The internet has changed the way we view our homes �� and offers another virtual one online, writes Aleks Krotoski
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/oct/02/aleks-krotoski-untangling-web-home
A document obtained by the ACLU shows for the first time how the four largest cellphone companies in the U.S. treat data about their subscribers' calls, text messages, Web surfing and approximate locations.
Good news, aspiring gumshoes, dicks, and other old timey phrases that have seriously not aged well: LA Noire has cast an eerily realistic smile in our favorite platform's direction. Come November 8, you'll finally be able to take on a virtual life of thrilling detective work -- and mid-1900s social issues! You'll also be able to turn random meaningless garbage over reeeeeally slowly.
So, what are we getting in exchange for our saintly patience/teeth-grinding jealousy? Well, er, a few things, anyway. Foremost, PC players receive all previously released DLC right out of the box -- including the Nicholson Electroplating Arson case, the Reefer Madness Vice case, The Consul's Car Traffic case, The Naked City Vice case, and A Slip of the Tongue Traffic case. Also, just in case: Case, case, case. Now the word's all... weird to you, right? You're welcome.�...
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http://www.maximumpc.com/article/gaming/la_noire_finally_gets_pc_release_date_features
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Earlier this week we wrote how music piracy is decreasing thanks to Spotify.
In the article we posted a screenshot of the Spotify interface playing The RIAA Took My Computer Away� from the band My Son The Bum. This didnt go unnoticed to the band, and Brian Kroll was kinds enough to get in touch [...]
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http://torrentfreak.com/the-riaa-took-my-computer-away-111001/
In yet another possible sign that hacking is the most popular pastime among antisocial American youth since Magic: The Gathering, the Bank of America website is experiencing technical difficulties that some are speculating could be part of a reprisal for its announcement of a new fee on debit-card users.
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http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2011/09/bank_of_america_hacking.php
What do you do when good security programs go bad? You freak out and raise holy hell on the Internet, that's what.
And that's exactly what several users of Microsoft Security Essentials did after a faulty definitions update honed in on installations of Google Chrome and labeled the browser as malware. Oops! The good news is Microsoft is aware...
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http://hothardware.com/News/Microsoft-AV-Update-Labels-Chrome-as-Malware-Deletes-Browser/
