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Advertisers face resistance to on-line tracking

Customers are seen surfing the internet at an internet bar. Campaigners are stepping up efforts to curb online tracking of Internet use by firms that deliver adverts tailored to the specific interests of consumers, as polls reveal widespread unease with the practice.
AFP - Sunday, November 8

MADRID (AFP) - - Campaigners are stepping up efforts to curb online tracking of Internet use by firms that deliver adverts tailored to the specific interests of consumers, as polls reveal widespread unease with the practice. More »

  • Visitors are seen trying out video games at a multi-media expo.

    "Modern Warfare 2" strikes on Tuesday

    AFP - Sunday, November 8

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - - "Modern Warfare 2" strikes on Tuesday in a worldwide assault eagerly anticipated by lovers of the blockbuster role-playing battle videogame franchise.

  • Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez, gives an interview to AFP in Havana in 2008. Secret police agents abducted and beat Sanchez, whose online reports chronicle the dark side of everyday life in communist Cuba, on her way to a march for non-violence, she said Saturday.

    Award-winning Cuban blogger says she was beaten, detained

    AFP - Sunday, November 8

    HAVANA (AFP) - - Secret police agents abducted and beat award-winning blogger Yoani Sanchez, whose online reports chronicle the dark side of everyday life in communist Cuba, on her way to a march for non-violence, she said Saturday.

  • Hacker illustration. Massive power outages in Brazil in 2005 and 2007 that impacted millions were caused by cyber hackers attacking control systems, the US television network CBS said Sunday.

    Brazil blackouts result of cyber hacking: report

    AFP - Sunday, November 8

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - Massive power outages in Brazil in 2005 and 2007 that impacted millions were caused by cyber hackers attacking control systems, the US television network CBS said Sunday.

  • The Beatles perform in 1964 at the Olympia in Paris. US online music service Bluebeat said it plans to fight British recording label EMI over rights to stream and sell versions of Beatles songs.

    Bluebeat to battle EMI over Beatles songs

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - - US online music service Bluebeat said it plans to fight British recording label EMI over rights to stream and sell versions of Beatles songs.

  • A view of the Microsoft cffices in Herndon, Virginia. Industry tracker comScore on Friday released a study showing that Internet users in September spent more time at Microsoft websites that at any other online properties.

    Microsoft websites top spots in September: comScore

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - - Industry tracker comScore on Friday released a study showing that Internet users in September spent more time at Microsoft websites that at any other online properties.

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    Reuters - Saturday, November 7

    "Call of Duty" game shoots to make history

  • Visitors walk past an exhibition stand for 'Call of Duty - Modern Warfare 2' at the Gamescom 2009 fair in Cologne August 22, 2009. REUTERS/Ina FAssbender

    "Call of Duty" game shoots to make history

    Reuters - Saturday, November 7

    By Gabriel Madway and Franklin Paul

  • A court in Norway on Friday rejected calls from the entertainment industry to force communications giant Telenor to block its customers from accessing popular file sharing website The Pirate Bay.

    Norway court snubs call to block The Pirate Bay

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    OSLO (AFP) - - A court in Norway on Friday rejected calls from the entertainment industry to force communications giant Telenor to block its customers from accessing popular file sharing website The Pirate Bay.

  • General view of the Louvre Museum in Paris, August 6, 2007. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

    Louvre plays home to Apple's first French store

    Reuters - Saturday, November 7

    By Lionel Laurent

  • A computer at an internet cafe. Experts from 50 nations meeting in Madrid have reached a draft agreement on international standards for the protection of privacy and personal data, participants said Friday.

    Experts agree on proposed global privacy standards

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    MADRID (AFP) - - Experts from 50 nations meeting in Madrid have reached a draft agreement on international standards for the protection of privacy and personal data, participants said Friday.

  • Internet censorship seen liable to WTO challenge

    Reuters - Saturday, November 7

    By Jonathan Lynn

  • The Intel logo is advertised on a computer at an electronic store in Phoenix, Arizona November 4, 2009. Intel Corp was sued by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who accused the world's largest chipmaker of threatening computer makers and paying billions of dollars in kickbacks to maintain its market dominance.

    Intel in talks with India's ITI for jv: report

    Reuters - Saturday, November 7

    MUMBAI (Reuters) - Intel <INTC.O>, the world's largest chip maker, is planning to participate in bids invited by Indian state-owned telecom equipment maker ITI Ltd <ITEL.BO> to set up joint ventures, the Business Standard reported on Friday.

  • The control room at a power plant is pictured in this file photo. The new

    New 'smart' electrical meters raise privacy issues

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    MADRID (AFP) - - The new "smart meters" utilities are installing in homes around the world to reduce energy use raise fresh privacy issues because of the wealth of information about consumer habits they reveal, experts said Friday.

  • Droid joins 'Google phone' army in smart phone war

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - - A Motorola Droid smart phone goes on sale Friday, joining the growing ranks of smart phones on the open-source operating system backed by Google.

  • Microsoft's new-generation Windows 7 operating system hit the ground running, with US sales in its opening days blasting past those of its Vista predecessor, according to NPD Group. Sales of Windows 7 in the days following its October 22 release were reportedly 234% higher than those posted by Vista when it was released into the market.

    Windows 7 debut a hit: NPD

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - - Microsoft's new-generation Windows 7 operating system hit the ground running, with US sales in its opening days blasting past those of its Vista predecessor, according to NPD Group.

  • "Guitar Hero" brings higher revenue for Activision

    Reuters - Friday, November 6

    By Gabriel Madway

  • Google lets users see stored account data

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - - Google on Thursday opened a window for users to see what records the Internet giant keeps regarding their activities at YouTube, Gmail, Reader and other accounts.

  • FCC approves AT&T's bid for Centennial: sources

    Reuters - Friday, November 6

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved AT&T Inc's <T.N> $944 million bid to buy Centennial Communications Corp <CYCL.O>, two sources familiar with the decision said on Thursday.

  • Verizon to sell HTC Android phone for $99.99

    Reuters - Friday, November 6

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless said on Thursday that it would sell an HTC Corp <2498.TW> phone based on Google Inc's <GOOG.O> Android system for $99.99, potentially putting pressure on smaller carrier Sprint Nextel Corp <S.N>.

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