4G LTE network. However, the spokesperson noted that the “3G data, voice and text services are operating reliably.” Unhappy customers in Detroit, Phoenix, Arizona, Columbus, Chicago, Indianapolis, Milwaukee and Philadelphia posted complaints on the Verizon discussion forums throughout the morning. Some of the customers also stated that 3G service was unavailable at the same time. According to Verizon Wireless spokesman Tom Pica, Verizon Wireless started receiving customers calls about the outages around 6:30 A.M. Eastern time.
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:57:42 GMT
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