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Lower Macungie man scammed by fake FBI email demanding $300 fine
A Lower Macungie Township man's computer was locked up last week by an online scam artist claiming to be an FBI agent who had detected child pornography on the man's computer. In an email, the fake FBI official then told the man that the FBI would unlock...Tags: FBI, Fogelsville, Email, Police Investigations
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Closing the gap between image, health
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewA new body-image obsession showing up in Twitter feeds and Tumblr pages is causing concern among the medical community and female-empowerment advocates. There are hash tags, handles, even entire websites dedicated to the "thigh gap," the empty space...Tags: Twitter, Inc., Shrek (fictional character), Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, Social Media
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Social media adds new dimensions to finding love online
Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn.Anna Belk, who moved to Chattanooga from England in 2008, had mediocre results with online dating. Until she met her husband online, that is. "I used online dating sites in England with limited success," says Belk, a local assistant public defender....Tags: Arts and Culture, Manti Te'o, Ceremonies, Social Media, Culture
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Unsolved mystery of woman's poisoning stokes passions in China
BEIJING — She was a promising student at Beijing's prestigious Tsinghua University, a talented musician who loved to swim and dreamed of studying German and computer science. But in her sophomore year, Zhu Ling began suffering acute stomach...Tags: China, Lab Tests, Abdominal Pain, Colleges and Universities, Physical Conditions
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Using technology to fight cheating in online education
While Jennifer Clay was at home taking an online exam for her business law class, a proctor a few hundred miles away was watching her every move. Using a webcam mounted in Clay's Los Angeles apartment, the monitor in Phoenix tracked how frequently her...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, University of Maryland, College Park, Executive Branch, Teaching and Learning, Harvard University
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BRIEF: Technology winning race against law
The Providence JournalPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- As technology ranging from smart phones to the Internet to GPS locators is changing our lives at breakneck pace, one area has been slower to change: the law. The federal law governing our digital lives predates most people's use of...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Crime, Law and Justice, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Services and Shopping, Photography and Video
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YouTube launches subscription service with 'Sesame Street,' UFC
YouTube unveiled its much-anticipated subscription service Thursday with such recognizable entertainment brands as "Sesame Street," "Jim Henson Family TV" and the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The Internet's dominant online video site, whose content...Tags: Television, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Entertainment, Television Industry, New Products
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Huge cyber bank theft spans 27 countries
Reuters(Adds case citation at end of story) By Jessica Dye, Joseph Ax and Jim Finkle NEW YORK/BOSTON, May 9 (Reuters) - In one of the biggest ever bank heists, a global cyber crime ring stole $45 million from two Middle Eastern banks by hacking into credit...Tags: Muscat (Oman), U.S. Department of Justice, Lawyers, Theft, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland)
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YouTube estrena sus servicios de pago
Los Ángeles (EE.UU.), 9 may (EFE).- El canal de videos en internet YouTube anunció hoy su anticipado servicio de suscripción, alquiler y descarga para visionado de algunos de sus contenidos, que pasarán a ser de pago e incluirán canales en español de...Tags: Google Inc., Social Media
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EDITORIAL: America faces rising threat from malware weapons
The News TribuneThere it is, buried deep in a seemingly routine annual report the Pentagon has just released: The Chinese government has been carrying out cyber-raids on the U.S. government. They aren't actual cyber-attacks -- attempts to destroy, disable or take...Tags: Barack Obama, China, Israel, Defense, Stuxnet Virus
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Virus tricks users into paying fine for surfing 'illegal websites'
Jordan Times, AmmanPolice on Wednesday warned the public against an international hacker group defrauding Internet users by claiming to be the Public Security Department (PSD), a senior official said. The official said police received complaints from citizens who said...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Interpol
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BRIEF: Syrian internet back online
The Lebanon Daily StarInternet security experts confirmed to The Daily Star Wednesday evening that traffic was again coming out of Syria. Syrian state media also said the country was back online. The internet, and most cellphones and landlines, went offline Tuesday...Tags: Lebanon, Beirut (Lebanon)
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