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• Goodbye Canonical, Hello XPRIZE
• Privacy-Focused Search Engine DuckDuckGo Gets A New Look, Smarter Search With “Instant Answers”
• Germany Plans To Ban Computer Companies That Work With NSA From Sensitive Public Contracts
• China bans the installation of Windows 8 on government computers
• Student Wins Pirate Bay Domain To Protest Website Blockades
• LG Will Take The ‘Smart’ Out Of Your Smart TV If You Don’t Agree To Share Your Viewing And Search Data With Third Parties | Techdirt
• The future of Razor and LXDE-Qt

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• Secrets, lies and Snowden’s email: why I was forced to shut down Lavabit
• The End Of Maximalist Copyright?
• How Spammers Spoof Your Email Address (and How to Protect Yourself)

Tunes

1. Twenty Fifth // Third by Ben K Adams
2. Whole Snowflake by Kristian Vuljar

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• Police ask blogger to remove tweet about Ukip
• Ukip pressured me to take down a tweet – and now I’m really up for a fight
• Google Ordered to Amend Search Results as EU Supports Individuals’ ‘Right to be Forgotten’
• Megaupload Asks Court to Freeze MPAA and RIAA Cases
• US Expelled Saudi Students For Using Pirate Software, Official Says
• Another Improvement To The Star Wars ‘New’ Trilogy Torpedoed By Copyright
• Chinese Government Says on TV That Windows XP Users Should Choose Linux
• Microsoft Patch Tuesday gives attackers a roadmap to XP vulnerabilities
• Xbox One Caves Again: Console Will Now Be Offered Sans Kinect

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• What Heartbleed Teaches Us: Be An Open Source Contributor, Not Just A User
• US Copyright Law Doesn’t Apply Worldwide,”DVD Ripper” Tells Court

Tunes

1. The Best Summer by Crazy Evolution
2. Tomorrow by Thoola

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• Amazon launches shopping via Twitter
• Can’t I help you? Shoppers are shunning store assistants in favor of smartphones
• Medialink Threatens Customer With Lawsuit For Writing A Negative Amazon Review
• Android malware holds phones to ransom for ‘viewing illegal porn’
• Virus Blockers are “Dead” Says Norton Maker Symantec
• App.net lays off entire staff but remains afloat
• Dotcom Thanks RIAA and MPAA for Mega’s Massive Growth
• Accused of Movie Piracy, Senior Citizen Kicked Out of Theater
• Google is testing out hidden URLs in Chrome
• Anti-surveillance movement wants to ‘reset the net’

Also Worth A Read

• Eugene Kaspersky: major cyberterrorist attack is only matter of time
• How DRM Makes Us All Less Safe

Tunes

1. I wanna Be by Quentin Hannappe
2. Chez Tina by Fit and the Conniptions

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Links

• Microsoft brings Minority Report hover keyboards to life
• Film download prices ‘to be determined by screen size’
• Brazil Passed On Boeing For $4.5 Billion Fighter Jet Deal Because Of Concerns Over NSA Surveillance
• Google no longer mining student Gmail accounts for targeted ads
• Top tip, power users – upgrading Ubuntu may knacker your Linux PC
• Ubuntu For Android Is No Longer Being Developed
• Chase Bank Slutshames Their Adult Performer Customers
• Police Raid “Miniature Pirate Bay” Run on Home Connection
• Someone’s Been Vandalising Wikipedia Pages From Government IP Addresses

Also Worth A Read

• Accused Movie Pirate Wins Extortion Case Against Copyright Trolls
• GNOME Books could be great for Linux ebook junkies

Tunes

1. Rock’n’roll band by Maze of the Globe
2. I Miss You by Olga Zhilkova

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Links

• HBO Demands Takedown of Game of Thrones Screenshots
• Quentin Tarantino Loses Big In Trying To Paint Gawker As A Copyright Infringer
• Finally, Someone Acts Like An Adult: District Attorney Drops Charges Against Bullied Teen Who Recorded His Tormentors
• Meet Project Naptha, an amazing Chrome extension for modifying text in web images
• Prepare for ‘fake 4K’: new standard will silently compress PC, tablet video
• The Logical Conclusion Of Zero Tolerance: College Prof Suspended Because Daughter Wore A GoT Tshirt

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• Five Illinois Cops Are Caught Lying On The Stand When Defense Produces A Recording Contradicting Their Testimony

Tunes

1. Jellylegs by The Long Now

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Links

• Landmark Case Sees Pirate Bay User Hit With 5 Year Sentence
• Why People Pirate Game of Thrones, a Global Cost Breakdown
• Spotify Starts Shutting Down Its Massive P2P Network
• US Airways apologises for explicit image sent on Twitter
• Did You Retweet The USAir Pornographic Tweet? You May Have Violated New Jersey’s Revenge Porn Law
• Stop UK Internet Censorship | Indiegogo
• Podcrawl – Glasgow 2014

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• BitTorrent Sync for NAS boxes lets you roll your own private, secure Dropbox
• Recording Industry Wants To Have It Both Ways When It Comes To Pre-1972 Recordings
• UK Prime Minister Asked for Permanent Police Anti-Piracy Unit Funding

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1. Down to Earth by Rosko

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