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INTERNET

EDITORIALS
Aug 9, 2014
Feeling beat up before it's time
A new survey of Japanese people in the 20-to-39 age bracket finds they are more unhappy than ever and that most unwind from a stressed-out workweek by doing nothing at all.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 9, 2014
McAfee unveils 'BrownList' complaint website at hacker meet
John McAfee, the flamboyant anti-virus software industry pioneer, made a surprise appearance at a computer hackers' conference Friday evening, where he unveiled a new website to give people a place online to vent their anger.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 8, 2014
Snowden receives three-year Russian residence permit
Former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, wanted by the United States for leaking extensive secrets of its electronic surveillance programs, has been given a three-year residence permit by Russia, his Russian lawyer said on Thursday.
WORLD / Society
Aug 6, 2014
Pope urges young people not to waste time on Internet and smartphones
Pope Francis on Tuesday urged 50,000 German altar servers not to waste time on the Internet, smartphones and television, but to spend their time on more productive activities.
WORLD
Jul 29, 2014
Web tycoon Dotcom says he'll reach 5% in New Zealand election
Kim Dotcom, the Internet tycoon facing extradition to the U.S. on piracy charges, said his political party is on course to win more than 5 percent of the vote in New Zealand's general election by appealing to young and first-time voters.
WORLD
Jul 20, 2014
Snowden seeks to develop anti-surveillance technologies
Edward Snowden, the former U.S. spy agency contractor who leaked details of major U.S. surveillance programs, called on supporters at a hacking conference to spur development of easy-to-use technologies to subvert government surveillance programs around the globe.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 14, 2014
Samsung suspends China supplier following child labor allegations
Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest smartphone maker, said it suspended a supplier in China after finding evidence of illegal hiring.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 12, 2014
In the brain, sex addiction looks the same as drug addiction
Pornography triggers brain activity in sex addicts similar to the effects that drugs have on the brains of drug addicts, researchers said on Friday — but that doesn't necessarily mean porn is addictive.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 5, 2014
Russia forces data move to domestic web servers
Russia's parliament on Friday passed a law to force Internet sites that store the personal data of Russian citizens to do so inside the country, a move that the Kremlin says is for data protection but which critics see as an attack on social networks.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 1, 2014
Microsoft targets cybercrime rings with roots in Kuwait, Algeria
Microsoft Corp. launched what it hopes will be the most successful private effort to date to crack down on cybercrime by moving to disrupt communications channels between hackers and infected PCs.
EDITORIALS
Jun 25, 2014
Winds of change in retail industry
The retail industry is entering into a period of major transformation. In addition to traditional entities such as department stores, supermarkets and convenience stores, new retail business forms are emerging, including mega shopping mall developments led by real estate companies and JR train terminals...
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2014
Little reform since Snowden spilled the beans
Edward J. Snowden's revelations a year ago sparked a public debate about the protection of personal data from Internet surveillance. What his revelations have not done is bring about significant government reforms.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / JAPAN WEB WATCH
Jun 20, 2014
Well-bitten consumers shy of Japan's disappearing e-books
Although it has now been surpassed by the United States, Japan was once the world's largest market for e-books, thanks to the early success of the cellphone-content business. But in today's competitive market, e-book sellers disappear every few months, leaving consumers to wonder whether the digital...
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 17, 2014
'Unveiled' Iranian woman nets praise, slander in online push for change
When Masih Alinejad, 37, posted a picture of herself online jumping in the air in a sunny, tree-lined London street, the journalist was hoping to cheer up readers weary of her stories of grim human rights cases in her native Iran.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO BAR ADVENTURE
Jun 17, 2014
Hack your way into a computerized cocktail
While some bars have live music to bring in customers, newly opened Hackers Bar in Tokyo's Roppongi district holds live computer coding events to bring in the programmers.

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