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The hacktivist group releases a document filled with private information on a group of City Hall and police department personnel. One councilwoman, whom Anonymous thanked for her community support, was spared.

Originally posted at Geek Gestalt

At a hearing in the House over the search giant's new privacy policy, subcommittee Chairwoman Mary Bono Mack expresses frustration over what she sees as Google's lack of clarity in answering questions.

Apple's attempts at getting Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1N and Galaxy Nexus smartphone banned from sale in the country have been rejected by a German judge.

Originally posted at Apple Talk

roundup The Stop Online Piracy Act is intended to target "rogue" Web sites, but critics say it'll knock the stuffing out of legitimate sites as well.

Originally posted at News - Digital Media

The feds adopt major reforms to a subsidy program for low-income families and introduce a new pilot program to subsidize broadband.

Originally posted at Signal Strength

AT&T asked the FCC not to restrict Dish from transferring or leasing its wireless spectrum, but also to make the satellite provider build a network quickly.

Originally posted at Signal Strength

commentary The justices have ruled that GPS tracking requires a warrant. Now Congress needs to act to balance privacy and public safety regarding location data.

A newly unearthed e-mail exchange between Apple's Steve Jobs and Google's Eric Schmidt shows Jobs actively telling Google not to try to hire its employees, resulting in the firing of at least one recruiter.

Originally posted at Apple Talk

Intel buys more video clout with "foundational" patents and next-generation encoding software. Video is spreading to every sort of gadget, and it's a market with abundant patent challenges.

Originally posted at Deep Tech

The selection of guests suggests a focus on technology, a recurring theme for President Obama during past State of the Union addresses.

Originally posted at News - Mobile

The WikiLeaks founder will be hosting a TV show in which he'll chat with "political players, thinkers, and revolutionaries from around the world."

Originally posted at News - Digital Media

Selected people will get to participate in a video "hangout" with Obama, who last week sided with Google to help thwart Draconian copyright bills.

Originally posted at Deep Tech

Selected people will get to hang out with Obama, who last week sided with Google to help thwart antipiracy legislation.

Originally posted at Deep Tech

Following legal action against Apple, HTC, and Fujifilm, Kodak is now suing Samsung, alleging violations of five patents related to digital photography.

Contract employee accused of stealing source code related to Treasury Department finances.

Originally posted at InSecurity Complex

LightSquared, which plans to build a nationwide wireless broadband network, said that a government agency colluded with the GPS industry to find interference issues between GPS services and its own wireless broadband network.

Originally posted at Signal Strength

Web sites that go offline or strip out content to protest the antipiracy legislation need not worry that Google will penalize them.

Originally posted at Deep Tech

Rep. Lamar Smith says the House will continue to try and enact legislation that protects consumers from "foreign thieves." The fight over SOPA, albeit a watered down version, goes on.

Originally posted at Media Maverick

The first book from the pixelated robots-and-romance comic is available as an unlocked PDF, a notable move in the world of Web comics.

Originally posted at Deep Tech

For the third year in a row, Julius Genachowski sounds an alarm over government failure to provide much-needed new spectrum for mobile broadband users. A solution seems closer, but only just barely.

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