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India to set up automatic monitoring of communications

India plans to set up a centralized system to monitor communications on mobile phones, landlines and the Internet in the country, a minister told the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament, on Thursday.

| News | Government | Internet | Networking | Security | 11/26/09 at 10:40 am


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Chinese eBay rival branches out with branded mobile phone

China's biggest online auction and retail Web site plans to stamp its brand on a new mobile phone, the first time it's name will be put on a device, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.

| News | Internet | Mobile & wireless | Personal tech | Software | 11/26/09 at 3:09 am


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Attacks appear imminent as IE exploit is improved

Hackers working on the open-source Metasploit project have spiffed up a zero-day attack on Microsoft's Internet Explorer, making it more reliable -- and more likely to be used by criminals.

| News | Internet | Security | Software | 11/25/09 at 6:40 pm


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Can Video-Streaming Site Joost Avoid Going Off the Air?

Way outdone by rivals like Hulu and YouTube, Web video service Joost is now in the throes of winding down, only two-and-a-half years after its rollout with very high hopes by Skype co-founders Janius Friis and Niklas Zennstrom.

| Opinion | Internet | Software | 11/25/09 at 4:40 pm


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Five Tips to Shop Black Friday and Cyber Monday Securely

This Friday is Black Friday--officially kicking off the 2009 holiday shopping season. Online attackers and malware developers know how to capitalize on current events, and the rush to find great holiday bargains offers a prime opportunity to exploit eager shoppers. Here are five tips to help you shop online securely.

| News | Internet | 11/25/09 at 4:40 pm


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Where Google Chrome security fails: the password
I heard mention that the Chrome OS will have some sort of encryption available a la bitlocker. If it's possible to encrypt personal data using another password or key, then it may have potential for very secure data.... And Ubuntu has an 'encrypt home directory' option, perhaps google should follow suit.
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