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February 11, 2013, 1:55 PM

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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 …

More: Computerworld, CNET, digitaltrends.com, Inquirer, The Register, The Verge, Forbes, Betabeat, Guardian, SiliconANGLE, Gizmodo, Mashable!, Datamation.com, Business Insider, Boing Boing and dailywireless.org

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.

More: PC Magazine, ZDNet, Examiner, SiliconANGLE, BBC, The Register, Forbes, VentureBeat, mobilespie.com, Redmond Pie, iPhone, iPhone Buzz, SlashGear, Business Insider, Inquirer, iLounge, TMCnet and Computerworld

Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac:

iOS 6.1.1 build 10B145 being rushed to address 3G performance and enterprise concerns, some carrier testing completed — Following reports about some carriers in Europe issuing warnings not to upgrade to iOS 6.1 due to issues with 3G performance, it seems a fix is already in the works.

More: Ars Technica, Telegraph, iClarified, iDownloadBlog.com, Pocketnow, Electronista, Gotta Be Mobile, App Advice and Phones Review

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.

More: The Verge and nbcnews.com

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

The GoogleReaderpocalypse Is Upon Us - Google's Feed Reading Service Unusable Since Sunday — Google Reader, the RSS feed-reading service Google has long since benignly abandoned, has gone completely mad, and Google has yet to acknowledge the problem even as it heads into its second day of unusability.

More: The Next Web, The Verge, BerryReview, Softpedia News and Internet Evolution

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 …

More: Geek.com, The H Security and Softpedia News

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.

More: AllFacebook, Inside Facebook, Gizmodo, Techie Buzz and WebProNews

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

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 …

More: Ars Technica and Business Insider

Jake Smith / Pocket-lint:

Google airs Nexus 4 commercial showing off Google Now during the Grammys — During the Grammys award show Sunday night, Google aired a new commercial highlighting the Nexus 4 and its Google Now found within Jelly Bean.? — Mountain View's Google Now voice-assistant has? …

More: CNET, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, IntoMobile, The Verge, The Next Web and Droid Life

Ina Fried / AllThingsD:

Solavei Brings BlackBerry Z10 to the U.S. Early — For Nearly a Thousand Bucks — Aspiring wireless carrier Solavei is looking to grab some attention by offering its customers first crack at the new BlackBerry — at least for customers willing to pony up nearly $1,000 for an unlocked model.

More: LAPTOP Magazine, Engadget, GeekWire, GigaOM, Electronista, FierceWireless, PhoneArena, IntoMobile, Mashable! and WebProNews

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 …

More: Computerworld and GigaOM

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 …

Tweets: @eldon

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.

More: The Verge, Daily Dot and Search Engine Roundtable. Tweets: @dannysullivan

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