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EBay's PayPal rule in Australia draws fire (AP)
AP - EBay Inc. is exploring whether to require customers to use its online payment service PayPal, a move that has angered users and prompted antitrust scrutiny in Australia, where a PayPal-only rule takes effect next month.

Facebook to let users carry profiles with them (AP)
AP - Facebook Inc. is loosening its grip on millions of personal profiles to allow inhabitants of its popular Internet hangout to transplant the information and applications to other Web sites.

Data from Columbia disk drives survived the shuttle accident (AP)
AP - Jon Edwards often manages what appears impossible. He has recovered precious data from computers wrecked in floods and fires and dumped in lakes. Now Edwards may have set a new standard: He found information on a melted disk drive that fell from the sky when space shuttle Columbia disintegrated in 2003.

Alarm at Google Yahoo partnering

US advocacy groups urge regulators to block any deal Google and Yahoo might strike after a two-week experiment.


Burma's emergency telecoms delay

Foreign aid workers dedicated to delivering emergency telecoms are prevented from going into Burma.


Microsoft contests $1.4bn EU fine

Microsoft appeals against a $1.4bn fine given for defying sanctions imposed on it for anti-competitive behaviour.


Facebook agrees child safety plan

Facebook agrees a deal to protect children on the site from sexual predators and cyber bullies.


MySpace lets users share data

MySpace says its "data availability" project will put users in the driving seat with web information sharing.


FBI probe nets counterfeit Chinese networking parts

Investigation into counterfeit network components made in China and sold to the U.S. government has recovered about 3,500 fake devices with a value of $3.5 million.


Google to launch Friend Connect for the social Web

Google is expected to join the data portability crowd with "Friend Connect," which will allow users to bring their data from social networks into third-party Web sites.


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