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Facing court order, Twitter hands over names and data of UK users
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US military contractors face cyber-attacks, Lockheed Martin confirms
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Google Wallet launched, already running into major issues
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Mac Defender — The phishing scam that rocked Apple
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Twitter vs BBC over UK gagging-order lawsuit article
If you thought that a lawsuit seeking to individually sue more than 30 000 people for sending out 140-character-long messages in one fell swoop…
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