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Fun with Fake Facebook Friends

Posted December 17th, 2012 at 2:16 pm (UTC-4)
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Sometimes Facebook Friends Are Not As They Seem Ross Slutsky | Atlanta GA The other day I got a friend request from a man claiming to work at VOA in DC as a programmer. His pedigree was impressive, with claims to an Oxford education.  As a one-time VOA intern and current Digital Frontiers contributor, I […]

UPDATE: US to UN: Hands Off The Internet

Posted December 13th, 2012 at 1:54 pm (UTC-4)
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  Nations Struggle To Control What Was Designed To Be Uncontrollable Doug Bernard | Washington DC UPDATE December 14, 17 hours UTC: Negotiations to create a consensus for new standards for Internet oversight and privacy collapsed in Dubai Friday when several nations, lead by the United States, refused to sign on to any agreement. The […]

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Hpy Bday Txtng! (*smiley*)

Posted December 3rd, 2012 at 2:27 pm (UTC-4)
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20 Years Of Texting, And What The Next 20 May Hold Doug Bernard | Washington DC According to the calendar, the 21st Century began exactly at 12:01am on January 1st, 2001. But in practical terms, you could argue it actually began about eight years earlier, on December 3rd, 1992. That’s because that was the day […]

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