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Snowden revelations raise interest in smartphone spyware for business

mSpy bundles its smartphone monitoring software in four popular smartphones

Video ads come to Facebook

15-second ads will play automatically in users' feeds.

Copyright owners call for overhaul of DMCA takedown notices

Infringers shouldn't be able to repost files again and again to the same website, musicians tell lawmakers

Microsoft dips toe in Office unbundling water

Strips some pieces from Office and offers them separately to boost revenue, says one analyst; another counters that there's no sign of a strategic shift

Cars get connected, and talkative

Upstart Augmentation Industries and Deutsche Telekom both want to take advantage of a myriad of onboard computers

Some Samsung Galaxy devices contain a file access backdoor, Replicant developers say

A software program shipped with some Samsung mobile devices allows access to the file system through the modem, the developers said

Tip of the Hat: Carriers seek to prune U.S. broadband plans

Are high costs forcing carriers to quietly push for new rules that would scale back FCC plan to bring broadband to rural areas?

Senator’s claims of CIA violating computer fraud act shaky, legal expert says

Establishing CFAA liability could be uphill task for Sen. Dianne Feinstein

FISA court reverses order to destroy NSA phone data

The Judge had refused permission to the NSA to keep phone metadata beyond five years