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November 17, 2014, 7:30 PM

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Kurt Wagner / Re/code:

Snapchat's new Snapcash feature, rolling out on Android now and iOS soon, lets you send money to friends via Square — Snapchat to Let You Send Money to Friends, Thanks to Square — Snapchat unveiled Snapcash on Monday, a new payments feature that allows users to send and receive money …

Federal Trade Commission:

TRUSTe, which certifies websites for privacy protections, settles with FTC for failing to audit companies — TRUSTe Settles FTC Charges it Deceived Consumers Through Its Privacy Seal Program — Company Failed to Conduct Annual Recertifications, Facilitated Misrepresentation as Non-Profit

More: TRUSTe Blog, SiliconBeat, PC World, CNNMoney.com, Federal Trade Commission, Techdirt, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, ABC News, Ars Technica and VentureBeat

Tweets: @jeremiahg and @csoghoian

Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:

Apple releases iOS 8.1.1 w/ bug fixes & performance improvements for iPad 2, iPhone 4s — Apple has released iOS 8.1.1, a minor update to last month's iOS 8.1 release for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The public release for iOS 8.1.1 follows a beta release to members of Apple's developer program.

More: Official Apple Support, MacRumors, The Verge, AppleInsider, iMore, GeekWire, O'Grady's PowerPage, VentureBeat, Macworld, TechCrunch, BGR, TUAW, ZDNet, Ars Technica, iMore, IntoMobile, TechnoBuffalo, InvestorPlace, Electronista and Gizmodo

Tweets: @mikebeas and @reneritchie

Mario Aguilar / Gizmodo:

NYC announces LinkNYC a free gigabit speed wi-fi network; construction will start in 2015 — The Plan to Turn NYC's Old Payphones Into Free Gigabit Wi-Fi Hot Spots — Today, the New York City mayor's office announced the winning bid to transform the city's existing payphone infrastructure.

More: The Digital Reader, TechCrunch, The Register, Re/code, AppleInsider, The Verge, Ars Technica, The Next Web, Business Insider, Engadget, CNET, SlashGear, Gigaom and New York Magazine. Tweets: @qthrul

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Hidden In Spotify's App Code Alongside Uber, Plans To Launch Podcasts And Something ‘Magic’ — Spotify's upcoming integration with Uber — getting announced formally today — is not the only development the music streaming service has planned to grow its business.

More: Business Insider, Six Colors, Gizmodo, Ubergizmo, Electronista, TechSpot, MacRumors, SlashGear, Engadget, iDownloadBlog.com, Cult of Mac and Music Week

Tweets: @joshconstine and @friedman

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Samuel Gibbs / Guardian:

Apple, Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Microsoft, Dropbox, Evernote, Aol, LinkedIn, Twitter lend support to NSA Freedom Act in open letter to US Senate — Facebook, Google and Apple lobby for curb to NSA surveillance — A coalition of the biggest names in consumer technology have backed a US bill …

More: Reform Government Surveillance, Gigaom, GeekWire, Engadget, TechCrunch, PandoDaily, theWHIR.com, Computing, ZDNet, Mashable, The Hill and The Hill

Marco Arment / Marco.org:

Podcasts are neither exploding nor dying - they've been steadily growing for a decade — Why podcasts are suddenly “back” — Did you hear? Podcasts were dead, and now they're back! — This story is suddenly everywhere. It's not extremely accurate, but I'll take it.

More: ParisLemon. Tweets: @jayrosen_nyu. See also Mediagazer

Josh Constine / TechCrunch:

Biz Stone's new app Super prompts users to share opinions and recommendations with images either with a username or as “anonymish” — Biz Stone's Jelly Launches Super So You Can Express Your Best, Craziest, Sexiest Opinions — Twitter co-founder Biz Stone's Q&A app Jelly didn't quite blow up …

More: Medium, Engadget, Android Police, iMore, Laughing Squid, The Next Web and Business Insider

Tweets: @joshconstine and @smcbride

Larry Seltzer / ZDNet:

Wirelurker site in China taken down, suspects arrested — Summary: The Mac/iOS malware was able to install on non-jailbroken iOS devices, but was quickly neutered. Three suspects are in custody. — Chinese authorities have shut down the web sites responsible for the Wirelurker malware …

More: AppleInsider, The Verge, SlashGear, SecurityWeek, Help Net Security, TweakTown News, iPhone in Canada Blog, GMANetwork.com, SC Magazine and The Register

Edward Wyatt / New York Times:

FCC will propose raising annual cap on spending for school Internet needs by $1.5B to $3.9B — F.C.C. Chief Aims to Bolster Internet for Schools — WASHINGTON — With a goal of fiber-optic lines reaching to every school and a Wi-Fi connection in every classroom, Tom Wheeler …

More: FCC.gov, DSLreports, The Hill, Computerworld, TechSpot, Fortune, The Verge, Gizmodo, CNET, Engadget and EdSurge

Connie Loizos / StrictlyVC:

Nest's hierarchical, meeting-centric culture is said to clash with Dropcam's — Unrest at Nest — Sitting on stage last week at a San Francisco conference, Greg Duffy, the 28-year-old co-founder and CEO of Dropcam, which makes Internet-connected video cameras, fielded questions from an audience of startup founders.

More: AppleInsider. Tweets: @carnage4life, @stevesi, @km and @jyarow

Catherine Shu / TechCrunch:

Apple Adds UnionPay, China's Largest Bankcard Network, To App Store Payment Options — App Store customers in China can now link their UnionPay debit or credit cards to their Apple IDs for purchases, Apple announced today. — This is significant for Apple and Chinese consumers because China UnionPay …

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