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February 11, 2013, 2:30 PM

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David Meyer / GigaOM:
Hold off updating your iPhone 4S to iOS 6.1, European carriers warn customers  —  Two mobile operators in Europe have told customers with an iPhone 4S to avoid updating the device to iOS 6.1, because of reports that the upgrade brings connectivity problems with it.
Ryan Gallagher / Guardian:
Software that tracks people on social media created by defence firm  —  Exclusive: Raytheon's Riot program mines social network data like a ‘Google for spies’, drawing ire from civil rights groups  —  A multinational security firm has secretly developed software capable of tracking people's movements …
Jim Romenesko:
The Verge considers publishing a print monthly or quarterly  —  Editors of The Verge (a website “covering the intersection of technology, science, art, and culture") might put out a print edition.  —  “It's something we've talked about quite a bit and something we have seriously looked into …
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Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
At Facebook, zero-day exploits, backdoor code bring war games drill to life  —  Early on Halloween morning, members of Facebook's Computer Emergency Response Team received an urgent e-mail from an FBI special agent who regularly briefs them on security matters.
Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
Yahoo! Pushing Java Version Released in 2008  —  At a time when Apple, Mozilla and other tech giants are taking steps to prevent users from browsing the Web with outdated versions of Java, Yahoo! is pushing many of its users in the other direction: The free tool that it offers users …
Harrison Weber / The Next Web:
Facebook is testing ‘Buy Tickets’ links for events, but will it get into the ticketing business?  [Updated]  —  Facebook appears to be testing “Buy Tickets” buttons and links for event pages, according to All Facebook.  Reportedly, these buttons are simply links to third-party sites at the moment.
Ben Martin / Telegraph:
Mike Lynch raises $1bn for technology investment  —  Former Autonomy boss Mike Lynch has raised $1bn through his Invoke Capital fund to invest in fledgling British technology companies.  —  Mike Lynch founded Autonomy and sold it to Hewlett Packard for $10bn in 2011.
More: Forbes
BBC:
Facebook sued over ‘like’ button  —  The widow of a Dutch programmer is seeking damages from Facebook over its use of patented technology  —  Facebook is facing legal action over its use of the “like” button and other features of the social network.  —  It is being sued by a patent-holding …
Barry Schwartz / Marketing Land:
Flickr Privacy Bug Set Some Private Photos To Public  —  A bug at Flickr caused some people to have their private photos opened to public view over the past three weeks.  Flickr said the bug only impacted a small number of users and only photos uploaded from April to December 2012.
Glyn Moody / ComputerWorld UK:
EU Data Protection: Proposed Amendments Written by US Lobbyists  —  It's becoming clear that the lobbying around the proposed EU directive on Data Protection is some of the most intense ever seen - some activists have said it's even worse than during ACTA, while on the US side there's mutterings …
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
Google Says $80M French Publishers' Fund Won't Be Replicated Elsewhere In Europe  —  Google says it not currently looking to create funds to support digital publishers outside France.  Google's comments follow calls last week by Francisco Pinto Balsemao, head of the European Publishers Council …
More: WebProNews

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