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House Passes Cybersecurity Bill

Congress moved toward gridlock over how to improve the security of the nation’s computer networks when the House of Representatives approved a measure opposed by the White House and at odds with Senate efforts on the issue.

Banjo’s Response to Congress on iOS Address Book Privacy (Letter)

Here’s Banjo’s reply to Congress over the iOS address book sharing scandal.
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In Wake of Groupon Issues, Critics Wary of JOBS Act

A little-noticed provision in the new JOBS Act would allow companies to iron out disagreements with regulators behind closed doors before they go public — a provision that might have prevented investors from finding out about Groupon Inc.’s early accounting questions until after they had been resolved.

AllThingsD Sprouts Up at the Brussels Forum, Rubbing Elbows and Talking Tech

What is AllThingsD’s Arik Hesseldahl doing in Brussels, anyway? Talking tech, naturally.
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As Privacy Concerns Grow, More Social Media Users Are “Unfriending”

More people are unfriending, deleting, and otherwise “pruning” their social network profiles.
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Web Firms to Adopt “No Track” Button

A coalition of Internet giants including Google Inc. has agreed to support a do-not-track button to be embedded in most Web browsers — a move that the industry had been resisting for more than a year.

Seven Questions for Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers

In an AllThingsD interview, Cisco Systems’ CEO talks about the company’s turnaround, the hurdles ahead and how badly he wants to bring his company’s cash home.
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Silence of the Lambs: The Missing Voice of Authors in the SOPA Debate

The recent mainstream media frenzy surrounding the Stop Online Piracy Act is perhaps most notable for the voice that is absent in the debate: The individual creator of intellectual property.

The Full Valenti: Dodd Trades His Olive Branch to Tech for a Howitzer, After SOPA/PIPA Gets Delayed

What would Jack do? (And would it work anymore?)
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Viral Graphic: A World Without Wikipedia

Ooh, more pretty pictures.
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Sound Bites From the SOPA Strike

The Day the Web Went Dark