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The decisions we make now about the internet will define our future

Very poor phorm

Advertisers should not be allowed to spy on net users' browsing habits

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A state for snoopers

Official assurances that our privacy will be protected yet again seem false

Time to take notice

Will new laws to protect copyright make life easier for the censors?

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Six million ways to buy

The music industry shows bad business sense by threatening downloaders

On the side of neutrality

A conflict of interest over traffic charges threatens the web's long-term potential, warns Wendy M Grossman

The devil in the detail

The government is on to a loser with its careless approach to our personal data

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Protected species

A blogger obsessed with Doctor Who and knitting has shamed the BBC

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It's best to go with the flow

Pressure to regulate traffic threatens the neutrality that the net was built on

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Common criminals

Ever copied a CD to your iPod? Then you've been breaking the law

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Digital spying

The ways of tracking our behaviour online are becoming more sophisticated.

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Opening up e-books

Could DRM-free audio novels make way for unrestricted electronic books?

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No offence meant

Online file-sharing should be seen as an opportunity, rather than a threat

Codes of behaviour

The personalised web makes it hard to keep your private data to yourself

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A sound decision

Record labels have realised that suing their customers is bad for business

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Informed decisions

The government may at last be facing up to the challenges of the digital age

Playing catch-up

Copyright in the digital age lags behind the letter of the current laws

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Think of the children

The real threat to internet users is censorship, not social networking

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A licence to leave you out

The BBC plan to use software that works only with Windows is anti-competitive.

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Songs of praise

I've finally got something nice to say about the recording industry.

Facebook’s $1.6bn woman

Sheryl Sandberg: Facebook’s $1.6bn woman

A witch-hunt?

A witch-hunt against the Sun?

Osborne's woes

Osborne hoisted with his own petard

Marr's monarchism

Enough of this royal deference

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012
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