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Jennifer Valentino-DeVries 
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Call for More Video Cameras Spotlights Debate on Use
Video cameras played a critical role in helping authorities track suspects in this week’s Boston bombings.Voices
Judge Strikes Down Secretive Surveillance Law
A federal judge this week struck down a controversial set of laws allowing the Federal Bureau of Investigation to seek people’s data without a court’s approval, saying the strict secrecy orders demanded by the laws are not constitutional.Voices
Web Sites Vary Prices, Deals Based on Users’ Information
It was the same Swingline stapler, on the same Staples.com Web site. But for Kim Wamble, the price was $15.79, while the price on Trude Frizzell’s screen, just a few miles away, was $14.29. A key difference: where Staples seemed to think they were located.Voices
Lawmakers Target Google’s Tracking
Washington wants to know more about the Safari story.Voices
Google’s iPhone Tracking
Google Inc. and other advertising companies have been bypassing the privacy settings of millions of people using Apple Inc.’s Web browser on their iPhones and computers — tracking the Web-browsing habits of people who intended for that kind of monitoring to be blocked.Voices
“Nerd Lobby” Shows Muscle in Debate Over Piracy Bills
Late last fall, a select group met in the White House Situation Room to discuss U.S. Internet security and how it might falter if two anti-piracy bills being debated in Congress were to pass.Voices
Author of Controversial Piracy Bill Now Says “More Study” Needed
The senator who introduced hotly debated legislation intended to shut down pirate websites said Thursday he is backing away from one of the most controversial parts of the bill, amid criticism from Web companies, human rights groups and Internet engineers.Voices
The Surveillance Catalog
Documents obtained by The Wall Street Journal open a rare window into a new global market for the off-the-shelf surveillance technology that has arisen in the decade since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.Voices
Feds Can Get Twitter Users’ Data Without Warrant, Judge Says
Should the government be able to collect information related to your Internet use without a warrant? According to a U.S. District Court opinion in the case of three WikiLeaks associates, it should.Voices