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1. News - Asia - VIETNAM

   Hanoi admits to army of 900 'internet public opinion shapers'

   Posted Jan 19th 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... last week that the city had a team of 900 "internet polemicists" or "public opinion shapers" tasked with spreading the party line. His comments were the first official ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1131184/hanoi-admits-army-900-internet-public-opinion-shapers
2. News - World - IRAN

   Iranian authorities deny controlling internet access ahead of presidential polls

   Posted May 20th 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... News World Iran Internet Access Elections Internet Censorship Internet Censorship Agence France-Presse in Tehran Authorities wary of violent street protests deny tightening access ahead of presidential elections, but users say net is barely useable Iran is tightening control of the internet ahead of next month's presidential election, mindful of violent street protests that social ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1241432/iranian-authorities-deny-controlling-internet-access-ahead-presidential
3. News - China

   Internet users decry subversion charges over ex-teacher's blog articles

   Posted Sep 08th 2012, 12:00am by Li Jing

   ... years under the mainland's criminal law. No verdict has yet been returned at the trial. Internet users have come out in support of Chen, compiling lists of his articles that are still ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1031956/internet-users-decry-subversion-charges-over-ex-teachers-blog-articles
4. Business - Companies

   Yahoo's Tumblr play small fry given firm's stakes in Alibaba, Yahoo Japan

   Posted May 21st 2013, 12:00am by Reuters

   ... Business Companies Yahoo Tumblr Internet Reuters in San Francisco Web pioneer's shares in online retailer Alibaba, Yahoo Japan seen as prized assets Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer's US$1.1 billion acquisition of blogging service Tumblr will be a test of her ability to revive the ageing web portal. Luckily for her, her performance may be graded generously. Mayer, 37, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1242341/yahoo-takes-big-leap-us11b-deal-tumblr
5. Lifestyle - Technology - DIGITAL LIFESTYLE

   Is invisible web surfing an illusion?

   Posted May 10th 2013, 12:00am by Jamie Carter

   ... Lifestyle Technology LIFE Internet Internet Privacy Consumer Fraud Internet Security Data Privacy Jamie Carter life@scmp.com Could there soon be a data black hole threatening the internet economy? A recent survey of internet users in 11 countries found 68 per cent respondents would select "do not track" features when browsing the web if they were more easily available. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/technology/article/1233784/invisible-web-surfing-illusion
6. News - World - INTERNET

   Google addresses the question of user deaths

   Posted Apr 15th 2013, 12:00am by WASHINGTON POST

   ... News World Google Internet The Washington Post E-mail accounts, online photo albums and social networking sites leave extensive digital footprints, but what should happen to that data after we die? This week, Google will introduce a tool that gives users the option to pass that information on to loved ones or erase it. Planning "your digital afterlife" - a phrase ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1214565/google-addresses-question-user-deaths
7. Lifestyle - Books - TECHNOLOGY

   Book review: To Save Everything, Click Here, by Evgeny Morozov

   Posted Apr 07th 2013, 12:00am by GDN

   ... be reformed according to the demands of the internet. But their understanding of the institutions they dream of seeing torn down - politics, the media, and now even university education ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/books/article/1207651/book-review-save-everything-click-here-evgeny-morozov
8. News - World - UNITED STATES

   Obama considers Twitter lawyer as internet adviser

   Posted May 08th 2013, 11:41am by Reuters in Washington

   ... for private information. Wong has testified before Congress about her concerns about Internet censorship in countries around the world. In 2010, when she was Google’s vice-president and deputy general ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1232855/obama-considers-twitter-lawyer-internet-adviser
9. Comment - Insight & Opinion

   Internet pornography crying out for tougher regulations

   Posted May 07th 2013, 12:00am by Alex Lo

   ... Comment Insight & Opinion Pornography Internet Pornography Alex Lo alex.lo@scmp.com We are putting our children through a vast social experiment, the outcomes of which we have absolutely no idea. We are raising the first generation in history to be exposed to the most extreme hardcore pornography from a prepubescent age. Thanks to the internet, all manner of sexuality ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1231708/internet-pornography-crying-out-tougher-regulations
10. News - World - INTERNET

    Brin says Google glasses will be on market this year

    Posted Mar 01st 2013, 12:00am by AFP

    ... News World Google Internet Internet Access Agence France-Presse in Long Beach, California Co-founder claims eyewear will rid wearers of unsocial smartphone habits Sergey Brin envisions Google's internet glasses hitting the market this year with an eye toward freeing people from unsocial habits engendered by "emasculating" smartphones. Brin spoke of the inspiration ...

    http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1163534/sergey-brin-says-google-glasses-will-be-market-year

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