China detains nine for spreading rumors about the military

Chinese authorities have detained nine people for spreading rumors on the Internet that several military officers were involved in protests and for damaging the military's image, the military's official newspaper said on Friday. Some of them also “demonized the military's image”, it said.

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Court declines to suspend U.S. net neutrality rules

By Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New U.S. Internet traffic regulations, known as net neutrality rules, will go into effect on Friday after a federal appeals court rejected the telecommunications industry's request to partly suspend their implementation while they are being litigated

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Russian researchers expose breakthrough U.S. spying program

By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The U.S. National Security Agency has figured out how to hide spying software deep within hard drives made by Western Digital, Seagate, Toshiba and other top manufacturers, giving the agency the means to eavesdrop on the majority of the world's computers, according to cyber researchers and former operatives.

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