Romney widens lead over Gingrich in Florida: Reuters/Ipsos poll
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Reuters - White House hopeful Mitt Romney widened his lead over rival Newt Gingrich to 11 percentage points in Florida, according to Reuters/Ipsos online poll results on Saturday, up from 8 points a day earlier, as he cemented his front-runner status in the Republican nomination race. (Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:14:40 GMT)
Twitter's new censorship rules face opposition
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Reuters - It was only two weeks ago that Twitter was protesting online censorship in the form of anti-piracy bills SOPA and PIPA. Now the social networking site faces a surge of opposition to its own censorship practices. (Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:06:43 GMT)
Hacker group Anonymous targets Mexican websites
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Reuters - The activist hacker group Anonymous attacked three Mexican government websites on Friday in protest at a proposed bill that seeks to toughen local laws about online file-sharing. (Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:17:24 GMT)
Detroit Symphony offering series of free webcasts
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AP - The Detroit Symphony Orchestra has launched a webcast player that will allow music lovers to enjoy an upcoming performance of Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 4 and other concerts online for free in the comfort of their homes. (Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:23:00 GMT)
Twitter's new censorship plan rouses global furor
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AP - Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans to allow country-specific censorship of tweets that might break local laws. (Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:40:41 GMT)
US cybersecurity efforts trigger privacy concerns
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AP - The federal government's plan to expand computer security protections into critical parts of private industry is raising concerns that the move will threaten Americans' civil liberties. (Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:33:30 GMT)
What is ACTA? Why Should You Care?
(Mashable)
Mashable - The technology community came out in force against SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act) before those two bills were shelved last week. With them gone, we can expect tech experts and Internet users to step away from politics. The battle has been won, right? Wrong. There's another fight heating up, and this time it's global. Meet the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA. (Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:25:52 GMT)
College Sports League to Stream Its Own Content Online
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Mashable - With television broadcast deals that reach into the billions of dollars, the delivery of college sports as entertainment has long been huge business. Now the Pacific-12 Conference is aiming to create what would likely be college sports' largest and most futuristic mode of digital distribution yet -- a wholly league-owned and operated platform for streaming content to tablets, smartphones, computers and smart TVs around the world. (Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:09:24 GMT)
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