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Backlash in Japan over sales of train e-ticket records

One of the country's largest train operators has teamed with Hitachi to sell data based on the NFC train passes

Jul 5, 2013 4 mins

Cybercrime Data Center Technology Industry

Samsung predicts big earnings jump in Q2, still disappoints

The company said it expects operating profit to increase at least 40 percent over 2012, but analysts expected more

Jul 5, 2013 2 mins

Enterprise Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Court in Pakistan orders YouTube block to continue

YouTube was blocked in September in the country after an anti-Muslim video surfaced

Jul 5, 2013 3 mins

Legal Media and Entertainment Industry Videoconferencing

Landing on an asteroid might cause an avalanche?!

Characteristics of asteroid will make landing on one more hazardous than previously thought

Jul 5, 2013 6 mins

Data Center Government Security

Secure messaging project, Cryptocat, apologizes over bug

The open-source IM project warned that encrypted group chats may have been easier to crack for seven months

Jul 5, 2013 2 mins

Email Clients Encryption Small and Medium Business

EU Parliament approves stricter penalties for cyber attacks

Botnet attacks will carry a five year jail term under the new rules, which EU member states are expected to adopt shortly

Jul 4, 2013 3 mins

Cybercrime Legal Manufacturing Industry

Nokia expected to take smartphone cameras to new heights with 41-megapixel Lumia

The successor to Nokia's previous 41-megapixel model, the 808 PureView, is expected on July 11

Jul 4, 2013 4 mins

Computers and Peripherals Mobile Small and Medium Business

Stop spying on us, European Parliament tells US

The European Parliament has voted to allow suspension of data-sharing agreements if necessary but won't break off trade talks

Jul 4, 2013 4 mins

Data Center Financial Services Industry Technology Industry

Online protests against NSA surveillance planned for July 4 get off to slow start

High profile websites have yet to join in

Jul 4, 2013 2 mins

Cybercrime Government IT Mozilla

Internet fills the gap as some TV stations shut down in Egypt during transition

Supporters of both the deposed president and the opposition took to social networks

Jul 4, 2013 3 mins

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