Google is asking everyday Web surfers to help with its efforts to stamp out malicious Web sites.

Google asks for help finding malicious Web sites

".. the Washington Post broke the news then: law enforcement officials have been routinely asking for and receiving tracking data from cell phone companies without having to demonstrate probable cause."

Techdirt: Cell Phone Tracking, Privacy, And Learning Not To Look

Federal prosecutors tried unsuccessfully to force Amazon.com to identify thousands of innocent customers who bought books online, then abandoned the idea after a judge rebuked them.

Feds lose bid for Amazon.com customer records | The Iconoclast - politics, law, and technology - CNET News.com

Nigeria continues to develop and export the world’s most innovative Internet scams. In one bizarre variation that seems to have ramped up in recent months, the scammers are taking a page from Facebook and leveraging the power of social connections.

E-Mail Scammers Ask Your Friends for Money - Bits - Technology - New York Times Blog

Way down at the bottom of the electronics section on Target.com is something you'd miss if you weren't looking for it: a tab called "Pre-owned Electronics."

Target tests electronics 'recycling' program | Tech news blog - CNET News.com

Municipal workers who spend work hours pursuing personal errands in their city-issue vehicles may have to readjust their priorities if the towns they work for join the growing list of governments tracking their fleets with global positioning systems. Managers say the devices significantly save gas and increase efficiency; some workers think they're intrusive and sneaky.

Technology News: GPS: Cracking Down on Municipal Goof-Offs With GPS

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Some MacBook Pro users who upgraded to the Leopard operating system are reporting that their notebooks' keyboards and trackpads have gone on the fritz, according to Apple Inc. support forums.

Leopard knocks out some MacBook Pro keyboards

Mobile advertising is still in its infancy, and already it's despised by some users of wireless devices. Nonetheless, it seems destined to become a major factor in the growth of the mobile Internet.

You may hate them, but mobile ads are coming

HP says it will jump out of manufacturing, distribution and camera design, in order to concentrate more on its home photo printing and online photo services.

PC World - HP Zooms Out of Camera Business