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Apple vs. Facebook: Why users are the losers

Apple Hates Facebook

When big companies fight, it’s rarely the big companies themselves that take the biggest hit. At first glance, it looks like Apple really loves Twitter. The reality, however, is that it hates Facebook. It sure seems that way, at least. Apple’s distaste for Facebook became apparent with last week’s preview release to developers of Mountain Lion, the newest version of … Continue reading

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‘Angry Birds’ finally flock to Facebook

Angry Birds on Facebook

Add one more nest for the Angry Birds: Facebook. Game developers Rovio announced their hit casual game has finally landed on the social network, allowing players to fling birds at enemy pigs from within a Facebook app. The game will feature levels exclusive to Facebook and social features such as sharing high scores and giving friends “mystery gifts.” Angry Birds … Continue reading

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Reddit Dragged Screaming Into Twenty-First Century

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Reddit finally moved into the modern age on Sunday night, banning certain forums where sexualized content of minors ran rampant. It’s about time. Reddit notified its user base in a post that claimed the site had always dealt with images that “might be child pornography along strict legal lines.” “We have changed our policy because interpreting the vague and debated … Continue reading

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Anonymous Takes Down CIA Web Site

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Anonymous has ended a rather busy week with a hack of the CIA website, which is currently offline. “CIA TANGO DOWN: https://www.cia.gov/ #Anonymous,” the @YourAnonNews feed tweeted around 3:30pm Eastern. The CIA.gov website has been unresponsive for about an hour. Anonymous did not release details about the attack, but the group usually uses distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks to … Continue reading

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Deleted Facebook Photos Still Accessible Online, Years Later

Facebook Pictures are Never Deleted

Photos deleted from Facebook have remained on the social network’s servers for nearly three years, according to an investigation by Ars Technica. Ars Technica looked into this situation almost three years ago and found that some of the photos that users deleted then are still accessible on Facebook’s servers. Facebook told Ars Technica that, while its older systems did not … Continue reading

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