Apple releases details on US data requests
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US tech giant Apple revealed on Monday it received between 4,000 and 5,000 data requests in six months from US authorities, days after Facebook and Microsoft released similar information.
Read MoreGerman spy service plans ‘more online surveillance’
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Germany’s foreign intelligence service plans a major expansion of Internet surveillance despite deep unease over revelations of US online spying, Der Spiegel news weekly reported on Sunday.
Read MoreVietnam detains third blogger in weeks: reports
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A Vietnamese blogger has been arrested for anti-state activity, reports said Sunday, the third online government critic detained in less than a month in an intensifying crackdown on dissent.
Read More‘Offshore Leaks’ group urges G8 to act on bank secrecy
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An investigative journalism group said Saturday it hopes publication of the “Offshore Leaks” database of secret tax haven accounts will inspire the leaders of the G8 to act on banking secrecy.
Read MoreNew Kanye West album leaks, creating online buzz
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Kanye West’s new album “Yeezus” leaked online, four days before its official release, but the US rapper appeared unconcerned as the Internet went crazy over his latest record.
Read MoreSingapore warns filmmaker over bus striker videos
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Singapore’s attorney-general on Friday issued a stern warning to an independent filmmaker over online videos in which two Chinese bus drivers accused police in the city-state of assaulting them.
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