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  Don’t use Huawei phones, say heads of FBI, CIA, and NSA

  The Verge - James Vincent

  The US intelligence community is still worried about Chinese tech giants’ government ties The heads of six major US intelligence agencies have warned that American citizens shouldn’t use products and services made by Chinese tech giants Huawei and ZTE. According to a report from CNBC, the …

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  Snapchat update: more than 800,000 angry users sign petition to change redesign

  The Guardian - Chloe Watson

  In widespread backlash against latest update, users of the popular social app are calling on Snap Inc to change back to original design

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  Marine Corps updates social media guidance to address online misconduct

  TechCrunch - Taylor Hatmaker

  As its revenge porn scandal continues to unfurl, the Marine Corps took steps this week to bolster its standards for online behavior. Following a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Marine Commandant Gen. Robert Neller signed off on a set of guidelines that expand the definition of …

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  Medallist Feyisa Lilesa fails to return to Ethiopia after Olympics protest

  The Guardian - Guardian staff reporter

  Runner was not on board team plane despite assurances he would not be punished for taking a stand over political repression in his country

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  Adblock Plus bypasses Facebook's attempt to restrict ad blockers (update)

  Engadget - Devindra Hardawar

  It took only two days to find a workaround. The war between Facebook and ad blockers is heating up. Just two days after the social network announced plans to restrict software that removes its advertising, the popular utility Adblock Plus has already unveiled a workaround. All you need to do is …