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Australia says Web blacklist combats child porn

(AP) -- Australia's communications minister has defended a proposed Internet blacklist as necessary to combat child pornography but admitted that at least one site had been wrongly blocked during trials.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 27, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 6




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New Google data show Microsoft's piracy problems (Update 2)

(AP) -- Google's Internet search engine receives more complaints about websites believed to be infringing on Microsoft's copyrights than it does about material produced by entertainment companies pushing ...

Technology / Internet

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 6

Houston lawyer on quest to find missing moon rocks

(AP) -- The dark suit and tie Joe Gutheinz wore set him apart from other customers inside a Texas eatery where the usual attire is jeans and cowboy hats.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 13, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Hollywood studios lose landmark download case

Top Hollywood film studios Friday failed in their attempt to stem the flow of illegal downloads when they lost a landmark appeal against an Australian Internet provider.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 5

Scientists warn of emerging fungal peril

Fungal diseases are a major threat not just to wild plants and animals, but to us.

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 2

China lifts microblog controls that sparked outcry

(AP) -- China's two biggest microblog sites resumed normal service Tuesday after a three-day ban on posting comments that sparked complaints about censorship amid the country's worst high-level political crisis in years.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Kim Dotcom allowed back online in New Zealand

(AP) -- The founder of file-sharing website Megaupload, Kim Dotcom, is being allowed back online.

Technology / Other

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Company: Cost of hosting Megaupload data untenable

(AP) -- The company hosting the frozen data of millions of users of the file sharing site Megaupload says somebody needs to pay the company's bill or allow it to delete the data.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Employers ask job seekers for Facebook passwords

(AP) -- When Justin Bassett interviewed for a new job, he expected the usual questions about experience and references. So he was astonished when the interviewer asked for something else: his Facebook username ...

Technology / Internet

created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (7) | comments 13

Chinese writers say Apple is online book pirate

(AP) -- A group of prominent Chinese writers have demanded millions of dollars in compensation from technology giant Apple Inc. for allegedly selling unlicensed versions of their books in its online store, a lawyer said ...

Technology / Business

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Kim Dotcom's money won him New Zealand residency

(AP) -- In the eyes of New Zealand immigration authorities in 2010, Kim Dotcom's money trumped his criminal past.

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created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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