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Terms & Conditions: Sharing your HBOGo password is risky, but worth it

Can you use someone else's password to access HBOGo? Find out in this edition of Terms & Conditions.
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Study says Bing returns five times more malware-laden links than Google [UPDATED]

Google's closest competitor sends a lot more malware to its users. But don't worry - both engines are doing a pretty good job.

The craziest Web-revived public access television shows you’re not watching

Why spend your hard earned cash over Netflix or Hulu Plus subscriptions when you can watch the miracles that are public access shows?

Banner ads suck, say guys who invented banner ads

The four men responsible for creating the Web's first banner ads admit their invention has ruined Internet marketing and the online experience.
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Airline lets fliers pre-order in-filght meal on its website using virtual tray

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Google sells Frommer’s brand after only eight months – to Arthur Frommer

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This friend to hackers is probably your best bet for Internet freedom, too

Attorney Tor Ekeland's clients include two of the most high-profile "hackers" to ever go on trial. In this Q&A, Ekeland explains why our laws are all wrong.

August 28 is Caturday for the Minnesota State Fair

Minnesota's Walker Arts Center will taking over the State Fair for one evening in August for the second Internet Cat Video Festival.

Game of Thrones is the most seeded file on BitTorrent – and HBO is flattered

Fans of Game of Thrones all over the globe are rejoicing over the show's return, especially those who watch it courtesy of seeded torrent files.
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April Fools 2013 Roundup: YouTube closes, Twttr eliminates vowels, and more

Internet rules say April 1 should not go by without a slew of Internet pranks to fool and make everybody laugh. Enjoy our list of the best gags this year.
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How data brokers profit off you without your (or the law’s) knowledge

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Google embraces April Fools’ Day with Google Nose, YouTube closure and more

Terms & Conditions: Dailymotion protects your privacy better than YouTube

When it comes to terms of service and privacy policy, Dailymotion may have YouTube (read: Google) beat.

U.S. Census Bureau plans to use the Web for the next major Census

Staff Picks 3/29

Nic Cage meets Pokémon, ridiculing ISPs, and more in this week’s Staff Picks

Surprise! Your drunken online shopping sprees are a bad idea

Don't shop online while drunk, or your throbbing headache will be the least of your worries the next morning, says a OnePoll study.
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Amazon snaps up book recommendation site Goodreads

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The largest cyber attack ever just slowed down the entire Internet

The world's biggest cyberattack just happened. What's next?
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Meet Guccifer, the merry prankster revealing the secrets of our political elite

Few have successfully infiltrated the lives of some of the most influential and powerful people as hack Guccifer has.

Store fights showrooming by charging $5 “just looking” fee

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Canadian man tries to sell his home for Bitcoins

R.I.P Yahoo Mail Classic Messenger, we hardly knew ye

Yahoo pared down its Messenger service again today. Say your goodbyes, and move on.

YouTube now has over a billion unique users a month, eight years after first upload

JetBlue promises ‘smart, new, fast’ in-flight Wi-Fi, though you’ll have to wait

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Amazon CEO and his Expeditions team recover Apollo 11’s F-1 engines from ocean floor

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The Washington Post will roll out a paywall this summer

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Why are one third of Americans turning their backs on high-speed Internet?

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Petition to save Google Reader racks up 125k signatures, while 500k switch to Feedly

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Bigots love Jennifer Lawrence, lenscrafting and more in this week’s Staff Picks

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Google Translate encourages you to learn the lingo with new Phrasebook feature

Contest for coders: Netflix offers $100,000 prize money in cloud computing challenge

Whew! Digg is building a replacement for Google Reader

Google Reader will be put to rest by July 1, but Digg plans to pick up where Google left off and build a reader fit for 2013.
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Please don’t go! Petitions to save Google Reader hit the Web

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Google Reader set to die on July 1, and everyone’s freaking out

Google's RSS service Google Reader will be "powering down" on July 1. People are not happy.