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Jonathan Zdziarski / Jonathan Zdziarski's Domain:
With iOS 8, forensics tools can still obtain your camera reel, third-party app data, iTunes media, and more  —  Your iOS 8 Data is Not Beyond Law Enforcement's Reach... Yet.  —  In a recent announcement, Apple stated that they no longer unlock iOS (8) devices for law enforcement.
Larry Kim / WordStream:
Creating a Google+ profile is no longer mandatory when signing up for Gmail  —  Mandatory Google+ Gmail Integration Quietly Shelved  —  Google has gone to valiant lengths to convince us that rumors of Google+'s demise have been greatly exaggerated, but Google is no longer forcing new Gmail users …
Andy Greenberg / Wired:
Evolution, a Silk Road successor tolerating trade in stolen credit cards, triples its listings in five months  —  The Dark Web Gets Darker With Rise of the ‘Evolution’ Drug Market  —  In the digital drug trade as in the physical one, taking out one kingpin only makes room for another ready to satisfy the market's endless demand.
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Mark Walsh / MediaPost:
Hearst Starts Silicon Valley Development Unit, Acquires BranchOut Assets  —  Hearst Corp. on Friday announced the launch of a new digital development unit in Silicon Valley to build new apps and services across the publisher's diversified media properties.  —  Leading the new group …
eMarketer:
Facebook's US Ad Revenues Outpace Users' Average Daily Time Spent on the Site  —  Facebook bucks trend of digital ad dollars lagging time spent with digital media  —  US adults will spend an average of 21 minutes each day on Facebook in 2014, according to new figures from eMarketer …
Andrea Peterson / Washington Post:
Online court archive PACER says it will restore access to missing records  —  The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (or AO) has a plan to restore online access to documents that were controversially removed in August from PACER, the online system for accessing public court records, a spokesperson said.
Hayden Dingman / PC World:
Oculus open-sources original Rift developer kit's firmware, schematics, and mechanics  —  Kicking off the Oculus Connect conference in Los Angeles this weekend, Oculus's Nirav Patel announced that the original Oculus Rift developer kit (DK1) is now fully open-source, with the exception …
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TMZ.com:
Sources: Paramount told the offices of LA Mayor Karen Bass and CA AG Rob Bonta the company would announce Tuesday it was leaving the state; no announcement came

Dennis Romero / NBC News:
Three die in the crash of a helicopter providing news coverage for NBC Los Angeles, including photojournalist Eliana Moreno and pilot George Marciniw

Ryan Felton / Wall Street Journal:
The US House passes a bill requiring AM radio in new vehicles, with the DOT's enforcement authority expiring after eight years; it now heads to the Senate

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