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FTC Gives Twitter Double Secret Probation, Iranian Blogfather's Trial Commences

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... Facebook garners constant criticism for various privacy issues, but the FTC just publicly reprimanded and punished Twitter for a lackadaisical approach toward security. Twitter's flaws resulted in hacks on both celebrity and employee accounts, prompting the FTC to forbid Twitter from "misleading consumers" about privacy protection ...

Release Iranian "Blogfather," Says Nobel Peace Prize Winner

Last month, the so called "blogfather" of Iran, Hossein Derakhshan was arrested during a visit to Tehran and accused of spying for Israel. Nobel Peace Prize winner and Iranian human rights activist Shirin Ebadi is now calling for his release. She told a news conference in London, "I very much hope that he will be released soon, because prison is not the place for journalists and for bloggers." ...