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Instagram tells Brit app maker to bin LitterGram name in trademark spat

Facebook has disputed a UK-based app's registration of the name LitterGram by claiming that it infringes the trademark of its photo-sharing service Instagram.

LitterGram's creator Danny Lucas responded to the complaint with a video plea to Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg, asking him to allow the app to keep on trucking with its current name.

The app—which was launched in...

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“Drop Comcast today,” Yankees network tells baseball fans

(credit: YES Network)

New York Yankees fans opening the newspaper this week may see an unusual full-page advertisement urging them to "Drop Comcast today and find another TV provider." The ad points fans to a website that suggests DirecTV, Frontier, and Verizon as alternatives.

It's the latest punch thrown in a fight between Comcast and the YES Network,...

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Domain registration company Rightside tells employees that W2 forms were stolen in phishing attack

RightsideRightside Group, the Kirkland, Wash.-based domain name services and web hosting company, informed an unspecified number of employees overnight that their W2 tax forms were stolen earlier this week in an email phishing incident. The forms included name, home address, Social Security Number and 2015 income.

Rick Danis, Rightside’s general counsel, said...

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Australian government tells citizens to turn off two-factor authentication

The Australian government has repeatedly called for citizens to turn off two-factor authentication (2FA) at its main digital government portal, myGov. The portal's Twitter account has recently been updated several times with cute pictures encouraging holidaymakers to "turn off your myGov security codes" so that "you can spend more time doing the important things."

The portal is the place where Australian citizens can use...

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