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Group of “Anonymous” Hackers Busted by Core Member Turned FBI Informer

According to law enforcement officials, it is the first time that core members of the worldwide hacking group “Anonymous” have…

Twitter Releases Occupy Protester Account Information to Police

On Thursday, in a precedent of sorts, Tweeter provided subscriber information of an account indirectly tied with the Occupy Boston…

Twitter Silent on Sale of User Data: The Cost of “Free”

Your Twitter data is up for sale by research companies licensed by Twitter. And if you suddenly wake up and…

Gay Teen’s Video of Coming out to Mother Goes Viral

Dan Brian came out to his mother on a YouTube video that's gone viral. In the video, he explains to…

Google Accedes to Providing Do-not-track Button for Users

Following intense attacks over its changing privacy practices, internet giant Google agreed to add a “do-not-track” button to its web…

Google Accused of Exploiting Loopholes in Apple’s Safari

What came as a surprise to many, or may be not at all a surprise, the Wall Street Journal on…

FBI Seeks App For Social Media Monitoring From Developers

In a bid to return to the days of ‘big brother is watching you’ the Homeland Security Department has put…

Is It Romney’s Turn To Taste A Google Bomb After Santorum? The Rules Of The “SpreadingStink” Game

While camps of presidential candidates continue to accuse people of throwing “Google bombs” at the candidates, Google has categorically denied…

Anonymous Strikes Again: Brings Down NASDAQ, BATS Website Services

In an attack that is the latest in a series against the bastions of bureaucracy and capitalist way of life,…

SOPA Halted After Last Week’s Uproar

In an effort to fend off illegal activities on the Internet, Congress created two anti-piracy bills. However, many across the…

Anonymous Takes Down DOJ, FBI, RIAA, MPAA and Universal Websites

Anonymous, the hacktivist group, launched what it called its biggest attack to date and took down websites for the Department…

FBI Shuts Down Megaupload, Arrests Top Execs

Popular file-sharing site, Megaupload has been shut down by FBI following a ruling by a district court in Virginia. Megaupload…