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China clamps down on sexual content on WeChat

March 25, 2015 admin agency, are-voyeuristic, china, committee, cyberspace, edward-taylor, harmful, huge-financial, internet, more-protection, most-popular, the-government

China's Internet regulator issued on Wednesday new guidelines prohibiting sexual and vulgar content on Tencent Holdings Ltd's popular messaging app, the latest step in the agency's perennial campaign to clean up China's Internet. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said sexually explicit pictures and text, including nude photos and erotic animation, and stories of “one-night stands, wife-swapping, sexual abuse and other harmful information” will be subject to punishment.

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U.S. urges companies to do more to fight cyber crime

March 25, 2015 admin committee, existing, file-picture, hampered-global, huge-financial, most-popular, the-government, their-existing

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Cyber crime is probably the biggest risk facing companies across the world, and they need to do more to help governments tackle the problem, U.S.

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Airbnb wins bid to provide rooms for Rio 2016 Olympics: source

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Online home-rental marketplace Airbnb Inc has won a bid to provide rooms for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, as the city scrambles to accommodate visiting fans and athletes, a source with direct knowledge of the situation told Reuters.

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‘Threat-sharing’ cybersecurity bill introduced in U.S. House

March 24, 2015 admin cyber-attacks, cyber-networks, government, intelligence, legislation, make-it-easier, protecting, representatives, the-government, the-legislation

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leaders of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee introduced legislation on Tuesday to make it easier for companies to share information about cybersecurity threats with the government, without the fear of being sued. Prompted in part by high-profile cyber attacks on corporations, the Protecting Cyber Networks Act has significant bipartisan support. Representative Devin Nunes, the intelligence panel’s chairman, told reporters

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‘Threat-sharing’ cybersecurity bill introduced in U.S. House

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Clash of Clans maker Supercell doubles profit

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Clash of Clans maker Supercell doubles profit

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By Jussi Rosendahl HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finnish mobile game maker Supercell tripled sales and doubled core profit last year on the back of hit titles Clash of Clans, Hay Day and Boom Beach, the company said on Tuesday. Chief Executive Ilkka Paananen said in the statement that the rapid growth was thanks to users’ increased play of the company’s existing games, which it updates regularly with extended story lines and features. Supercell has managed so far to avoid the fate of San Francisco-based Zynga and Finnish rival Rovio, which have both struggled to extend their franchises beyond initial hugely popular game titles

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Moneysupermarket.com founder to sell 6.4 percent stake in firm

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The founder of financial services price comparison firm Moneysupermarket.com intends to sell up to 6.4 percent of the company’s issued share capital, reducing his stake to about 10 percent.

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Battle for African Internet users stirs freedom fears

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By Joe Brock JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Google and Facebook are at the forefront of a scramble to win over new African Internet users, offering freebies they say give a leg-up to the poor but which critics argue is a plan to lock in customers on a continent of 1 billion people.

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India’s top court upholds free speech on the Internet

March 24, 2015 admin country, facebook, free-speech, india, internet, largest-growth, phone, photo, smartphone-user, supreme, supreme-court, Technology, verdict-hailed

By Suchitra Mohanty NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India's top court struck down a law on Tuesday that gave authorities powers to jail people for offensive online posts, a verdict hailed as a victory for free speech in the world's largest growth market for the Internet. Section 66A of the country's Information and Technology (IT) Act was challenged in the Supreme Court by law students, bloggers, writers and rights groups following arrests across the country for statements posted on social media sites