Online Privacy: How to Control Your Personal Data
Robert Leshner is the founder of Safe Shepherd, an online service which removes personal information from companies that sell it. Follow him @rleshner. HTC handsets finally released from customs; Samsung clamps down on S-Voice leaks
Just a few days ago, we learned that new HTC One X and EVO 4G LTE smartphones, for use on AT&T and Sprint respectively, were held up in U.S. customs for infringing Apple’s patents. Back in December, Apple won an exclusion order from the International Trade Commision (ITC) because Android's messaging app and browser infringed upon an Apple patent which covers automatically converting phone numbers and email addresses into clickable menu items. It appears this was the reason the phones were stopped on their journey to U.S. stores. Some HTC phones released from Customs after Apple patent ploy stalls shipments
 HTC on Sunday announced that some of its smartphones have already been inspected by United States Customs and have been released to carriers. The Taiwan-based vendor hit a roadblock last week when its devices were held up in Customs due to an ongoing legal dispute with Apple. “Each imported HTC model must be reviewed by Customs and will be released once Customs officials have completed the inspection,” the company wrote on its website. “Some models have gone through inspection and been released to our carriers customers. We don’t have the status of each specific device model at this time, but we are working closely with Customs. We remain confident that this issue will be resolved soon.” Earlier reports suggested that HTC
Facebook IPO Closes With Thud
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and founder of Facebook, rang the opening bell from company headquarters in Menlo Park, California.
  Hulu to Launch New Show With Kevin Smith Plus 9 Other Titles
In a bit of counterprogramming against the networks and cable channels, Hulu plans to launch 10 new shows this summer, including one from Clerks auteur Kevin Smith. EU gives Google 'weeks' to ease antitrust concerns
The European Union said on Monday that Google Inc. must in "a matter of weeks" outline steps it is willing to take to ease concerns about alleged abuses of its dominant position in the online search market.
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