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Surveillance tech companies should not sell to despots says EU

And U.S. Secrety of State Hillary Clinton warns surveillance companies that their products could be used to breach human rights

Microsoft Gets Into the Premium Online Support Business

The new service is equal parts Genius Bar and DoubleMySpeed.com, minus the pretentious title or stupid radio ads.

Broadcom pushes 802.11ac for faster Wi-Fi

The emerging standard will reach gigabit speeds and help conserve batteries, the chipmaker says

Wall Street Beat: Economy weighs on chip, PC sector

Storage software provides a bright spot

4 Facebook Security Tips to Stay Safe in 2012

Google needs to be open about Google Wallet, analyst says

Urges Google to share its security API

Senators, critics question ICANN’s generic TLD plan

Groups complain that the January rollout will lead to trademark infringement

Facebook goes through corporate reorg

After privacy slap and with IPO looming, social network names 5 team leaders

Can Russia save future NASA, European Space Agency Mars missions?

NASA/ESA Exo Mars plan is in jeopardy, Russians may be able to help

Feds launch cloud security standards program

FedRAMP program will require that all federal agencies only use cloud providers that meet its security standards