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Tech news and business reports by CNET News. Focused oninformation technology, core topics include computers, hardware, software,networking, and Internet media..
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Facebook sued for $15 billion over alleged privacy infractions
A class-action lawsuit filed by Stewarts Law US, combines 21 cases across the U.S. 
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Caught snooping: U.K. government staffers
What a surprise: the U.K. government was forced to reveal under Freedom of Information laws that more than 1,000 civil servants have "snooped" on British citizens' private data. 
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Socialcam closes hole that enabled accidental sharing
The popular video-sharing app responds to complaint from privacy advocate. 
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Pirate Bay, WikiLeaks fight off crippling attacks
Tables turn as hacker favorites are targeted in DDoS attacks. 
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U.S. cybersecurity chief Howard Schmidt retiring
The two-time adviser to the U.S. government on cybersecurity is stepping down to spend more time with family, look into teaching, and ride his motorcycle on a trip out West. 
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Twitter announces support for Do Not Track
The social network stops the tracking when users are on Firefox or other browsers that support the Do Not Track feature. Of course, that feature also has to be turned on. 
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Friday debut of SF bar-cams stirs sour reception
With a new service called SceneTap set to put video cameras in bars, privacy advocates warn that a red line's about to get crossed. 
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Euclid downplays privacy concerns about Wi-Fi tracking
Startup called Euclid Elements shows up at privacy conference to say there are no problems with recording locations of millions of smartphones (unless their owners go to the company's Web site and opt out). 
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Flashback makers missed out on their payday, Symantec says
According to the security firm, the makers of the Flashback malware made $14,000 from click fraud last month, but can't collect on it. 
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Facebook IPO doesn't mean the end of privacy
Privacy experts say that just because the company is going public, doesn't mean that it's game over for user privacy. In fact, it might shine a brighter light on privacy concerns. 
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Microsoft readies NUads: They watch you watching them
Interactive NUads advertisements tied to the Kinect sensor will roll out in late spring, Microsoft tells CNET. But will all other Kinect apps be as privacy-sensitive? 
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Apple QuickTime update for Windows only; Macs already secure
Apple's security and OS updates included the latest version of QuickTime, which Apple has just made available for Windows PCs. 
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Avira update blocked Windows applications
Avira resolves faulty software update after it is found to block Windows applications. 
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Bots dominate small Web site traffic, research shows
Shared hosting providers can lose more than 50 percent of their capacity from parasitic drag generated by bot traffic, according to a new report. 
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Rebekah Brooks charged in phone-hacking scandal
The Crown Prosecution Service says Brooks, along with her personal assistant and chauffeur, among others, are charged with "perverting the course of justice." 
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Facebook attempts to clear up privacy questions
Social network's privacy chief says policy changes aren't really new but include more details on how the site uses your data. 
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After a decade of Windows malware, feel any safer?
After a rash of Windows-related malware, Microsoft took Bill Gates' urging in 2002 to make security more of a priority. 
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After a decade of Windows malware, do you feel any safer?
After a rash of Windows-related malware, Microsoft took Bill Gates' urging in 2002 to make security more of a priority. How trustworthy is your computing these days? 
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Kaspersky: Apple needs to face up to Mac threats
The security company says it analyzed Mac OS X vulnerabilities and new forms of malware on its own initiative, but that "Apple is open to collaborating with us." 
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Kaspersky probe: Apple working with us on new vulnerabilities, malware
Kaspersky said its analysis of the Mac OS platform was conducted independently of Apple. 
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Kaspersky probe: Apple doesn't take security seriously enough
Probing the Mac OS for malware vulnerabilities at Apple's request, Kaspersky doesn't think the company is paying enough attention to security. 
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Adobe will issue free security fixes for CS5 apps after all
The company says it's working on patches for Creative Suite 5.x versions of Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash. Previously, customers would have had to pay to upgrade to CS6 to get the fixes. 
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Adobe will issue security fixes for CS5 apps after all
The company says it's working on patches for Creative Suite 5.x versions of Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash. Previously, customers would have had to pay to upgrade to CS6 to get the fixes. 
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Startup proposes a safer Internet locale via a '.secure' domain
Security researcher envisions a top-level domain designed with security in mind for safer Web browsing. 
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Adobe users must pay for security upgrades
The company has released patches for four of its software suites, but users concerned about the vulnerabilities in these products will be required to purchase upgrades of each product except for one. 
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