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Google must divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched any video on YouTube, a US court has ruled.The ruling comes as part of Google's legal battle with Viacom over allegations of copyright infringement. Digital rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) called the ruling a "set-back to privacy rights". The viewing log, which will be handed to Viacom, contains the log-in ID of users, the computer IP address (online identifier) and video clip details. While the legal battle between the two firms is being contested in the US, it is thought the ruling will apply to...

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and Coalition forces conducted a raid early this morning in Helmand Province in the village of Sangin, resulting in the death of an estimated 30 extremists. These enemies of Afghanistan have actively planned and carried out attacks on Afghan and Coalition forces in both Helmand and Kandahar provinces. Interviews with recently detained enemy combatants led Afghan and Coalition forces to the group’s hiding place. While conducting the raid at the hideout location, Afghan and Coalition forces killed enemy fighters. Coalition forces discovered a large weapons cache at the target location and destroyed it in place. On...

Clark Urges Rivals to Release RecordsNewsMax.com WiresFriday, Jan. 16, 2004MANCHESTER, N.H. – Wesley Clark on Friday challenged his rivals for the Democrat nomination for president to join him in releasing financial and other personal records, a clear prod at Howard Dean. "I challenge all Democrats in the race to follow suit," Clark told a news conference as he released military, voter registration and financial records. "Everybody ought to be open about what they've done in public office." Clark, along with several other candidates, has criticized Dean for not opening all of his records as Vermont governor. Clark also urged President...