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  • Less Facebook Auto-Share for Less Fear

    Facebook logo - user illustrationFacebook has been known to be a place where sharing have limitless boundaries. For years, the social network giant urges users to share more and more, giving less space for internet privacy.

  • Facebook Introduces Audio-Recognition Feature

    DuckDuckGo logoThe social network giant Facebook released an update to its mobile app on Wednesday, May 21st, 2014, that allow users to automatically identify the song or TV show they're watching, and put it on their Facebook posts.

  • Pinterest Confirms $200 Million Funding at $5 Billion Valuation

    Pinterest logoPinterest, the content discovery website that has achieved massive mainstream popularity by letting people clip and share their favorite photos and videos online with virtual "pinboards," is making itself clear that the company means big business by raising $200 million on May 16th, 2014.

  • European Court Allows Users to Erase Records on the Web

    EU Google Court of Justice - GoogleThe internet preserves a lot of data, and these data can have a permanent electronic trace about something you may not want. A top EU court has ruled Google must amend some search results at the request of ordinary people in a test of the so-called "right to be forgotten".

  • Net Neutrality: Where Users are Spectators

    FCC - Comcast, Netflix, Level 3The internet has become a part of the lives of many people in the world. With the internet, people can connect with others in a networked space where content and information are abundance and easy to find.

  • DuckDuckGo Redesigns and Challenges Google

    DuckDuckGo logoOn Wednesday, May 7th, 2014, DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused search engine, just released a new beta interface focusing on smarter answers, easier access to image, local places, video search, auto-suggest, and more.