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Yik Yak Social Media Service Can Reveal User Data to Police

WASHINGTON (AP) — Internet users of the Yik Yak social media app popular among college students aren’t nearly as anonymous as they believe: Missouri police within hours arrested a student accused of threatening violence, the latest in a string of such arrests at colleges in recent months involving threats of mass violence posted online using the service.

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Google Maps Launches Offline Mode

Google Maps, the popular GPS navigation and online worldwide map service, has launched an offline mode for Android devices, with iOS capabilities to be released soon.

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Vox Media Bans Staff From ‘Mansplaining’

Left-wing online media giant Vox Media has just announced its new code of conduct, which includes “strong discouragement” against “microaggressions”, described by Vox as “subtle put-downs which may be unconsciously delivered.” “Regardless of intent, microaggressions can have a significant negative impact on

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Facebook Creates A ‘Safe Space’ Online For President Obama

“The White House and POTUS Facebook pages are official White House channels and utilize tools offered by Facebook to promote constructive conversation, including filters for profanity and relevancy of comments,” an administration official said in response to a question from Breitbart News.

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TalkTalk Says Cyber Attack Will Cost £30-35 Million

LONDON (Reuters) – British broadband operator TalkTalk put the cost of last month’s cyber attack at 30 million to 35 million pounds, and said it was too soon to gauge the impact on customer numbers, although it did see an

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Full Text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Bill Released

The full text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was released on Thursday to criticism and confusion. The TPP is the world’s largest trade agreement, written during years of secret negotiations between the US and 11 Pacific Rim countries representing 40 per cent of the world’s economy.

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Study Projects 34 Billion Internet Connections by 2020

The growth of the Internet has been one of the most astounding developments in human history, and it shows no sign of slowing down. In fact, a new report from Business Insider predicts the number of devices connected to the Internet will more than double over the next five years – from 10 billion in 2015, to 34 billion in 2020. That works out to a 28 percent compound annual growth rate.