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Only 5% of Americans Unaware of Government Surveillance Programs in Post-Snowden Era

More than 90 percent of Americans feel that they as consumers have lost control over how their personal information is collected and used by companies and the government. According to a study released by Pew Internet on Wednesday, American citizens feel very insecure sharing information via social media, text messages, email, or even using a landline, in the post-Snowden era. Continue reading

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Media Temple Doubles RAM on New VPS, Dedicated Server Offerings

Los Angeles hosting provider Media Temple announced last week that it has relaunched its VPS and dedicated server hosting solutions with major upgrades including double RAM. Continue reading

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Microsoft Open Sources the Entire .NET framework, Sets Plans for Linux Distributions

At Microsoft’s Connect() developer event in New York City, Microsoft announced it has open sourced the entire .NET framework, which is central to building Windows apps, and it is planning on releasing an official distribution of the .NET Core for Apple and Linux systems. Continue reading

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Hackers Use DNS TXT Records to Amplify DDoS Attacks: Akamai Report

Cybercriminals are using DNS TXT records in order to amplify DDoS attacks, according to a security bulletin (PDF) published on Tuesday by Akamai’s Prolexic Security Engineering and Research Team (PLXsert). Continue reading

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Deutsche Telekom Launches New Venture Fund Focused on German Startups

Germany’s Deutsche Telekom will launch a new venture fund, called Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners (DTCP), in early 2015, according to an announcement by the telco on Tuesday. The fund will focus on Germany’s startup scene, and is valued at more than $624 million US (around €500 million) over five years. Continue reading

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