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Daily Archives: December 9, 2014
Alibaba turns into Ali-blab-blab thanks to web server URL security bug
Chinese e-commerce megabrand Alibaba just fixed a rather naughty security slipup on its online retail portal AliExpress. You could get data such as the addresses and phone numbers of other users.
Facebook launches keyword searching on past posts
Time to scrub your Timeline of embarrassing stuff you might have shared publicly, before somebody Google-ishly pairs your name with blush-worthy terms on Facebook! 
Internet freedom weakens around the world
In its fifth annual study, Freedom House assessed developments in 65 countries that occurred between May 2013 and May 2014 and found that internet freedom is declining for the fourth consecutive year, with 36 of those countries seeing loss of freedom over the covered period.