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EU officials want Google to suspend privacy policy change
Despite request, Google tells concerned European Union advisers that it will stick to its March 1 date for privacy policy modifications.

Originally posted at Privacy Inc.

Anonymous hacks lawyers for Marine accused of Iraq massacre
In a string of attacks today, members of the digital activist group Anonymous apparently hacked into the Web site of defense lawyers for a U.S. Marine accused of leading a civilian massacre in Iraq, and have reportedly acquired e-mails exchanged by attorneys in the case.
Teen finds bugs in Google, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft code
Bug hunter credited with finding bugs in software from big tech firms is Norwegian teen.
How to identify fake Facebook accounts
Barracuda Networks releases a study that helps identify fake Facebook accounts.
Google now scanning Android apps for malware
New service scans apps for malicious code or behavior and bounces them if they are suspect.
Hackers stole data from VeriSign in 2010
VeriSign discloses in quarterly SEC filing that hackers stole data in successful attacks, but doesn't say what data was stolen.
Dubious Android apps may not be malware--just ads
Verizon-affiliated ICSA Labs steps into the controversy over Android apps that Symantec identified as malware.
Romanian arrested on Pentagon, NASA hacking charges
Romanians arrest suspect accused of hacking into NASA and Pentagon servers in the U.S.
Antiphishing standard in the works from Google, Facebook, others
Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo, PayPal, and others are working together on a standard that can be used across the Internet for blocking phishing e-mails.
Anonymous takes aim over Europe's SOPA
Hackers are attacking sites and looking to expose information on European officials in response to the signing of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. ACTA critics say it's even worse than the Stop Online Piracy Act floated in the U.S.
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