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Tech News Flash: Monday -- July 7, 2014

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Headline Scan
Reading Rainbow Finds Pot of Gold
The Social Media Fraud
Extreme Computing and Other Linux-World Problems
Rumor: Microsoft's Smart Band Will Play Well With Others
Civil Liberties Board Takes Heat for NSA Spying Report

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Today's Story Highlights

Reading Rainbow Finds Pot of Gold
Reading Rainbow's Kickstarter campaign hit a significant milestone last
week: It not only raised the $1 million it originally sought to create a
Web version of the popular children's television show within the first
24 hours of the campaign, but also wrapped the 35-day effort with an
additional $4.4 million for a grand total of $5,408,916 in donations.
The project was organized by LeVar Burton.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80695.html

The Social Media Fraud
I spent much of last week talking about Facebook's infamous study of
nearly a million customers and the company's attempts to make half of
those customers happier and the other half more depressed. Setting aside
how insanely stupid it was for Facebook to do this is the fact that with
social media, isn't social the real problem? Could the entire segment be
a fraud?
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80692.html

Extreme Computing and Other Linux-World Problems
Well another Independence Day has come and gone here in the land of
stars and stripes, causing at least some in the tech blogosphere to turn
their thoughts toward freedom. "Digital independence day: Your guide to
DIY, open-source, anonymous free computing" was one offering, for
example. "It's Time for IT Pros to Declare Their Technology Freedom" was
the thought du jour at another outlet.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80694.html

Rumor: Microsoft's Smart Band Will Play Well With Others
Microsoft is said to be preparing the launch of a wearable fitness
device that will be compatible with the iOS and Android platforms, as
well as Windows Phone. While the device likely will display the time,
along with notifications from the user's smartphone, the form factor is
expected to be a wristband rather than a smartwatch. The band reportedly
will function mainly as a fitness tracker.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80693.html

Civil Liberties Board Takes Heat for NSA Spying Report
The U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board has come under fire
for its latest report on NSA surveillance. The report essentially says
collection of information under Section 702 of FISA "has been valuable
and effective in protecting the nation's security and producing useful
foreign intelligence." However, because certain aspects of its
implementation have raised privacy concerns.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80690.html

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