Report: NSA breaks into Yahoo, Google data center links

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Happy Halloween! Marissa Mayer reportedly just bought a funeral home First look (and listen): Firefox 25 Network World Daily News PM October 30, 2013 Share this email Report: NSA breaks into Yahoo, Google data center links The U.S. National Security Agency has penetrated the main communication links that connect Yahoo and Google data centers around the world, giving it access to the accounts of hundreds of millions of people including U.S. residents, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Happy Halloween! Marissa Mayer reportedly just bought a funeral home 2. First look (and listen): Firefox 25 3. Nokia's 2520 could beat Microsoft at its own tablet game 4. Ixia snaps up Net Optics for $190M 5. Watch out! Woman ticketed for wearing Google Glass while driving 6. Get excited, fellow nerds: Smartphones may soon be as customizable as PCs 7. Enterprise software revenue growth suggests recovery under way, IDC says 8. 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