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Snowden: NSA should re-prioritize cyber warfare goals and focus more on defensive measures given US's dependence on high-tech — Exclusive: Edward Snowden on Cyber Warfare — Cyber warfare used to be the stuff of sci-fi movies and military exercises. But with the advent of the Stuxnet worm …

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Loek Essers / InfoWorld:

Glitch in OS X search can expose private details of Apple Mail users — Performing a Spotlight search opens email previews that load external images, even when the Mail client is asked not to do this — A glitch in the search software in Apple's OS X Yosemite can expose private details …

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Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac:

Apple planning Apple Pay expansion into Canada as soon as March — Apple is preparing to expand its new Apple Pay payments service internationally with at least the Canadian launch currently scheduled for early 2015, according to sources close to the situation.

More: MacRumors, App Advice, everythingiCafe, Redmond Pie, FierceMobileIT News, SlashGear, O'Grady's PowerPage, MacDailyNews, iDownloadBlog.com, iMore, MacNN, iPhone in Canada Blog and MobileSyrup.com. Thanks:@apollozac

Amrutha Gayathri / Reuters:

Box seeks to raise up to $162.5M in IPO at $11 to $13 per share at a valuation of up to $1.55B — Data storage company Box expected to be valued at up to $1.55 billion — (Reuters) - Online data storage provider Box Inc (IPO-BOX.N) expects its initial public offering to be priced at $11-$13 per share …

More: Re/code, Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, CNET, TechCrunch, New York Times, ZDNet, VentureBeat, Bloomberg and Business Insider

Tweets: @levie, @dmac1, @alex, @davejohnson_uk and @rakeshlobster

Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:

Apps from Apple's EU App Store continue to work even after refunds are processed — The fundamental flaw with EU 14-day refunds: you keep the app forever — A week ago, Apple introduced 14-day no-questions-asked refunds in the EU for iTunes Store and App Store content.

More: BGR, Redmond Pie and App Advice

AppleInsider:

Minimum iOS App Store price rises to $1.19 in Canada, £0.79 in the UK, and €0.99 in the EU

More: 9to5Mac, Engadget, The Verge, MacRumors, iPhone in Canada Blog, Gigaom, iMore, iDownloadBlog.com and Mashable

Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:

Lizard Squad's DDoS attack service “Lizard Stresser” runs mostly on thousands of hacked home routers — Lizard Stresser Runs on Hacked Home Routers — The online attack service launched late last year by the same criminals who knocked Sony and Microsoft's gaming networks offline …

More: The Next Web, The Verge, WinBeta and Ars Technica

Hannah Jane Parkinson / Guardian:

Google-backed fund donates €250,000 to Charlie Hebdo, Zuckerberg condemns attack, Apple shows solidarity with banner on site — Mark Zuckerberg, Apple and Google respond to Charlie Hebdo attack — Facebook CEO condemns attack while Google donates £195,000 to support satirical magazine …

More: Guardian, Mark Zuckerberg, BetaNews, PC Magazine, CNNMoney.com, The Verge, USA Today, Inquirer, The Daily Caller, ValueWalk, VentureBeat, Engadget, Crowdfund Insider, Business Insider, SlashGear and PandoDaily

Tweets: @fredericjacobs and @emilybell

Allison Schiff / AdExchanger:

Sources: Yahoo shutting down Right Media ad exchange for non-Yahoo owned networks and publishers — Yahoo Finally Pulls The Plug On Right Media Exchange — Most would argue that Yahoo's de facto policy on the Right Media Exchange had been “do not resuscitate” for quite some time - but now RMX is officially off life support.

More: Adotas. See also Mediagazer

Tom Warren / The Verge:

Screenshots emerge of Windows 10's new dark theme, taskbar, and Spartan browser UI — This is Windows 10's new browser and dark theme — Microsoft is preparing to unveil a new browser in Windows 10, codenamed Spartan, and leaked images are providing an early glimpse at the Internet Explorer successor.

More: eWeek, The Digital Reader, Yahoo Tech, Microsoft News, Windows Phone Central and FierceCIO News

Rik Henderson / Pocket-lint:

Spotify won't support Google Cast, prefers to further develop Spotify Connect — Contrary to reports, including an official statement from Sony, Spotify will not be supporting Google Cast for playback on home speakers. Instead, it will be sticking with its own Spotify Connect system …

More: The Next Web, Phandroid and RAIN News

Stan Higgins / CoinDesk:

Bitstamp resumes services after revamping security, offers commission-free trading until Jan. 17, integrates BitGo's multi-signature wallet tech — Bitcoin Exchange Bitstamp Resumes Services — Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp has resumed services after having gone offline following a damaging hot wallet attack earlier this week.

More: Bitstamp and The Next Web

Michael Mimoso / Threatpost:

Microsoft service for early Patch Tuesday notifications now available only to paying customers — Microsoft Limits Advanced Patch Notifications to Premier Customers — Microsoft today pulled the plug on its Advanced Notification Service (ANS), offering it going forward only to paying Premier customers.

More: TechNet Blogs, eWeek, Inquirer, Computerworld, The Register, Forbes, Help Net Security, SecurityWeek and ZDNet

CoinDesk:

State of Bitcoin 2015: Ecosystem Grows Despite Price Decline — CoinDesk is pleased to announce the latest quarterly State of Bitcoin report, featuring a 2014 Year in Review, an in-depth analysis of data and events from the fourth quarter of 2014 and a look ahead to what 2015 might bring.

More: ReadWrite, AVC, Whoops and Upstart Business Journal. Tweets: @ai. Thanks:@jeremybonney

Alex Wagner / PhoneDog.com:

Alcatel Onetouch opens online store to sell unlocked devices to consumers in the US — Alcatel Onetouch now selling unlocked phones, tablets, and accessories — Editorial Director of News and Content from Omaha, NE — We've seen an increase lately in the number of manufacturers selling …

More: Android Community, GSMArena.com, TechnoBuffalo, Android Authority, Ubergizmo, Android Central, Digital Trends, Pocketnow and Android Beat

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