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Breaking News: The Silk Road Has Been Shut Down

Silk Road Has Been Shut Down Are you ready for some of the biggest news to hit the hosting sphere in decades? The F.B.I has officially captured Dread Pirate Roberts. Sound familiar? Robers was the mane behind the legendary drug trading route 'The Silk Road' - something that we've covered…

HarrietteOctober 2, 2013

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BitTorrent’s NSA-Proof Messaging System

BitTorrent's NSA-Proof Messaging System Where there is demand, there is opportunity. The privacy issue brought to light by NSA activities has created a demand for more products and apps that are secure and impenetrable to prying eyes. Yesterday, I brought you a post about John McAfee's latest invention (here). Today,…

HarrietteOctober 1, 2013

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National Internet Shutdown In Sudan. Is Government To Blame?

National Internet Shutdown In Sudan Internet Shutdown News From Sudan Here in the Western world, we often take certain things for granted. For instance, can you imagine waking up one morning, pouring your first cup of coffee and heading over to the computer to check your email only to find…

Khristen FossSeptember 26, 2013

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PayPal Moves to the Cloud (and Other PayPal News)

PayPal Moves to the Cloud There's a lot of PayPal news this morning starting with the company's recent purchase of startup Braintree. Braintree is the software platform behind sites like OpenTable and AirBnB, and PayPal sees lots of potential in the technology that Braintree has. But, purchasing Braintree isn't the…

HarrietteSeptember 26, 2013

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LinkedIn Says No to NSA

LinkedIn Says No to NSA We have covered the NSA story extensively on this site. Typically, businesses that have been contacted by the NSA are on one side or the other, and so far social networks have stood up to government requests for private information. Today, you can add another…

HarrietteSeptember 20, 2013

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Chinese Hacking Group Discovered by Symantec

Symantec Discovers Chinese Hacking Group News from Symantec Corp. today is shocking the Internet world. The cyber-security company has discovered a group of hired hackers called the Hidden Lynx group was responsible for many hacker crimes that have happened since 2009. Reuters reports this morning that the group may have…

HarrietteSeptember 17, 2013