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Facebook set for suit over publicity; Case hinges on 'sponsored stories' appearing on many pagesJoseph Menn Financial Times 12/20/2011 | Internet architects oppose US online piracy bills Breitbart.com 12/16/2011 |
 Facebook’s practice of showing people that their friends “like” specific products could run afoul of a California law that gives both celebrities and ordinary citizens the right to control how their names and pictures are used for commercial endorsements. |  A group of prominent architects of the Internet added their voices Thursday to those opposing legislation in the US Congress intended to crack down on online piracy. |
Author Says Facebook Is Making Us MiserableIan Bush CBS Philadelphia 12/16/2011 | U.S. probing alleged cyberattack plot by Venezuela, IranShaun Waterman The Washington Times 12/15/2011 |
 Facebook has changed the way many people communicate with family and friends — but some believe it’s not always for the better. |  U.S. officials are investigating reports that Iranian and Venezuelan diplomats in Mexico were involved in planned cyberattacks against U.S. targets, including nuclear power plants. |
Amazon starts row with retailers in USEmma Barnett Telegraph 12/10/2011 | U.S., Microsoft to meet Chinese Web regulatorsShaun Waterman The Washington Times 12/09/2011 |
 Amazon has annoyed retailers in the US with a new price check app that allows shoppers to get a discount on items via the online store if they find them to be more expensive elsewhere. |  Microsoft and the State Department are under fire for their participation in a closed-door Internet conference this week organized with the architects of China’s repressive policies of Web self-censorship and surveillance. |
India to ban 'offensive' Internet material Yahoo! News 12/07/2011 | US senator To Google: Ban Terrorist Content CBS Connecticut 12/01/2011 |
 India on Tuesday vowed to ban offensive material from the Internet after Facebook, Google and other major firms told the government they were unable to screen content before it was posted. |  In the wake of news that terror suspect Jose Pimentel was operating a jihadist Blogger site, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) is urging Google to implement a system that bans terrorist material. |
Surveillance Company Says It Sent Fake iTunes, Flash UpdatesJennifer Valentino-DeVries The Wall Street Journal 11/24/2011 | Internet keeps government honest: Google chief Breitbart.com 11/15/2011 |
 Gamma International UK Ltd. touts its ability to send a “fake iTunes update” that can infect computers with surveillance software, according to one of the company’s marketing videos. |  Broader adoption of the Internet will keep governments on their toes as wired-up citizens exercise their newfound power to check rights abuses, Google chief Eric Schmidt said on Saturday. |
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