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Tech News Flash: Wednesday -- January 28, 2015

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Tech-Savvy Cubans Build Their Own Private Internet
POS Terminals Rich Vein for Gold-Digging Hackers
Oculus VR's Story Studio to Create Cinematic Virtual Reality Experiences
Wikileaks Steamed Over Google's Lengthy Silence on FBI Snooping

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Today's Story Highlights

Tech-Savvy Cubans Build Their Own Private Internet
Because Cuba's government makes it difficult for all but a handful of
Cubans to access the Internet, people in Havana and other parts of the
country reportedly have linked thousands of PCs to create an informal
network known as "StreetNet," or "SNet" for short. The network was built
with commercially available equipment. The PCs are connected by WiFi and
Ethernet cables strung over rooftops.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81646.html

POS Terminals Rich Vein for Gold-Digging Hackers
Hackers are like gold miners. Once they find a rich vein for their
malware, they mine it until it's dry. Point-of-sale terminals are such a
vein, and it doesn't appear that it's one that's about to run dry any
time soon. Following the success of the Target breach in 2013, the
hacker underground was quick to rush more POS malware to market.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81645.html

Oculus VR's Story Studio to Create Cinematic Virtual Reality Experiences
Oculus VR on Monday unveiled a new project at the Sundance Film Festival
in Park City, Utah. Oculus Story Studio will produce movies in virtual
reality. It presented its first example of the genre on Monday evening
-- a 4-minute experience called Lost . Oculus, which was founded in
2012, was acquired last year by Facebook for a reported $2.2 billion.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81642.html

Wikileaks Steamed Over Google's Lengthy Silence on FBI Snooping
Google may have contributed to violating the First Amendment rights of
three journalists working for WikiLeaks two and a half years ago, when
it turned over to the FBI all their email, subscriber information and
metadata. Google informed the journalists about its actions last month,
saying that it had been unable to do so earlier due to a gag order.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81639.html

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