The day’s top stories in social media and technology for 6/25: Snowden’s Encrypted NSA Trove Ready to be Unlocked if Anything Happens to Him; Weiner scandal lingers; catching criminals on social media, “Selfie” may make Oxford dictionary; bomb hoax emails trigger mass evacuation in Poland; behind food writer’s ‘butter coma’ hoax; South Korea cyberattack alert; hacker exploits Facebook’s Graph Search; BitTorrent says it’s not being used for piracy; Bus company owner threatens Redditor again; Piers Morgan not a fan of life-like gaming gun; political correctness vs. Penney Arcade.
Read below for these stories and more.
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Featured Story.
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Greenwald: Snowden’s Files Are Out There if ‘Anything Happens’ to Him
I also covered this at Legal Insurrection.
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Social Media/Tech Trends, Happenings and Faux Pas.
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2 years later, some are still dealing with the fallout of Weiner’s scandal.
For Women in Weiner Scandal, Indignity Lingers
Bragging on social media – apparently not a good idea if you’re a criminal.
Criminals Beware, Fraud Investigators Take To Social Media
It will be just as annoying in the dictionary.
Social media term “selfie” is possible Oxford English Dictionary word
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Hoaxes, Harassment and Hacking.
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Poland bomb hoax: Hundreds evacuated after 20 false email threats
The story of an American food writer who “reportedly fell into a “butter coma” after eating 62,000 calories worth of biscuits at a Red Lobster” – was a hoax, by the writer himself. “I think people are extremely gullible. It’s kind of sad actually that that many people thought it was a real story.”
World gobbles up ‘butter coma’ hoax
South Korea issues cyberattack alert as sites shut down
Hacker Scrapes Thousands Of Public Phone Numbers Using Facebook Graph Search
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Law and Order.
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BitTorrent’s VP of Marketing: “We don’t host infringing content. We don’t point to it. It’s literally impossible to “illegally download something on BitTorrent.” To pirate stuff, you need more than a protocol. You need search, a pirate content site, and a content manager. We offer none of those things. If you’re using BitTorrent for piracy, you’re doing it wrong.”
BitTorrent Would Really Like Everyone To Stop Suggesting It’s Being Used For Piracy
It started with a hissy fit against a Redditor but this one’s turning into a story that keeps on giving.
Bus co. owner threatens redditor yet again, records users’ IP addresses
More here:
Suburban Express Wants Round 3: Re-Files Against Customers
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Gamer-land.
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I’m shocked. Not.
Piers Morgan on “Delta 6,” the life-like gaming gun: “I don’t like it very much”
Political correctness and Penney Arcade don’t mix.
Gone Home Developers Pull Out of PAX Prime over Penney Arcade Artist’s Comments
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