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11 August, 2014

Finnish security firm F-Secure has shown that a smartphone from Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi does secretly steal user data without their permission despite strong denials by the company last month. At the end of July a number of articles claimed that phones made by up-and-coming Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi - often called the 'Apple of the East' - were silently uploading user information to servers based in Beijing.

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/security-firm-shows-xiaomi-smartphones-do-secretly-steal-your-data-1460382

The New NSA-Funded Code Rolls All Programming Languages Into One

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/new-nsa-funded-programming-language-is-all-programming-languages-in-one

CHINA for the first time placed restrictions on instant-messaging services — an increasingly popular platform in the country for ­discussion and debate. The new rules don’t appear to apply to instant messaging ­between users and their personal contacts.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/wall-street-journal/china-tightens-restrictions-on-messaging-apps/story-fnay3ubk-1227019723691?nk=61e435952fc3c83d5bf6c5ec1899da70

Two Adelaide web designers have created a word game ‘Hexiled’ that has had two million plays in its first 10 days

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/business/two-adelaide-web-designers-have-created-a-word-game-hexiled-that-has-had-two-million-plays-in-its-first-10-days/story-fni6uma6-1227013208172