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Government to question Facebook
The home secretary is set to question Facebook bosses over their decision not to install a police panic button.
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Hacking "fun" for British teens
Teenagers try to get into each other's online accounts despite knowing it is wrong, according to a new survey.
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Spammers survive botnet shutdowns
A series of strikes against botnets has not dented cyber criminals' appetite for sending spam, say security experts.
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Web inventor calls for open data
Countries should be judged on their willingness to open up public data, the inventor of the world wide web tells the BBC.
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UK 'can cope with cyber attack'
The UK is "reasonably well placed to cope" with a large scale cyber attack, a report by a group of peers has said.
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Net piracy takes 'toll on jobs'
The growth of illegal file-sharing could cost European countries 1.2m jobs and 240bn euros by 2015, an industry report says.
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O2 condemns file-sharing letters
The mobile network condemns a law firm for sending letters to alleged illegal downloaders, including its own customers.
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Folding plug wins design accolade
An innovative folding plug for UK sockets is named as the overall winner at this year's Brit Insurance Design Awards
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Google clients seek China plans
Firms in China that sell advertising on Google demand clarity about the internet company's plans in the region.
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Mobile application sales explode
The global economy for mobile applications will explode over the next two years into a $17.5bn industry, a study suggests.
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Facebook removing stalker apps
Facebook says it is working to take down applications that claim to allow users to see who is viewing their profile.
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Broadband plan sent to Congress
US regulators send a national broadband plan to Congress in a bid to lead the world in the provision of super-fast internet.
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US plans high-speed net for all
US regulators have unveiled the nation's first plan to give every American super-fast broadband by 2020.
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Supersonic car's lift flaw fixed
Engineers designing the world's fastest car believe they now have a solution to stop it flying off the ground.
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Twitter embeds itself in the web
Twitter announces its @anywhere technology that will allow websites to embed its services into their web pages.
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