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Sergey Brin Pounds Fists Against Walled Gardens
Flashback Mac Trojan Sputters and Stalls
Twitter Digs Its Feet Into Japan
On Innovative Ways to Conquer the World
Cars and FOSS: Sweet Ride, or Crash in the Making?
iPad App Gets Docs to Printer but It's Not Always a Direct Flight
Sizing Up CISPA's Security Bona Fides
Facebook Lets Users Download Their Own Dossiers

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Today's Story Highlights

Sergey Brin Pounds Fists Against Walled Gardens
The concept of the open Web is under greater threat than ever before,
Google cofounder Sergey Brin said during a recent interview. The threat
is a combination of increased attempts by governments to control the
Web, the entertainment industry's efforts to crack down on piracy, and
the rise of walled gardens such as those controlled by Facebook and
Apple, Brin said.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74874.html

Flashback Mac Trojan Sputters and Stalls
A week after the Flashback Trojan began running rampant on Macintosh
computers, the malware appears to be in remission. The number of
infections from the Trojan have plummeted to around 270,000, from a high
of more than 600,000, according to the latest numbers from Symantec.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74870.html

Twitter Digs Its Feet Into Japan
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo said Monday that the company will bolster its
investments and staff in Japan. Speaking to reporters in Tokyo, Costolo
did not gives specifics on the number of employees or the extent of
investment. But he did make clear that Japan is a key component of the
company's global reach.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74871.html

On Innovative Ways to Conquer the World
One of my favorite lines from the original "Conan" movie came when he
was asked "what is the best in life?" Conan's response: "To crush your
enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of
their women!" Maybe I watch too many old movies, but I could swear I saw
three companies channel Conan recently.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74858.html

Cars and FOSS: Sweet Ride, or Crash in the Making?
With the frequent focus on mobile machinations and desktop deliberations
here in the Linux blogosphere, it would be easy to assume that all else
in the FOSS fiefdom is relatively conflict-free. Easy, perhaps -- but
dead wrong, nonetheless. Case in point: cars. There's a growing movement
to apply the open source model to the design and manufacturing of
electric cars.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74867.html

iPad App Gets Docs to Printer but It's Not Always a Direct Flight
I don't know why, but printing is still -- after all of these years --
rife with pain, agony and confusion. Usually, I like buying new
electronic gadgets, but when it comes to printers, it's painful. There's
the cost of ink to consider, all the byzantine methods of connecting to
printers, setting them up, updating the drivers and trying to
troubleshoot WiFi connectivity vs. direct USB.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74864.html

Sizing Up CISPA's Security Bona Fides
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, which seeks to
improve cybersecurity in the United States, is receiving a mixed
reception. Supporters include big names in the U.S. tech industry.
Facebook, Symantec, Verizon, CTIA, IBM, Intel, Microsoft and Oracle are
among them. However, civil liberty advocates oppose the legislation,
also known as H.R. 3523.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74869.html

Facebook Lets Users Download Their Own Dossiers
Facebook has begun rolling out an updated version of its Download Your
Information tool that gives users more access to their account history
on its site. The move adheres to recommendations made by the Office of
the Irish Data Protection Commissioner in December following an
investigation into Facebook's privacy practices.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74861.html

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