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After almost two years of evading authorities, Pirate Bay file sharing site co-founder Peter Sunde was arrested in Sweden on Saturday.

Sunde had been on the run after being sentenced to serve one year in prison for copyright violations back in 2009, with subsequent appeals failing to remove the requirement of prison time from his sentence.

Originally ordered to pay millions in fines, along with three co-defendants, Fredrik Neij, Carl Lundström, and Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Sunde's sentence was later reduced and the fines were increased.

The court ordered Sunde to serve eight months in prison, but authorities had been unable to catch up with him. "We have been looking for him since 2012," a Swedish National Police Board spokesperson told Reuters.

Written and audio messages aren't the only forms of communication the government appears to be gobbling up.

The National Security Agency is collecting "huge numbers" of photos from emails, text messages, social media, videoconferences and other forms of communication for facial recognition purposes, according to classified documents obtained by The New York Times.

Of the "millions" of images the NSA collects each day, roughly 55,000 are of the quality needed for facial recognition purposes, according to the Times. Facial recognition data is deemed just as important to the agency as the information gleaned from written and oral communications, according to the documents, which were obtained and then leaked by former agency contractor Edward Snowden.

The NSA facial recognition efforts don't appear to target U.S. citizens, although many will find that hard to believe. According to the Times:

Because the agency considers images a form of communications content, the N.S.A. would be required to get court approval for imagery of Americans collected through its surveillance programs, just as it must to read their emails or eavesdrop on their phone conversations, according to an N.S.A. spokeswoman. Cross-border communications in which an American might be emailing or texting an image to someone targeted by the agency overseas could be excepted.

The State Department along with local law enforcement agencies across the country already use driver's license photos and social networks like Facebook for facial imagery, according to the Times. The NSA declined to comment to the Times on whether it, too, was taking images from Facebook.

What sets the NSA apart from other government organizations using facial recognition technology is its ability to link that information to other forms of private communication, like emails or text messages.

It's unclear exactly how many images the NSA has collected, or how many of those images are from Americans. The agency did, however, attempt to gain access to national identity card databases in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Iran, according to the report.

Many social media apps and services let you sign in with Facebook. But only one — Instagram, owned by Facebook — assumes that you're using the same email address for both services.

And as Mashable has learned, that has led to at least one embarrassing situation — where a man in his late 20s unwittingly found himself with access to the Instagram account of a high school girl.

San Francisco resident Michael Wagner (no relation) created an Instagram account shortly after the service launched in late 2010. He never posted to the account, never really checked it, and ultimately forgot about it.

When friends encouraged Wagner to re-open his Instagram at a brunch a few weeks ago, Wagner pulled up the app but couldn't remember his username or password. He wasn't sure which email he had used to sign up. Instead, he hit the "Register With Facebook" button on the login screen in hopes of signing in automatically.

The account opened, and Wagner, who had never posted a photo, was surprised to find more than 100 photos posted and more than 500 followers of the account. It didn't take long to realize he was in another user's account.

The account was operated by a girl who looks to be in high school. Wagner, 27, now had access to her photos, messages, and friends list.

It appears that the girl — who has had control of the account since its creation, according to Instagram — signed up for the service using Wagner's email. (They share initials, so it's likely this was a typo.)

Instagram does not require users to verify their emails when they sign up, so it's possible she never even realized she'd used an email she didn't control.

The company says this issue is "rare," but won't specify how frequently people land in another user's account. It appears that

Instagram assumes that whoever owns a Facebook account's email address must also own the Instagram account associated with that same email.

Instagram assumes that whoever owns a Facebook account's email address must also own the Instagram account associated with that same email. It's a poor assumption considering the vast number of users on both services.

What we don't know is how many others have signed up on Instagram using the wrong email address — accidentally or purposely — and either locked out the rightful email owner from signing up, or worse, accidentally given the email owner access to all of their photos and messages.

Companies such as Twitter, Google, and even Instagram's parent, Facebook, are offering existing users two-step authentication to ensure a password alone won't lead to the loss of their private information. On these services, setting up an account also requires verification of some sort.

On Twitter, new users can create an account but can't access private messages or alerts unless they verify their email. Facebook requires users to verify their email before sending messages.

Instagram encourages users to verify their emails when they sign up, but it's not required. This makes it easier for people to sign up — but evidently it doesn't help keep users safe.

With the addition of private messaging to the Instagram app in December, users don't just have their pictures to worry about — but personal notes too.

Wagner raised the issue with Instagram via the app's "Report A Problem" link as soon as he discovered it. He didn't hear back from the company for over a week, and was still able to access the account the entire time.

He even changed the password, but it didn't boot the high school user out — Instagram users retain access the app after a password change if they were already using it. Since the girl was already logged into the app on her phone, she would never even know the password had been switched.

Instagram is now aware of the problem and working to fix things, but isn't promising that any form of authentication will be required.

Here's what an Instagram spokesperson told Mashable:

"As part of our work to help make Instagram a safe and secure community, our sign-up flow encourages people to confirm their email address when they create an account. As always, registering your account with an email address you control is an important part of keeping your accounts safe on Instagram and other services you use."

The company is working to build an easier alert system for users who may find themselves in another user's account, the spokesperson says, but that's all. Wagner, who brought the issue to Mashable and never posted on behalf of the other user, has since been disconnected from the account.

