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Lenovo ShareIT App Secured By ‘12345678’ Password
File-sharing app safeguarded by world’s worst password, as Chinese PC maker rushes out security fixes
Box And Salesforce Release Native File Sharing Service
‘Salesforce File Connect for Box’ allows users to search and share Box files from within Salesforce
5 Top Tips: How To Share Files Securely In The Cloud
Kris Lahiri, CSO at Egnyte, reveals his top tips for enterprises looking to harness the cloud for file sharing and increased collaboration with internal and external users, without sacrificing security
Salesforce Cosies Up With Microsoft For Universal File Sharing
External files, including from Microsoft’s OneDrive for Business, can be natively embedded into Salesforce business processes
File Sharing Apps Expose iOS To Security Risks – Trustwave
Trustwave researcher says file-sharing apps open up iOS users to security flaws
Pirate Bay Launches Browser To Counter Blockades
The Pirate Bay launches its own web browser to circumvent the blockade by ISPs and governments
UK ISPs Block Two More File Sharing Sites
MPA wins court order to block Movie 2K and Download4All
One In Six UK Citizens Access Pirated Content
However nearly half of Internet users aren’t sure if they are accessing illegal content
Google Drive Files Open To Share On Google+
Files on Google Drive can now be shared directly with the world via the Google+ social networking platform
Pirate Bay Cloud Move Protects It From Police Raids
Move to the cloud should improve both reliability and security
Portuguese Prosecutors Say File Sharing Is Legal
Anti-piracy organisation’s bid to block file sharing backfires in Portugal
EMC World: EMC Acquires Cloud Sync Firm Syncplicity
Despite VMware releasing a beta of its own cloud sync product, EMC snaps up Syncplicity
Russian Law Could Hold ISPs Responsible For Piracy
Changes introduced to the Civil Code will wipe out local file-sharing networks
Rapidshare Is Legal But Must Check Incoming Links
German court declares Rapidshare legal but says it must monitor incoming links to copyright infringing files
Carpathia Host Wants To Delete Megaupload Data
Storage company Carpathia Hosting claims that storing 25 petabytes of Megaupload data costs it $9000 a day
Kim Dotcom May Recover Property Due To Police ‘Error’
A police ‘procedural error’ may allow Kim Dotcom to recover the £100m of property, including a pink Cadillac, seized in January
US ISPs Will Start Hunting Pirates From July
Pro-copyright organisations confirm ISPs will commence initiatives on 12 July
BT And TalkTalk Appeal Against Digital Economy Act Fails
Major UK ISPs lose challenge against controversial anti-piracy law
German Authorities Close Skyload.net In Piracy Probe
Another file-hosting site linked to copyright infringement goes dark in Megaupload’s aftermath
Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom Granted Bail By New Zealand Court
Dotcom to be placed under house arrest as fight against US extradition continues
US Drafts A Hard ACTA To Follow
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is just another way to satisfy the US corporate overlords now SOPA is gone, argues Eric Doyle
Dutch ISPs Refuse To Block The Pirate Bay
KPN and T-Mobile say that censorship should only be used as a ”drastic measure’
Filesonic Puts The Brakes on File Sharing Service
The ramifcations of the MegaUpload shutdown continue to be felt as Filesonic disables file sharing and its reward programme
Megaupload File Storage Site Closed By FBI For IPR Breaches
Megaupload has been closed down and its organisers arrested in a multinational action led by the US Justice Department
EMI Sues Irish Government Over Piracy
Music industry accuses Ireland of not doing enough to protect copyright
Sweden Grants Religious Recognition To File-Sharing Church
Sweden has accepted that a “church” which believes in file-sharing as a religion: a move that will not please the Hollywood studios
Swiss Government Rules Downloading To Stay Legal
The Swiss government claims that file-sharing does not lose entertainment companies money
BT Given Two Weeks To Block Newzbin2
BT has been given 14 days to block access to the file-sharing Website Newzbin2, and must pay the costs
Ofcom’s ‘Three Strikes’ Fileshare Policy Due In 2013
Ofcom will start sending letters to alleged file sharers in 2013 under the Digital Economy Act