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Cybersquatting cases hit record in 2008

GENEVA - Companies and celebrities ranging from Arsenal football club to actress Scarlett Johansson filed a record number of 'cybersquatting' cases in 2008 to stop others from profiting from their famous names, brands and events, a United Nations agency said on Sunday.

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Web founder warns against website snooping

GENEVA - Surfers on the Internet are at increasing risk from governments and corporations tracking the sites they visit to build up a picture of their activities, the founder of the World Wide Web said on Friday.

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Second Life finding new life

SAN FRANCISCO – Linden Lab chief executive Mark Kingdon shakes his head when he sees news stories heralding the demise of former Internet darling Second Life.

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Prisoners used nail clippers to escape

SASKATOON, Saskatchewan – Six high-risk prisoners escaped a Canadian jail last summer after spending four months chipping a path to freedom with nail clippers and other makeshift tools, according to a government report released on Thursday.

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