Mashable was unable to contact the girl posting to the account.

The obvious fix for Instagram: requiring email verification for users who create a new account. This might slow down the app's rate of growth a little — but it would also ensure that another user can't access your profile.

Oh, how you've changed, Mark Zuckerberg.

Over the years, the head of Facebook has shaken up his site with various redesigns. Sometimes, it was little things, like being able to "Poke" people or displaying user activity on a "Mini-Feed." And sometimes, it was a big change, like the 2011 introduction of Timeline, which allowed users to post "Life Events" and add large cover photos.

What better way to reminisce on all of Facebook's changes than to look at Zuckerberg's own profile evolution?

Throughout it all, he's been a chameleon, tweaking and transforming his page to highlight any and all of Facebook's new features. Here's a walk down memory lane with the many faces of Mark Zuckerberg's profile.

The Obama administration plans to announce new draft greenhouse gas emissions rules on Monday that would amount to the biggest step to date toward addressing U.S. contributions to manmade global warming, and the most significant new domestic clean air policy since at least 1990.The proposed rule, to be laid out by the E.P.A. administrator at a news event on Monday morning, would seek to cut carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants by 30% compared to 2005 levels by the year 2030, according to reports from the Wall Street Journal and New York Times.See also: In Speech and EPA Rules, Obama Aims For U.S. Leadership on Global Warming The proposed regulations are based on the White House's executive authority under the Clean Air Act, as carved out in a landmark 2007 Supreme Court decision. This policy route circumvents Congress, where most House Republicans are skeptical of the mainstream science on global warming, and where a comprehensive climate change bill failed in 2009. The rules will only apply to existing power plants, and will mainly affect about 600 coal-fired generating facilities. Coal-fired power plants comprise 37% of all electric power generation capacity in the U.S., just behind natural gas. But they also account for the vast majority of the electricity-sector's greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Energy Information Administration. If the reported choice of 2005 as the base year for the new rules proves true, it would represent a defeat of sorts for environmentalists who had been seeking a more recent date. This is because U.S. greenhouse gas emissions fell nearly 10% from 2005 to 2012, making it somewhat easier for industry to achieve the goals, and making them slightly less ambitious than if the base year had been set to a later date. The U.S. has already committed to a goal of reducing nationwide greenhouse gas emissions by 17% below 2005 levels by 2020, and the new regulations are viewed as a key component of the administration's plan to meet that commitment. Under the proposed rule, each state would have a different emissions target for its electricity sector to reach, and would have wide latitude to determine how to meet it. For example, states could comply with the rules by joining a regional cap-and-trade program or investing more in renewable energy. Two regional cap-and-trade programs already exist in the U.S., one in the Northeast and another in California.Under cap-and-trade systems, industries would be required to buy permits or “allowances” to emit particular amounts of carbon dioxide, which is the main long-lived gas responsible for global warming. Over time, the amount of issued allowances is reduced, and their cost increases, thereby reducing overall amounts of emissions.Such systems provide incentives for companies to determine how to reduce emissions at the lowest cost. This approach was successfully used by President George H.W. Bush to curb the problem of acid rain, which was caused by another type of emissions from power plants.Assuming they survive anticipated court challenges without significant changes, the proposed rules would represent the strongest action ever taken to combat global warming by any U.S. president. It would also help President Obama attain his goal, as expressed in a recent speech at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, to lead global efforts to establish a new climate framework agreement at negotiations in Paris next year.

While the Obama administration has already taken steps to reduce U.S. emissions, including setting strict fuel economy standards for new cars and trucks and emissions standards for new power plants, this new set of regulations are viewed as the cornerstone of his climate agenda.

As such, they are likely to be a political lightning rod during the upcoming midterm elections, with Republicans and even some Democrats accusing the White House of unfairly targeting the coal industry.

Google's Internet satellite ambitions may be bigger than we thought.

The search giant is planning to spend more than $1 billion and perhaps much as $3 billion on satellites that expand Internet access to more remote parts of the world, according to a new report in The Wall Street Journal.

While specifics of Google's plan remain limited, The Journal reports that Google has a dedicated satellite team of 10 to 20 people and plans to kick off its endeavor by launching 180 low-altitude satellites.

Google did not immediately respond to our request for comment.

The company introduced Project Loon last year, which aims to bring Internet access to more difficult terrain through balloons. Google also acquired Titan Aerospace in April, which develops drones that could help with the Internet access and is rumored to be nearing an acquisition of Skybox Imaging, which provides high-resolution satellite imagery.

Facebook has also expressed interest in using drones and satellites to expand Internet access and was said to be looking to buy Titan Aerospace before Google snatched it up.

Edinho is a retired footballer who played goalkeeper for Pele's old club, Santos. He was first arrested in 2005 and served a sentence for drug trafficking offences and links with a notorious drug dealer in the city of Santos.  Edinho said he was a drug addict but denied the trafficking charges. The ruling was issued by a judge in the nearby coastal city of Praia Grande, in Sao Paulo state, according to BBC report. Brazilian media have not been able to contact Edinho, whose real name is Edson Cholbi do Nascimento, but they say he is expected to appeal. Edinho, 43, works as a goalkeeping coach at Santos.