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The new iTunes-based social network is getting hit by comment spam since Apple apparently left it vulnerable through a lack spam or URL filtering, according to Sophos. . Read the rest at cnet.com. ...

Proposal for a global “cyberpeace” treaty has met “a lot of resistance” from industrialized nations, says head of U.N.’s International Telecommunication Union. . Read the rest at cnet.com. ...

Facebook users who log in from multiple devices will soon have a way to make sure they are only logged in on the computer they are currently using. . Read the rest at cnet.com. ...

Notices of winning the lottery and requests from Russian women who want to know you better are also up there on Panda Security’s ranking of decade’s top Net swindles. . Read the rest at cnet.com. ...

India plans to ask the three companies to set up local servers in the country so that security agencies can monitor customer communications. . Read the rest at cnet.com. ...

In a move that could raise privacy concerns, the microblogging site said Wednesday evening that it will record and analyze every link users click on when using its Web site or any of the thousands of third-party apps. . Read the...

New subscribers are asked for identification and existing subscribers are being encouraged to register their IDs with their numbers in what the Chinese government calls a crackdown on spam and fraud. . Read the rest at cnet.com. ...

Researchers claim to have cracked the quantum cryptography equipment used to cloak highly sensitive communications by banks and defense agencies. . Read the rest at cnet.com. ...

After dropping a rape case against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange last month, Sweden is reopening it for further investigation, according to reports. . Read the rest at cnet.com. ...

Efforts to make autos safer and more energy efficient with embedded computers and wireless technologies are also increasing security risks, experts say. . Read the rest at cnet.com. ...