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Bigger is better -- for telecom companies, not Internet users
2015-04-03 15:58:21| Telecom - Topix.net
"Bigger is better" is the reigning trope among U.S. broadband companies, as Charter Communications this week gobbled up Bright House Networks for $10.4 billion. But better for whom? Certainly not U.S. Internet users, as the latest broadband reports peg lack of competition for causing high prices that have stalled Internet adoption rates and left more than 60 percent of Americans with unacceptably slow access speeds.
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Web Users Beware: Ad Injectors Abound, Google Says
2015-04-01 23:03:30| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
In three months, Google received more than 100,000 complaints about Chrome-based ad injection.
WhatsApp Voice Calling Available for All Android Users
2015-04-01 02:02:53| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
It appears that WhatsApp is quietly rolling out voice calling for all Android users. Here's how to get it.
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Court orders Pirate Bay blockade, users defeat it within minutes
2015-03-30 17:02:39| Extremetech
A judge in Spain ordered service providers in that country to block access to the Pirate Bay within 72 hours. Some did so immediately. But it turns out that even from within Spain, it's quite easy to get around the blockade.
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Smartphone Users & Unsafe Choices
2015-03-30 11:19:58| Wireless - Topix.net
In a recent Lookout survey of more than 1,000 smartphone owners, 52% of those who claimed to be security savvy didn't read privacy policies before downloading mobile apps, 34% didn't set a PIN or passcode on their phones, and 35% downloaded mobile apps from unofficial marketplaces. The survey also found that those who claim to be privacy experts are most likely to partake in risky mobile behavior, like connecting their smartphones to unsecured public Wi-Fi networks, visiting unfamiliar sites on their phones, and plugging their phones into public charging stations.
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