The surveillance campaign is just the latest evidence that political groups are increasingly using digital means to keep tabs on their opposition. During elections last April in Malaysia, security researchers at the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab found evidence that servers in Malaysia were running FinSpy, a surveillance tool sold to governments by the British surveillance firm Gamma Group. According to security researchers, the targets appeared to be members of Malaysia’s opposition party. (source infra)
Google Says It Has Uncovered Iranian Spy Campaign - NYTimes.com
By By NICOLE PERLROTH
The timing of the effort, which has been targeting Iranian citizens, suggests that the attacks are related to the upcoming Iranian presidential election, Google said. Read more…
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By By NICOLE PERLROTH
The timing of the effort, which has been targeting Iranian citizens, suggests that the attacks are related to the upcoming Iranian presidential election, Google said. Read more…
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The Guardian
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Apple looking at bigger iPhone screens, multiple colors - sources
Reuters
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PC Magazine
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Businessweek
The government's antitrust case over e-book pricing has reached a crucial stage as a key Apple Inc. executive takes the stand to try to convince a federal judge he didn't lead an illegal scheme with publishers to fix prices. Eddy Cue, called “the chief ...
Google to generate nearly $8.9 billion in mobile ad revenue this year: eMarketer
Economic Times
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Amazon launches Kindle Paperwhite ebook reader in India starting at Rs.10999
NDTV
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Thank You, Google Overlords | TechCrunch
By Sarah Perez
And Google's influence when it comes to the web is massive. In the U.S., the company has 66.5 percent of search market share, with the next nearest competitor Microsoft/Bing at just 17.3 percent as of this April, according to comScore.
TechCrunch
Apple snuck a Google Now-ish feature into iOS 7 called “Today ...
By Erica Ogg
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GigaOM
By Erica Ogg
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GigaOM
Apple Posts Ten-Minute 'Making a Difference, One App at a Time ...
By Jordan Golson
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How Your Microsoft Points Will Become Dollars/Pounds/Euros ...
By Luke Plunkett
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Kotaku
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