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The news of the purchase of the FinFisher aka FinSpy software has surfaced only about a year after the Snowden incident when Edward Snowden created shocks around the world when he leaked classified information from the National Security Agency …

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Web developer has a dirty little secret

I could say that a co-worker pointed me to this one – and in this case that would be true – but the fact is that I quite often read Dear Prudence on Slate. Not very often, however, does the advice column have an IT angle.

Dear Prudence,

I am a freelance Web developer who was almost bankrupted by the economic collapse. A few years ago a client referred me to a friend who needed some search engine optimization. The friend operates an adult website. Adult websites make a lot of money but have trouble finding honest, competent help. One job turned into another, and working with adult websites has become a thriving business for me. My problem is that nobody knows I do this. My wife thinks that I design websites for local companies.

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Network World Paul McNamara

FAA’s ruling on smartphones during takeoff has had little impact

Airlines have seen almost no increase in the use of smartphones, tablets, and laptops among passengers since the Federal Aviation Administration ruled in October that they are now allowed to do so during takeoff and landing, a recent study found.

Over a four month period observed by DePaul University’s Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development this year, 35.9% of passengers used mobile devices at any point during the flight, USA Today reported. In last year’s study, while flight attendants still patrolled the aisles for devices that hadn’t been shut off, 35.3% of passengers used devices during flight.

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Network World Colin Neagle

Delete Cached Twitter Images on Your Mac For a Little More Disk Space

If you use the Twitter app on your Mac, images get cached on your hard drive and can take up space. James Powell from Mac Tricks & Tips shows you how to find the cache and clear it out.A lot of cleaning tools will clear out caches, but they could be …
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