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• Kim Dotcom ready to take on Skype with end-to-end encrypted video calling service

  Mega has opened beta testing for a new encrypted video calling service that integrates with its existing file hosting and sharing offerings.

• In legal fog, Kim Dotcom removes 3D gun design

  Kim Dotcom has ordered the removal from his Mega file-storage service design plans for a controversial one-bullet plastic gun.

• Kim Dotcom's Mega file-sharing service to accept bitcoin

  Mega will accept the virtual currency bitcoin for subscriptions for more storage space on the file-sharing service, cofounder Kim Dotcom announced on Twitter.

• Mega: Bug bounty program resulted in seven vulnerabilities fixed so far

  One week after launching a security bug bounty program, the new file-storage and sharing service Mega claims to have fixed seven vulnerabilities, none of which met its highest severity classification.

• Mega launches vulnerability reward program

  The Mega file-sharing service has launched a vulnerability reward program that will pay up to €10,000 (around US$13,600) for every serious security flaw found in the platform and reported responsibly. The rules of the program were laid out in a blog post published Saturday.

• French website hits stumbling block indexing Mega files

  A French website collecting links to content stored on the Mega file-sharing service is experiencing trouble in what may be an effort by Kim Dotcom's latest enterprise to avoid concerns over illegal file sharing.

• File-sharing site Mega fields 150 copyright infringement warnings

  The file-sharing service Mega has fielded 150 copyright warnings since its recent launch as founder Kim Dotcom grows a risky new business while under indictment by U.S. prosecutors for running Megaupload.

• Mega responds to security concerns; promises some changes

  Representatives of newly launched file-storage and sharing service Mega addressed some of the concerns raised by security researchers in recent days about the site's architecture and the implementation of its cryptographic features.

• Doubt cast on the security of Kim Dotcom's Mega service

  Kim Dotcom's bold new venture, the file-storage and sharing service Mega, is drawing criticism as security researchers analyze how the site protects users' data. In short, they advise: don't trust it.