30-January-2012, 1:08 AM
Anonymous attack Mexico websites to protest copyright law
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The shadowy online hackers group Anonymous blocked access to the websites of the Mexican Senate and the Interior Ministry.
Twitter faces censorship charges, blackout call
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Twitter was facing censorship charges after announcing it can now block tweets on a country-by-country basis if legally required to do so.
Lithuanian central bank hit by cyber-attack
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Lithuania's central bank said it had been hit by a cyber-attack, but had eventually overcome the assault on its website.
WikiLeaks scandal sparks US intelligence reform
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The WikiLeaks document dump, which saw thousands of classified US files leaked, forces US intelligence officials to implement reforms.
Twitter able to now selectively block tweets
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Twitter said that previously, if it was required to remove messages, it could only remove them globally.
Google+ opens up to teenagers
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Google opened up Google+ to teenagers, just days after loosening the rules about using real names on the social network.
Israeli hackers attack Iranian sites
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A group of Israeli hackers said they have attacked several Iranian websites, a day after a number of Israeli websites were taken offline.
European parliament website under cyber attack
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The European parliament website came under cyber attack but hackers failed to penetrate the assembly's internal network.
Symantec urges users to disable pcAnywhere
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Symantec is recommending that users of its pcAnywhere software disable the product following the theft of source code.
Android grabs more tablet market share
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Tablet computers powered by Google's Android software are increasing their global market share.
Apple shares soar after blockbuster earnings
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Apple shares gained 6.24 percent to $446.45 on Wall Street while ExxonMobil shares were up 0.02 percent at $86.38.
Hackers launch fresh attacks on Israeli websites
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Arab hackers claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on prominent Israeli websites, including that of daily newspaper Haaretz.
Daily Mail making run at NY Times Web crown
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The New York Times has long been the most-visited newspaper site on the Web, but Britain's Daily Mail is making a run at its crown.
HP to make webOS software public by September
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Hewlett-Packard said it will make its webOS mobile operating system available to the open source community by September.
EU takes on Internet giants over people's personal data
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The European Commission launched a bid to make companies including Internet giants such as Google or Facebook give people more control.
Pro-Kremlin TV channel to air WikiLeaks talk show
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A Russian state television channel said that it would exclusively air a television chat show hosted by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Megaupload's Kim Dotcom denied bail in New Zealand
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Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom will stay behind bars awaiting possible extradition to the United States.
Google revising privacy policies, data use
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Google said it is revising its privacy policies and changing how it uses data from users to provide more personalized search results.
Online protests in Poland over anti-piracy pact
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Nearly 100 Polish websites shrouded their pages in black to protest against Warsaw's plan to sign a multilateral anti online piracy accord.
60 hours of video a minute uploaded to YouTube
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YouTube said that 60 hours of video are being uploaded every minute to the site and it is attracting more than four billion views a day.
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