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US wants privacy in new cyber security system (AP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_hi_te/us_cyber_einstein"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090630/capt.29f81ae6c1ba4cb18e91069b0c27c970.portugal_us_xaf106.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=I9l6RQXJ6CzWj._AWZBevQ--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano speaks to journalists after signing an agreement with the Portuguese government on the fight against crime and terrorism, Tuesday, June 30 2009, at the Necessidades Palace, the Portuguese foreign ministry, in Lisbon. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Obama administration is moving cautiously on a new pilot program that would both detect and stop cyber attacks against government computers, while trying to ensure citizen privacy protections. 

Web retailers, states tussle over tax rules (AP)
AP - In a big break for online shoppers, Web retailers generally don't have to charge sales taxes in states where they lack a store or some other physical presence.

Companies pledge more openness about Web tracking (AP)
AP - Companies that track consumer behavior online for advertising purposes are vowing to make their practices more transparent and to give people a way to decline being shadowed.

PC makers voluntarily supply Web filter in China (AP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_hi_te/as_tec_china_internet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.d0dfbf9e1435499a90cc15ac88e80b8d.china_internet_bej802.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=yhr_973e_b7INqiBSf3Wqg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Children use computers in a library in Xiangfan in central China's Hubei province Wednesday July 1, 2009. In a rare reversal, China's government gave in to domestic and international pressure and backed down from a rule that would have required personal computers sold in the country to have Internet-filtering software. Just hours before the rule was to have taken effect Wednesday, the government said it would postpone the requirement for the 'Green Dam' software. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - Several PC makers were including controversial Internet-filtering software with computers shipped in China on Thursday despite a government decision to postpone its plan to make such a step mandatory. 

Facebook plans to simplify privacy settings (AP)
AP - Facebook is overhauling its privacy controls over the next several weeks in an attempt to simplify its users' ability to control who sees the information they share on the site.

Sony struggling as Walkman hits 30th anniversary (AP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_hi_te/as_japan_sony_walkman"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.cd83ab3f0cfc48999276a7ba44a51ae0.japan_sony_walkman_tok106.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=KAJwlj1kbyua8NYTes3ZYQ--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Sony Corp.'s employee Rumi Yamaguchi smiles in front of a special display commemorating the Sony Walkman's 30th anniversary that opens Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at Sony Archive building in Tokyo, Japan. The first portable cassette-tape player Walkman, shown second from left on the top shelf, hit the Japanese market on July 1, 1979. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)" border="0" /></a>AP - When the Sony Walkman went on sale 30 years ago, it was shown off by a skateboarder to illustrate how the portable cassette-tape player delivered music on-the-go a totally innovative idea back in 1979. 

Obama cites his agenda in holiday address (AP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090704/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_challenges"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.e70035d67c70470e973309370b3c6da1.obama_dcpm101.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=NtGItqtqwkI3Aa6EOBpRJQ--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama points to members of his family and friends as he walks across to Marine One helicopter before his departure from Ft. McNair in Washington, Friday, July 3, 2009. Obama is traveling to Camp David to join his family and returning tomorrow to the White House. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama sought to rally support for his domestic initiatives, while Sen. John McCain called for Americans to support Iranian election protesters. The one-time presidential rivals both cited the spirit of the nation's founders in their Fourth of July radio and Internet addresses. 

Ericsson announces broadband contracts in China (AFP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/tc_afp/swedenchinatelecomequipcompanyericsson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246651673645-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=105&q=85&sig=_EbuQggP9GDJBsZDAlmWLA--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson won contracts to supply broadband Internet to millions of users in China by a deal with three operators there.(Ericsson/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson won contracts to supply broadband Internet to millions of users in China by a deal with three operators there, it said Friday. 

Bluetooth "Big Brother" tracks festival-goers (Reuters)
Reuters - Researchers are using Bluetooth technology to observe the meanderings of tens of thousands of festival-goers at a top European rock festival, hoping their findings will launch a new generation of tracking devices.

Michael Jackson sales surge expected to last months (Reuters)
Reuters - In the days following Michael Jackson's June 25 death, fans flocked to record stores and digital music outlets to purchase one last memory. And merchants say they expect the Jackson sales surge to last for weeks -- maybe even months.

"Asteroids" lands at Universal (Reuters)
Reuters - Universal Pictures has won a four-studio bidding war to pick up the film rights to the classic Atari video game "Asteroids."

IPhone 3GS Heats Up, DOJ Takes Aim at Google (PC World)
PC World - The iPhone scored quite a few headlines related to overheating problems with the 3GS this week. Depending on whom you believe, those issues are either real, exaggerated, the fault of users or some combination of the three. Otherwise, as warm weather takes hold above the equator and Bostonians contemplate whether it's time to brush up on our ark-building skills (rain, rain go away), we find this week's IT news offerings cover a broad range.

China Testing Mac Version of Green Dam Web Filter (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Despite the delay in China's requirement to install Green Dam Web-filtering software on all new PCs, the controversy is not dead. PC makers are including the software with new PCs even though the July 1 deadline has been postponed indefinitely.

US Court Rejects IBM Appeal in Executive's Move to Dell (PC World)
PC World - A U.S. court has rejected an IBM appeal to bar David Johnson, the company's former chief of mergers and acquisitions, from working at rival Dell over concerns regarding trade secrets.

You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - You win some; you lose some. This week China decided its Web censorship filtering software was not quite ready for prime time, while U.S. courts sentenced phone hackers and file swappers to some crime time.

Firefox 3.5 Can Still Learn From Its Competition (PC World)
PC World - While Mozilla lights a fire under competing browsers with support of emerging Web standards with Firefox 3.5, it can still improve its performance, reliability, and usability.

Teen Releases First Jailbreak App for iPhone 3GS (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The first jailbreak application for Apple's new iPhone 3GS has been made available just two weeks after the iPhone debuted. George Hotz, a 19-year-old Google employee originally from New Jersey, created the application.