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07/03/2009 05:31 AM
US wants privacy in new cyber security system (AP)

US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano speaks to journalists after signing an agreement with the Portuguese government on the fight against crime and terrorism, Tuesday, June 30 2009, at the Necessidades Palace, the Portuguese foreign ministry, in Lisbon. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)AP - The Obama administration is moving cautiously on a new pilot program that would both detect and stop cyber attacks against government computers, while trying to ensure citizen privacy protections.


07/02/2009 09:08 PM
Web retailers, states tussle over tax rules (AP)
AP - In a big break for online shoppers, Web retailers generally don't have to charge sales taxes in states where they lack a store or some other physical presence.
07/02/2009 07:43 AM
Companies pledge more openness about Web tracking (AP)
AP - Companies that track consumer behavior online for advertising purposes are vowing to make their practices more transparent and to give people a way to decline being shadowed.
07/02/2009 09:08 AM
PC makers voluntarily supply Web filter in China (AP)

Children use computers in a library in Xiangfan in central China's Hubei province Wednesday July 1, 2009. In a rare reversal, China's government gave in to domestic and international pressure and backed down from a rule that would have required personal computers sold in the country to have Internet-filtering software. Just hours before the rule was to have taken effect Wednesday, the government said it would postpone the requirement for the 'Green Dam' software. (AP Photo)AP - Several PC makers were including controversial Internet-filtering software with computers shipped in China on Thursday despite a government decision to postpone its plan to make such a step mandatory.


07/01/2009 05:14 PM
Facebook plans to simplify privacy settings (AP)
AP - Facebook is overhauling its privacy controls over the next several weeks in an attempt to simplify its users' ability to control who sees the information they share on the site.
07/01/2009 06:27 AM
Sony struggling as Walkman hits 30th anniversary (AP)

Sony Corp.'s employee Rumi Yamaguchi smiles in front of a special display commemorating the Sony Walkman's 30th anniversary that opens Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at Sony Archive building in Tokyo, Japan. The first portable cassette-tape player Walkman, shown second from left on the top shelf, hit the Japanese market on July 1, 1979. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)AP - When the Sony Walkman went on sale 30 years ago, it was shown off by a skateboarder to illustrate how the portable cassette-tape player delivered music on-the-go — a totally innovative idea back in 1979.


07/03/2009 05:14 PM
Jackson fans told to stay away as tickets up for grabs (AFP)

Michael Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard. Jackson's family has announced a free public memorial service for the tragic pop icon in Los Angeles, as a battle looms with his ex-wife who wants custody of their two children.(AFP/Paul J. Richards)AFP - Fans heading to Los Angeles for Michael Jackson's memorial extravaganza were urged to stay away on Friday as organizers said tickets for the event would be allocated by an online lottery.


07/03/2009 04:08 PM
Ericsson announces broadband contracts in China (AFP)

Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson won contracts to supply broadband Internet to millions of users in China by a deal with three operators there.(Ericsson/File)AFP - Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson won contracts to supply broadband Internet to millions of users in China by a deal with three operators there, it said Friday.


07/03/2009 02:59 PM
Bluetooth "Big Brother" tracks festival-goers (Reuters)
Reuters - Researchers are using Bluetooth technology to observe the meanderings of tens of thousands of festival-goers at a top European rock festival, hoping their findings will launch a new generation of tracking devices.
07/03/2009 05:25 PM
Michael Jackson sales surge expected to last months (Reuters)
Reuters - In the days following Michael Jackson's June 25 death, fans flocked to record stores and digital music outlets to purchase one last memory. And merchants say they expect the Jackson sales surge to last for weeks -- maybe even months.
07/02/2009 10:13 PM
"Asteroids" lands at Universal (Reuters)
Reuters - Universal Pictures has won a four-studio bidding war to pick up the film rights to the classic Atari video game "Asteroids."
07/03/2009 02:40 PM
IPhone 3GS Heats Up, DOJ Takes Aim at Google (PC World)
PC World - The iPhone scored quite a few headlines related to overheating problems with the 3GS this week. Depending on whom you believe, those issues are either real, exaggerated, the fault of users or some combination of the three. Otherwise, as warm weather takes hold above the equator and Bostonians contemplate whether it's time to brush up on our ark-building skills (rain, rain go away), we find this week's IT news offerings cover a broad range.

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