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• 22 February 2012

• News: FCC chairman calls on ISPs to adopt new security measures

  U.S. Internet service providers should take new steps to protect subscribers against cyberattacks, including notifying customers when their computers are compromised, the chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday.

• News: Microsoft complains to the EU about Motorola Mobility

  Microsoft has filed a formal complaint with the European Commission against Motorola Mobility for alleged abuse of essential patents.

• News: Juniper buys web security company for $80 million

  Juniper said this week it has acquired Mykonos Software, a provider of website and web application security software, for $80 million.

• News: European Commission to refer ACTA treaty to EU's highest court

  The European Court of Justice is to rule on the legality of the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), but Commissioners remain bullish about its validity.

• News: Groups ask FCC to block Verizon spectrum deals with cable providers

  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission must block Verizon Wireless from buying wireless spectrum from cable providers because two proposed deals would concentrate too much spectrum in the hands of one company, a coalition of advocacy groups said.

• News: Group files FTC complaint against Google for privacy changes

  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission should force Google to halt its plan to consolidate user identities across its services and fine the company for violating an October privacy settlement with the agency, privacy group the Center for Digital Democracy said in a complaint filed Wednesday.

• News: Groups ask FCC to block Verizon spectrum deals with cable providers

  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission must block Verizon Wireless from buying wireless spectrum from cable providers because two proposed deals would concentrate too much spectrum in the hands of one company, a coalition of advocacy groups said.

• News: Microsoft complains to the EU about Motorola Mobility

  Microsoft has filed a formal complaint with the European Commission against Motorola Mobility for alleged abuse of essential patents.

• News: Ranking 24 Nations by Cloud Policy

  The Business Software Alliance surveyed 24 countries that comprise lion's share of global information and communication technologies market to identify the most cloud-friendly policy environments. Where does the U.S. rank?

• News: Group files FTC complaint against Google for privacy changes

  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission should force Google to halt its plan to consolidate user identities across its services and fine the company for violating an October privacy settlement with the agency, privacy group the Center for Digital Democracy said in a complaint filed Wednesday.

• News: Hard drive supply issues weigh on Dell's Q4 earnings

  Dell's fourth-quarter earnings were weighed down by weak consumer PC sales and by pricing and supply issues caused by the floods in Thailand, Dell said on Tuesday.

• News: Sony launches PlayStation Vita in UK

  Sony today launches the PlayStation Vita in the UK.

• News: Megaupload founder deemed a low flight risk, released on bail

  Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom was granted bail on Wednesday in a New Zealand court after a judge found he is not a flight risk, disagreeing with two previous rulings that kept him in jail.

• News: Hard drive supply issues weigh on Dell's Q4 earnings

  Dell's fourth-quarter earnings were weighed down by weak consumer PC sales and by pricing and supply issues caused by the floods in Thailand, Dell said on Tuesday.

• News: Remains of the Day: Fishy business

  Microsoft dips its toes in the coy pond over a supposed iOS version of Office, a roundup of uninteresting iPad 3 rumors flounders, and Apple may be swimming upstream in its Chinese trademark case. Give a man the remainders for Tuesday, February 21, 2012 and he'll read for a day--teach a man the remainders for...yeah, I don't know where I'm going with that one.

• 21 February 2012

• News: Cisco stresses set-top boxes to stay

  Reports have resurfaced that Cisco is looking to sell its Scientific Atlanta set-top box business after six years, $7 billion and razor thin profit margins, but the company says it remains committed to set-top boxes.

• News: Operators want Kenyan regulator to reduce spectrum rates further

  Safaricom and Telkom Kenya Orange want the Communications Commission of Kenya to further reduce spectrum costs to promote network expansion to rural and economically unattractive areas.

• News: Alibaba Group proposes to privatize e-commerce site Alibaba.com

  Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has proposed privatizing business-to-business platform Alibaba.com as the site faces slower revenue growth brought on by a shift to focus on long-term gains.

• News: UK Government plans database of citizens' email, phone and web use

  The UK Government will require ISP, phone and mobile companies to store details of all subscriber phone calls, emails, texts and websites visited for a year under plans designed to aid the police and intelligence services.

• 20 February 2012

• Opinion: When Is a Cybercrime an Act of Cyberwar?

  There is growing talk of cyberwar, as opposed to run-of-the-mill cybercrime. There are also terms that lies somewhere in the middle called cyber espionage, and cyber hacktivism--which is sort of like cyber terrorism for good guys. At the heart of the debate is an attempt to define the scope of an appropriate response to each type of threat.

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