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HTC Investigating Report Its Android Devices Are Susceptible to Privacy Breach

Ina Fried in Mobile on October 3, 2011 at 10:30 am PT

Taiwanese cellphone maker HTC said today it is investigating a claim that its devices can leak all kinds of information to Android apps that are granted even modest permissions.

Get Ready, Facebook Apps Will Ask for Your Permission Only Once

Tricia Duryee in Social on September 22, 2011 at 11:15 am PT

Welcome to the world of over-sharing. It’s called “real-time serendipity,” and it is sure to raise concerns from those seeking greater online privacy.

News Corp.'s First "Daily" Ad Is Missing One Word, And It Begins With "I"

Peter Kafka in Media on February 6, 2011 at 7:03 pm PT

Rupert Murdoch and company worked very hard to get Apple on board for the Daily’s launch, and Murdoch says this year “belongs to the iPad.” So why not mention the tablet by name?

NBC: Here's Why We Fired the "Today Show" YouTube Leaker

Peter Kafka in Media on February 4, 2011 at 2:03 pm PT

The official line: He’s a repeat offender.

Twitter Offers Metered Pricing for Firehose of Tweets

Liz Gannes in Social on February 2, 2011 at 5:43 pm PT

Gnip, Twitter’s only official data reseller, will give customers access to a keyword-filtered set of all tweets at a cost of 10 cents per thousand tweets.

Google Latitude Adds Check-Ins (How 2009!)

Liz Gannes in Social on February 1, 2011 at 10:13 am PT

Today Google Latitude will give users the ability to share their location with friends and strangers by “checking in” to a particular establishment.

Pink Floyd Wins Court Case: Will “Money” Leave iTunes? [UPDATED]

Peter Kafka in Media on March 11, 2010 at 7:03 am PT

Want to buy Pink Floyd’s “Time” on iTunes but don’t want to pay for all of “Dark Side of the Moon”? You’ll want to make that purchase soon.

France to Google Books Deal: Go Away or I Shall Taunt You a Second Time 

John Paczkowski in News on September 8, 2009 at 4:30 am PT

Google claims that its Book Search settlement will “bring back to life millions of lost books in a way that serves the interest of all.” And if that truly is its goal, the company is going to have to put its own Brobdingnagian self interests second to those of others–if only for a little while. To wit, Google’s announcement Monday of a number of concessions to the European Union, which seems a bit dubious of the whole thing.