Olympic skier Begg-Smith known as 'spam king'


Dale Begg-Smith, the former world-champion mogul skier is almost as well known for reports about his involvement with adware, browser pop-ups, and other detritus of the seamier side of the Internet.


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Google donates $2 million to Wikimedia


Google has made a $2 million donation to the Wikimedia Foundation, the group behind the widely used Wikipedia reference site.


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Google donates $2 million to Wikimedia


Google has made a $2 million donation to the Wikimedia Foundation, the group behind the widely used Wikipedia reference site.


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Bicycle racer charged with computer hacking


A French judge has issued a national arrest warrant for US cyclist Floyd Landis on hacking charges.


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Opera for iPhone runs 'six times' faster than Safari


Although Apple does not currently accept rival browsers onto the iPhone platform, Opera claims its browser runs 6 times faster than Apple's Safari over 3G networks.


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Adobe warns of new Reader, Flash holes


Adobe Systems warned of new critical holes in Reader and Flash Player, released a security update for the Flash hole, and said a patch for Reader would come next week.



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Gmail blocked in Iran ahead of protests?


Gmail appeared to be unavailable to some users in Iran on Wednesday, the day before a government crackdown on anti-regime demonstrations.


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Early-adopter criminals embrace cloud


Executives unsure of the viability of cloud computing need look no further than the criminal fraternity for a ringing endorsement of the technology, according to a security expert.


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Windows patch causes blue screen of death for some


Some Windows users reported on Thursday that they were getting the blue screen of death on their computers when they installed Microsoft's latest security updates released two days earlier.


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Malware hits all-time high in January


The amount of unique malware tracked by security vendor Fortinet, reached an all-time high in January.


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Facebook, AOL link instant messaging


Facebook's and AOL's instant-messaging systems now can link together. It's a step forward--but one that also shows how backward Net communications are today.


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Critics call Google bug bounty 'insulting'


In an effort to entice security researchers to look for holes in the Chrome browser, Google has announced it will pay $500 for bugs found in the code.


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PayPal suspends service in India


Online payment service provider PayPal has put some of its services in India on hold, and is reversing funds requested through PayPal India, according to reports.


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Student file sharers allegedly extorted


An Internet security analyst, was in charge of tracking illegal file sharing at the University of Georgia until he allegedly tried to shake down the student downloaders he caught.


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