Congress Wants Answers From Google on Privacy Impact of Glass

The letter, signed by eight members of the Bipartisan Privacy Caucus, raises questions about facial recognition and other concerns.
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Pro-SOPA Judiciary Head Calls for U.S. Copyright Law Revamp

Noting massive changes in technology, Rep. Bob Goodlatte said he wanted to evaluate whether copyright law is still working in the digital age.
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eBay Asks Users to Fight National Sales Tax Bill

eBay Inc. is trying to enlist its users in a fight against a national online sales tax bill.

Computer Security Legend Mudge Leaves DARPA for Google Job

DARPA’s super hacker takes an unspecified job at the search giant.
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News Byte

Please Welcome the ZuckerPAC to Capitol Hill

After weeks of rumors, Mark Zuckerberg pulled back the curtain on his political action committee, FWD.us, on Thursday morning. The Facebook founder’s personal political initiative is aimed at influencing changes to U.S. immigration policy. Spearheaded by Zuckerberg, the group is composed of Silicon Valley luminaries such as Reid Hoffman, Eric Schmidt, Marissa Mayer and John Doerr.

Some More Inconvenient Truths (Including Spider Goats): Al Gore Talks About “The Future” at SXSW

Live from Austin, Texas, it’s the man who brought you the Internet. (Really, he did, along with others.)
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Huawei CFO Tied to Company Implicated in Attempted Sale to Iran

A sale that never happened still looks fishy.
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Online Holiday Spending Stumbles Over Fiscal Cliff

Here’s something else you can blame on Congress — online spending was up 14 percent this holiday season, falling short of expectations.
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Netflix-Backed Video-Sharing Bill Moves Ahead, Again

Coming soon, maybe: Your chance to tell your Facebook pals you watched “The Expendables” last night.
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Mobile Device Makers to Congress: We Want the Airwaves, Baby

A group of mobile device makers including Apple, Samsung and Nokia is asking Congress to free up additional wireless spectrum for mobile data.
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Viral Graphic: A World Without Wikipedia

Sound Bites From the SOPA Strike