In The 'Net Delusion,' Internet Serves Oppressors - The Net Delusion: The Dark Side Of Internet Freedom. By Evgeny Morozov (Hardcover, 432 pages)

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Facebook growth slows for second month in a row. User numbers fall in US, UK, Canada, Norway and Russia – although total is still climbing towards 700 million.

"In the US the site lost about 6 million users, from 155.2 million at the start of May to 149.4 million at its end, according to data gathered from Facebook's advertising tool by the site Inside Facebook.

Canada fell by 1.52 million to 16.6 million and the UK, Norway and Russia all saw falls of more than 100,000 users, the site said.

The slowing growth in user numbers may indicate that Facebook has hit the limits of expansion in the countries where it was first successful – and perhaps even that some early adopters from those countries have stopped using it. (...)"

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Facebook Photo Tagging: A Privacy Guide | PCWorld http://bit.ly/jjPXiu

Social networking giant Facebook is taking the plunge into using facial recognition-based biometrics in a bid to make it easier for users of the site to tag their photos. Users can disable suggested tags in their Privacy Settings, if so desired.

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