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October 9, 2015, 12:35 PM

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Washington Post:
Obama administration decides not to seek legislation forcing companies to decrypt data for law enforcement but doesn't disavow a legislative mandate  —  Obama administration opts not to force firms to decrypt data — for now  —  After months of deliberation, the Obama administration …
Washington Post:
The Chinese government arrested hackers accused of state-sponsored economic espionage at the request of the US before President Xi Jinping's US visit last month  —  In a first, Chinese hackers are arrested at the behest of the U.S. government  —  The Chinese government has quietly arrested …
Rene Ritchie / iMore:
Apple removes a few apps from the App Store that installed root certificates to block ads inside apps, including Been Choice  —  App Store removes root certificate-based ad blockers over privacy concerns  —  Root certificate-based apps don't just block ads, they deeply inspect all your traffic, even private and secure traffic.
Owen Williams / The Next Web:
Leaked TPP agreement requires member countries to honor copyright takedowns  —  Wikileaks has released what it says is the final text of the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, a “free trade” deal between the United States and eight other countries.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Facebook now offers profile picture frames to show support for one of eight college teams  —  Facebook Now Lets You Frame Your Profile Pic To Show Support For Your Favorite College Football Team  —  Facebook has been allowing users have a lot more fun with their profile pictures lately.
Joe Mullin / Ars Technica:
Patent lawsuit filings down 33% year-over-year in Q3 2015, driven by drop in East Texas troll cases  —  New patent lawsuits down, driven by drop in East Texas “troll” cases  —  At this point, filing numbers are tied to just a few “non-practicing entities.”
Juli Clover / MacRumors:
Second Wave iPhone 6s and 6s Plus Launch Kicks Off in 40 Countries Around the World  —  Apple's iPhone 6s and 6s Plus are now available for purchase in Taiwan, marking the start of the second wave iPhone launch.  Beginning October 9, iPhone 6s and 6s Plus availability is expanding to more than 40 countries …
Tim Peterson / Ad Age:
Zynga creates in-game ad product Sponsored Play, branded levels of play created by company's in house agency Studio E  —  Zynga Starts Selling Sponsored Levels Created by In-House Agency  —  Clorox, Naked Juice Among First Marketers to Test In-Game Ad Format

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