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Apr 08 2009 5:48pm EDT

Last Bytes: From France to Oman

France tries to limit web piracy by creating the world's first internet surveillance system. [New York Times]

Famed Sims designer Will Wright is leaving publisher Electronic Arts to create his own little cyber world -- I mean, company. [Biz Journals]

Warning! Fake anti-virus software is on the rise, so beware. [WSJ.com]

Uh oh. A congressman is saying that metered broadband may not only cause job loss, it may be against the First Amendment. [GigaOm]

The trial in Oman of a Web moderator by the government has reignited concern over the country's grip on the media and business transparency. [Reuters]


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