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Virtual World Computing Launches Cocoon for Internet Explorer Today Virtual World Computing launched the Cocoon Internet privacy and security software for the Internet Explorer browser. Internet Explorer users can easily download the free plug-in, which instantly provides users with greater privacy protection, security and convenience when surfing the Web. finance.yahoo.com
Iran's Internet Crackdown Is Like Catnip to Hackers Saturday marks the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, and with a new wave of anti-government protests expected to mark the occasion, the government there has reportedly gotten nervous enough to turn off the Internet, or at least restrict it considerably. A spate of stories on Friday reported that sites that use encrypted data, including Google, Yahoo, Hotmail, and Facebook ... news.yahoo.com
Authorities prepare to close down DNSChanger servers, recommend DNS repair tool German authorities are advising victims of DNSChanger Trojan programs to fix their computers' Domain Name System settings using a free tool developed by antivirus company Avira, because the servers resolving DNS queries on their behalf will be closed down on March 8. www.computerworld.com.sg
Leading Business Intelligence on the Middle East & North Africa Internet users in Tehran and some other cities in Iran were unable to access Google, Yahoo and other foreign websites on Friday, with some fearing government censorship ahead of the anniversary of a major opposition march. www.zawya.com
Italian free speech groups claim victory During the furor over sweeping anti-piracy bills in the US and Europe, a digital rights saga in Italy has gone largely unnoticed. Free speech groups have led a revolt against the so-called 'Italian SOPA.' www.dw.de
Four free must-have iPad apps for road warriors Convert your iPad into a business-travel companion by adding the FileApp file-transfer utility, PaperDesk Lite portable office assistant, Nightstand Central Free clock-and-weather display, and Pandora Internet radio player. howto.cnet.com
Google Close To Launching Cloud Storage 'Google Drive' MrSeb writes with this selection from ExtremeTech: "Why doesn't Google offer a cloud storage service to rival Dropbox, Box.net, or Microsoft's SkyDrive? Google has the most internet-connected servers in the world, the largest combined storage of any web company, and already offers photo storage (Picasa), document storage (Docs), music storage (Music), but for some reason it has never offered a ... tech.slashdot.org
Google Drive Cloud Storage Service to Launch "Soon" Service rumored to be free unless lots of storage is used www.dailytech.com
Weekly Wrap-up: Not on Facebook, Google Drive and Path's Privacy Issues Alicia Eler explores the "Not On Facebook" movement . Jon Mitchell explains why Google Drive won't be a Dropbox clone . Path uploads your entire address book to their servers without permission . All of this and more in the ReadWriteWeb Weekly Wrap-up. After the jump you'll find more of this week's top news stories on some of the key topics that are shaping the Web - Location , App Stores and ... www.readwriteweb.com
New Privacy, Security, Anti-Tracking Software For Internet Explorer Cocoon prevents computer from directly touching the Internet www.darkreading.com
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