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| Subject: Dotcom may sue tech giants for copyright breach Fri May 24, 2013 9:38 pm | |
| Internet mogul Kim Dotcom says he may take legal action against Twitter, Google and Facebook for infringing copyright on a security measure he claims he invented.
Dotcom, who is on bail in New Zealand as US authorities seek his extradition in the world's biggest copyright case, said he invented "two-factor authentication", which many major sites have adopted as a security feature.
Twitter became the latest major player to introduce the measure this week following a series of cyber attacks that saw hackers take over the accounts of high-profile targets and send out fake tweets.
"Twitter introduces two-step-authentication. Using my invention. But they won't even verify my Twitter account?!," Dotcom tweeted.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/dotcom-may-sue-tech-giants-for-copyright-breach-20130524-2k526.html#ixzz2UGRsFOx8
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