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Firefox blocks Flash, and Facebook calls for its death
Adobe Flash, the much-loathed, bug-plagued relic of a browser plugin, just got a big nail driven into its coffin. Mozilla blocked Flash by default …
Kerry: Internet ‘Needs Rules to Be Able to Flourish and Work Properly’
In a speech today in South Korea, Secretary of State John Kerry said that the Internet “needs rules to be able to flourish and …
Software detects fake mobile, Wi-Fi networks
An Israeli company has developed a product it says can detect if a mobile device connects to a fake cellular base station or Wi-Fi …
Controversial MacKeeper security program opens critical hole on Mac computers
A critical vulnerability in MacKeeper, a controversial security program for Mac computers, could let attackers execute malicious commands on Macs when their owners visit …
More Lenovo woes: 3 security flaws, website clerical errors, maybe layoffs
After the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) called pre-installed Superfish “a critical vulnerability affecting Lenovo consumer personal computers,” several lawsuits leveled against Lenovo …
New Australian bill could outlaw VPNs in bid to stamp out Hulu, Netflix ‘piracy’
A new bill being considered in Australia could outlaw the use of VPNs in that country in the name of fighting piracy. Australia has …
Website chronicles China’s massive effort to control Internet content
BEIJING — The Chinese Communist Party operates out of a vast walled-off compound, known as Zhongnanhai, near Beijing’s Forbidden City. It is here that …
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