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An Internet outcry forced Rep. Lamar Smith to delay a vote on SOPA. Opponents of Smith’s ISP snooping bill are hoping they can repeat the process.. Read the rest at cnet.com. ...

Despite request, Google tells concerned European Union advisers that it will stick to its March 1 date for privacy policy modifications.. Read the rest at cnet.com. ...

Hackers follow release of recording of FBI call on Anonymous with attack on lawyers in an Iraq massacre case.. Read the rest at cnet.com. ...

A whopping 70 percent of Facebook users surveyed by SodaHead voted thumbs down on the social network’s now mandatory Timeline feature.. Read the rest at cnet.com. ...

At a hearing in the House over the search giant’s new privacy policy, subcommittee Chairwoman Mary Bono Mack expresses frustration over what she sees as Google’s lack of clarity in answering questions.. Read the rest at cnet.com. ...

Holding a hearing yesterday over the search giant’s new privacy policy, Chairwoman Mary Bono Mack expressed frustration of Google’s lack of clarity in answering questions.. Read the rest at cnet.com. ...

Activist groups record call apparently between U.S. and U.K. law enforcement officials over cybercrime cases and individuals.. Read the rest at cnet.com. ...

Hacktivist group says it recorded a call apparently between U.S. and U.K. law enforcement officials over cybercrime cases and individuals.. Read the rest at cnet.com. ...

New variants resurrect the malware four months after Microsoft and Kaspersky Lab took down the original, which was capable of sending nearly 4 billion spam e-mails each day.. Read the rest at cnet.com. ...

Just in time for Super Bowl Sunday, the federal agents announce they have seized and shuttered 307 Web sites that either live-streamed sports or sold fake NFL paraphernalia.. Read the rest at cnet.com. ...