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November 14, 2014, 8:15 AM

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Devlin Barrett / Wall Street Journal:
Secret US DOJ program collecting data from thousands of cellphones through phony communications “towers” deployed on airplanes  —  Americans' Cellphones Targeted in Secret U.S. Spy Program  —  Fake Cellphone Towers on Planes Used to Target Criminals, but Also Sift Through Thousands of Other Phones
Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Reddit CEO Yishan Wong resigns, Ellen Pao to be interim CEO, Alexis Ohanian back full time as executive chairman  —  Reddit Chief Executive Resigns as Company Shuffles Top Ranks  —  Reddit, the popular online community message board, wants to grow up into a viable business.
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Adam Zeis / iMore:
Photo Editor by Aviary updated with creative cloud sync and $200 worth of free effects  —  Aviary has today announced their biggest update since joining forces with Adobe, bring a much improved Photo Editor by Aviary app to Android and iOS.  The photo editing app — which allows users to edit …
Erin Egan / Facebook:
Facebook proposes changes to its terms, data and cookies policies; releases interactive privacy guides; lets users opt out of certain ads on all devices  —  Updating our Terms and Policies: Helping You Understand How Facebook Works and How to Control Your Information
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Amazon Announces EC2 Container Service For Managing Docker Containers On AWS  —  At its re:invent developer conference in Las Vegas, Amazon today announced its first Docker-centric product: the EC2 Container Service for managing Docker containers on its cloud computing platform.
Jeremy C. Owens / Mercury News:
Apple downplays Masque threat, ‘not aware’ of any users affected  —  CUPERTINO — In Apple's first statement since a vulnerability in its popular mobile devices was described by security specialists, the company said Thursday that it was unaware of any user actually being hacked through the “Masque Attack” technique.
Roger Cheng / CNET:
Sprint extends leasing program to new iPads  —  Do you want a 16GB iPad Air 2 with a cellular connection?  It'll cost you $20 a month for 24 months.  —  Sprint is putting a few more eggs in the leasing basket.  —  The company said Thursday that it would expand its “iPhone for Life” …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Wildcard raises $10M, launches mobile browser app which displays the web via “cards” interface, available for iOS today  —  Wildcard Raises $10 Million, Launches A Browser Built For The Mobile Web  —  A company called Wildcard is today launching a browser for the mobile age …

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