One of News Corp's investors, Christian Brothers Investment Services, said the media group had to do much to secure shareholder backing for any switch.

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If Mr Arbor can convince his members that the value of their seats will rise should the exchange switch to daytime electronic trading, he could secure a majority in favour of reform.

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Along the top edge, you'll find the e-ink display and a two-way power switch -- slide it to the left and Ruby behaves like a secure hotspot, slide it to the right and it's a public access point.

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Now Facebook and Twitter do offer that kind of secure service - but it's not the default option, so users have to switch it on if they want to be sure that their use of those sites is private when they are in a public wi-fi hotspot.

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But she noted it may be even more challenging for public school students considering a switch to private school, as counselors may not have the connections or relationships to secure an extension.

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