Internet up for Nobel Peace Prize

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The internet is among a record 237 individuals and organisations nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.

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Mobile phone allows boss to snoop

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Mobile technology that could allow prying bosses to monitor every movement of their staff is developed in Japan.

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Facebook calls for ‘iconic games’

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Facebook calls on game designers to make an iconic title, such as Mario or Halo, specifically for the social network.

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File-sharing sanctions ‘unfair’

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Illegal file-sharers should be fined, rather than have their internet connection cut off, says the boss of BT.

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Facebook death ‘lessons to learn’

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The home secretary says internet safety lessons must be learned after a convicted sex offender contacts and kills a teenager.

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Porn domain name plan resurrected

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A plan to create a net domain for adult content will be revisited three years after it was rejected by net regulators.

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Hard drive evolution could hit XP

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Hard drives are about to undergo one of the biggest format shifts in 30 years but it could cause problems for Windows XP users.

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Skynet satellite system extended

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Skynet 5, the UK’s single biggest space project, is to get a fourth satellite to up the bandwidth available to British forces.

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US eases sanctions for freer web

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The US eases sanctions on Iran, Cuba and Sudan to help further the use of internet services and support opposition groups.

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Internet access ‘a human right’

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Almost four in five people worldwide see internet access as a fundamental right, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests.

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Lords force online piracy rethink

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Ministers are defeated over plans to tackle online piracy, but critics say the replacement is just as bad for internet freedom.

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Browser makers demand screen time

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Small browser firms want changes made to Microsoft’s browser choice screen to make their programs more prominent.

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Drug scam hijacks college sites

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UK universities and college websites are targeted by criminals peddling counterfeit drugs from fake online pharmacies.

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S Korea ‘web neglect’ baby dies

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A South Korean couple addicted to the internet let their baby starve while raising a virtual daughter online, police say.

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