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 Facebook's Planned News Feed Changes Should Worry You Facebook is making changes to its news feed to make advertisers more visible. Share:   |  Why Facebook Facial Recognition is Creepy: Redux Researchers take available Facebook photos and use facial recognition technology to identify the subjects. I told you so. Share: | Free Firefox Tool Fights Search Hijacking The tool, called HTTPS Everywhere, helps prevent your search results from being hijacked and redirected. Share: | Google Brings iPad-like Preview Panes To Gmail Google brings the Gmail Web interface for Apple's iPad to PCs and adds preview panes to its webmail service. Share: | A Power Plant Hack That Anybody Could Use A security researcher discovered a way to bypass security measures and hack power plant control equipment. Share: | Spam King Sanford Wallace Indicted for Facebook Spam Notorious spam king Sanford Wallace is facing federal fraud charges for allegedly breaking into Facebook accounts and sending 27 million spam messages in 2008. Share: | Harry Potter's Pottermore E-Book Site is Now Open--for Scammers Scam artists are selling fake early access to the Pottermore Web site or asking for personal data to register an "account." Either way, you're going to be sorry if you interact with them. Share: | It Lives! The Return of the $35 Laptop A low-cost laptop for students could soon be a reality. Share: | HP TouchPad Gets 3 Price Cuts in 1 Week Hewlett-Packard's tablet can be snapped up for $350 for the weekend, in the latest price drop. Share: | How to Unlock Google Docs' Hidden New Look A clean new design and more keyboard shortcuts are available, if you know where to look. Share: | Has Your Company Been Infiltrated by the Shady Rat Hack? 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