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Publishers! Build your following on the new Digg!
Today we’re providing every publisher, big or small, with a chance to invite their readers to the new Digg, before our GA launch. If you are a publisher, you now have 1,000 invitations to share.
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EFF slams Apple patent as traitorware: Jobs is spying on you
The EFF weighed in on Apple patent spyware, calling it traitorware and warning that Steve Jobs is watching you.
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T-Mobile G2, LG's WP7-toting C900 Surface in Spy Photos
Two major smartphones have been leaked today from what appears to be the same source.
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Pirate Bay Typo Squatter Trying To Seize Site Trademark
Several rogue sites are in operation which aim to pull in people who were aiming to reach The Pirate Bay, but accidentally entered the URL with typos. While this kind of activity is nothing new, there is a more interesting detail being overlooked. One of the companies behind the scheme is trying to register the Pirate Bay trademark in the US
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Your fears confirmed: 'up to' broadband speeds are bogus
The FCC crunches the numbers and reveals a dirty secret: real broadband speeds and "up to" broadband speeds aren't even close. Most Americans get half the "up to" speed they purchased.
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The Early Facebook Employee Exodus
Staying at a tech startup for more than four years -- the default stock option vesting schedule -- is a rare thing. But it seems notable that at 6-year-old Facebook many early and influential employees have moved on, and many of them recently.
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Swedish Pirate Party to Host New WikiLeaks Servers | Piratpa
Swedish political party, the Pirate Party, will host the new WikiLeaks Servers to offer more protection against possible future raids.
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Piracy Is Promotion, Says CEO of Porn Multinational | Torren
Adult entertainment and piracy go hand in hand, so to speak. While some players in the industry use legal tools to bring piracy to a halt, others are not bothered about unauthorized sharing. In a recent video interview the CEO of one of the largest porn distributors said that the more people pirate his company’s work, the better.
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Google, Verizon warned not to "cable-ize" the Internet
Four prominent net neutrality supporters in Congress rail against the Google/Verizon "neutrality" proposal, saying that "no private interest should be permitted to carve up the Internet to suit its own purposes." Still, Congress has no plans to do anything about it.
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Mom arrested after posting photo of baby & bong on Facebook
A central Florida mom who thought it would be funny to post a picture of her baby with a bong on her Facebook page has been arrested.
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