Posts Tagged ‘ government ’

Social media widens scope of Nigeria fuel protests (AP)

Social media widens scope of Nigeria fuel protests 
    (AP)

AP - As a nationwide strike and demonstrations unleash years of pent-up frustrations in Nigeria over its kleptocratic leaders, the rage burns even hotter across social media.

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“All Your Shreds Are Belong to U.S.” Wins $50,000 DARPA Shredder Challenge

“All Your Shreds Are Belong to U.S.” Wins $50,000 DARPA Shredder Challenge

A San Francisco-based team has just won the DARPA Shredder Challenge. DARPA, the government agency whose work led to the creation of the Internet, challenged the public to reconstruct five shredded documents. The winning team, called “All Your Shreds Are Belong to U.S.” completed the task in 33 days, spending nearly 600 man-hours...

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Zuckerberg Loves That The FTC Wants You To “Like” Them On Facebook

Zuckerberg Loves That The FTC Wants You To “Like” Them On Facebook

Facebook and the FTC  made peace this morning , after the government agency complained that the social network violated user privacy. The two reached a settlement which will fundamentally change the way Facebook deals with privacy  moving forward — including measures like bulking up its privacy division and submitting to new privacy audits...

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Walkie Talkie App Voxer Is Going Viral On iPhones And Androids, Trending On Twitter

Walkie Talkie App Voxer Is Going Viral On iPhones And Androids, Trending On Twitter

Most of the communications apps that have gotten big on smartphones have been built by well-established companies that have existing user bases they can promote to, with Facebook, Twitter and Skype being the top examples. The other successes have most often had venture money to help them cover advertising costs. But a smaller...

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China state paper urges Internet rethink to silence foes (Reuters)

Reuters - China's Communist Party control is at risk unless the government takes firmer steps to stop Internet opinion being shaped by increasingly organized political foes, a team of party writers warned in a commentary published on Friday.

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