Exclusive: Egypt blocked Facebook Internet service over surveillance - sources

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Egypt blocked Facebook Inc's Free Basics Internet service at the end of last year after the U.S. company refused to give the Egyptian government the ability to spy on users, two people familiar with the matter said.

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Huawei 2015 revenue jumps 37 percent, strongest in seven years

HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] on Friday posted its strongest revenue growth since 2008 as China's adoption of fourth-generation (4G) mobile technology and strong smartphone sales worldwide boosted sales for one of the world's largest telecom equipment makers.

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Security vulnerabilities found in U.S. visa database: ABC News

(Reuters) - Cyber security experts have found vulnerabilities in a U.S. State Department system that could have allowed hackers to alter visa applications or steal data from the more than half-billion records on file, ABC News reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.

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Reddit deletes surveillance 'warrant canary' in transparency report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Social networking forum reddit on Thursday removed a section from its site used to tacitly inform users it had never received a certain type of U.S. government surveillance request, suggesting the platform is now being asked to hand over customer data under a secretive law enforcement authority.

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Uber CEO must face price-fixing lawsuit by passengers, U.S. court rules

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Travis Kalanick, the chief executive of Uber Technologies Inc, failed on Thursday to win the dismissal of an antitrust lawsuit accusing him of scheming to drive up prices for passengers who use the popular ride-sharing service.

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FCC won't investigate Netflix throttling of some mobile consumers

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday that video provider Netflix did not violate any U.S. regulations when it "throttled" the picture quality for AT&T and Verizon wireless customers and it has no plans to investigate.

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