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Internet Firefox turns on DNS encryption Rob Beschizza

security Browser plugins from Avast and AVG yanked for stealing user data Cory Doctorow

snoop dogg Snoop Dogg dropping lullaby album for babies, includes "Gin and Juice" Rusty Blazenhoff

useful stuff Cheap safe looks like a book Mark Frauenfelder

Business Bill Gates just accidentally proved that even "unsuccessful" antitrust enforcement works Cory Doctorow

facebook A San Diego Republican operator ran a massive, multimillion-dollar Facebook scam that targeted boomers Cory Doctorow

Space Watch the trailer for "Snoopy In Space" David Pescovitz

apple Apple cleans up Siri's privacy problems, screwing over workers in the process Seamus Bellamy

google From search-engine to walled garden: majority of Google searches do not result in a click Cory Doctorow

privacy Gawker's new owners demand right to search journalists, ban encrypted email and institute dress code Cory Doctorow

security Group sex dating app has "the worst security for any dating app" Cory Doctorow

privacy Microsoft contractors are listening to your Skype conversations Seamus Bellamy

Space Wonderful new Snoopy astronaut watches from Timex David Pescovitz

Business Chrome is patching a bug that lets sites detect and block private browsing mode, declares war on incognito-blocking Cory Doctorow

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