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Dropbox Suffers Temporary Outage Impacting File Sharing and Synchronizing

Cloud storage service Dropbox suffered a network outage on Friday morning, leaving users around the world unable to access files temporarily. By 11:35 am ET, the site was back up, after being down for around 30 minutes. Continue reading

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Edward Snowden Provides Testimony to European Parliament as Part of Mass Surveillance Inquiry

Edward Snowden has sent a 12-page testimony to a Members of the European Parliament as part of an inquiry into the electronic mass surveillance of EU citizens. Published on Friday, the testimony argues that the mass surveillance programs by the NSA and GHCQ “endanger a number of basic rights which, in aggregate, constitute the foundation of liberal societies.” Continue reading

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President Obama Addresses Government Data Collection in Presidential Policy Directive

US President Barack Obama issued a presidential policy directive (PPD-28) on Friday that placed certain limitations on how the government can use the data it collects. Continue reading

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Microsoft Cuts Partner Payouts on Some Cloud Services

Microsoft relies on its partner channel to distribute its cloud services, but its latest decision to cut partner payouts has angered many partners, according to a report Friday by CRN.com. Continue reading

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.ME Registry Targets Bloggers with New Loyalty Program

As thousands more gTLDs are set to be released, existing TLDs must be creative in marketing domains. On Friday at the New Media Expo in Las Vegas, the .ME Registry launched a new loyalty program, offering perks to .ME users. Continue reading

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