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Will My Data Be Online Forever?
We’ve all pretty much reconciled ourselves to the fact that a handful of unaccountable technology executives have, with our help, generated the largest repository of personal information ever assembled, housed in vast fortified complexes around the globe and sifted continually for the benefit of corporations, federal agencies, political campaigns, etc. Less clear is the lifespan…
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Report: Spotify Planning To Introduce Free Mobile Music
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Spotify is planning to launch a free, ad-supported version of its streaming music service for mobile devices. Citing “people familiar with the matter”, the rumour suggests that Spotify is planning to end its policy of insisting that all its mobile users pay a monthly fee.
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Don’t Break The Internet
Over in the States, two bills now pending in Congress-the PROTECT IP Act of 2011 (Protect IP) in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House-represent the latest legislative attempts to address a serious global problem: large-scale online copyright and trademark infringement.