Twitter patches after attack
Twitter has patched a flaw in its Web site that was being exploited to pump out pop-up messages and links to porn sites, writes BBC.
Initially, users only had to move their mouse over a message containing a link - not click it - to open it in the browser. The code was spread by worms, self-replicating, malicious pieces of code.
People using the mobile Web site or third-party Twitter software - such as Tweetdeck - were unaffected by the bug. The flaw comes just one week after Twitter rolled out a major redesign of its site.
Google fights censorship
A new online transparency report shows which Google services are being blocked in different countries, reports InformationWeek.
The Transparency Report provides a graph not unlike those used on Google Finance. It displays the flow of data traffic across specific Google services, like Gmail or Google Docs, in a specific country.
“By showing outages, this tool visualises disruptions in the free flow of information, whether it's a government blocking information or a cable being cut,” Google explains on its Web site.
EU prioritises broadband for all
The European Union (EU) has released a series of proposals aimed at encouraging the development of next-generation Internet access as part of the Digital Agenda for Europe, states Computing.co.uk.
The EU wants all citizens to have access to basic broadband by 2013, and ultra-fast broadband by 2020, and has put forward a number of proposals to make this happen.
Telecoms operators and national regulatory authorities have been urged to work together to ensure that rollouts reach areas where market forces alone will not entice investment.
Android, iPad get Google Docs
Owners of iPads and Android devices looking to be a little more productive may be in luck, says CNET.
Google plans "in the next few weeks" to offer its Docs productivity suite for Apple's iPad tablet and for devices with Google's Android OS, the company announced at its Google Atmosphere event in Paris yesterday.
Google didn't say which Android-based devices will work with Google Docs. The company did not immediately respond to request for comment.
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