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Book details how social media is changing our world Vancouver Sun
When Alfred Hermida was working for the BBC in Cairo in the 1990s, it was only because he was a foreign correspondent that he was deemed important enough to have access to the government's controlled Internet service, and then only for an hour a day.

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Office Apps on iOS Are Now Free, Sort of  Tom's Guide
Microsoft finally brings real functionality to Office programs to iOS and Android devices for free. That means, starting today (Nov. 6), you won't need an Office 365 subscription to edit documents in the cloud. The update breaks out each program (Word, Excel ...

Microsoft Office offers free editing on smartphones   Sydney Morning Herald
Microsoft offers Office apps free for iPhone, iPad users   The Seattle Times
Microsoft serves up free Office for iOS devices but with some limitations; Android ...   Tech Times
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CRTC keeps door open for competition  Vancouver Sun
Canadians will no longer have to give 30 days notice to cancel their television, Internet or telephone services, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission announced Thursday. Speaking in Vancouver, commission chair Jean-Pierre ...

CRTC to cable companies: no more forcing customers to give cancellation notice   Winnipeg Free Press
CRTC to ban 30-day cable cancellation policies   The Province
CRTC bans 30-day notice to cancel cable, internet, or phone services   Market Business News
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War of 1812 monument unveiled on Parliament Hill (with video) The Province
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Apple blats WireLurker OS X, iOS malware – but fanbois aren't safe yet  Register
It appears the WireLurker malware threatening Macs, iPads and iPhones has, for now, been partially neutralized for now. Apple told The Reg it has revoked a previously legit cryptographic certificate the malware was using to sign itself: this certificate tricked ...

Cybersecurity firm IDs new Apple-targeting malware   SFGate
WireLurker malware targeting China Apple users, but future intentions remain ...   Tech Times
Apple blocks infected WireLurker apps from running   ITworld.com
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Few Messaging Apps Found To Be Truly Secure  Top Tech News
How secure · Relevant Products/Services is your favorite messaging app? In all probability, not very. According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, only six applications were able to pass its security · Relevant Products/Services test. That's out of a total of 39 ...

Top chat apps race to lock down messaging services   Financial Times

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