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Mobile Minutes: Apple Pay and banks; Facebook vs Adblock Plus; Alibaba’s mobile growth; Samsung Pay’s security flaw

Adblock Plus has already defeated Facebook’s new ad blocking restrictions
Facebook’s plan to stop ad blockers has already been foiled. Adblock Plus has found a way to strip ads from Facebook, even when they’re served up in Facebook’s new ad blocker-proof format.
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Alibaba beats on earnings thanks to mobile growth
Online retailer Alibaba posted Street-beating earnings Thursday thanks largely to continued growth among mobile shoppers.
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Samsung Pay could have a major security flaw
Fraudsters may be able to steal credit card information from Samsung Pay users by intercepting their purchases at the point-of-sale, according to a presentation made at the Black Hat security conference.
Read more on Business Insider