Facebook clarifies changes to its terms of use
By Doug Gross, CNN
April 20, 2012 -- Updated 1951 GMT (0351 HKT) | Filed under: Social Media
(CNN) -- Facebook unveiled changes to its terms-of-use document on Friday, tweaking earlier drafts in an apparent effort to ease users' concerns about privacy and how their information is used.
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Sony unveils ‘floating interface’ touchless display
14 March 2012 Last updated at 18:19 GMT - BBCA smartphone that allows users to browse the web by hovering a finger above links they would normally touch has been unveiled by the Japanese electronics giant Sony.
The firm describes the technology as a "floating touch" user-interface.
The Xperia Sola handset is due to go on sale in the second half of 2012.
But some mobile phone analysts question whether the feature will be practical or popular.
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Cyber-attack on BBC leads to suspicion of Iran’s involvement
14 March 2012 Last updated at 12:25 GMT - BBCA "sophisticated cyber-attack" on the BBC has been linked to Iran's efforts to disrupt the BBC Persian Service.
In a speech Director General Mark Thompson plans to say that the internet attack coincided with efforts to jam two of the service's satellite feeds into Iran.
He will say: "We regard the coincidence of these different attacks as self-evidently suspicious."
Last month Mr Thompson accused Iran of intimidating Persian service workers.
Reporters Without Borders has also complained about Iran's "cyber-army".
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Beware: Free Apps Might Prove Costly
Research by an IEEE Fellow warns of malware on the prowlBy ANIA MONACO 17 February 2012
You might want to think twice the next time you download a free app to your smartphone. That app could be riddled with malware able to steal information stored on your phone, according to IEEE Fellow Jeffrey Voas.
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