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Facebook clickjacking legal row

27/01/2012 - The social network and Washington State sue a marketing firm over claims that it deceived users by hiding 'Like' buttons. The firm denies the charge.

Top Euro MP Quits In Piracy Row

27/01/2012 - A European Parliament rapporteur stands down in protest as a controversial anti-piracy agreement is signed by several countries.

Botnet suspect denies involvement

27/01/2012 - The Russian man accused by Microsoft of being behind the Kelihos botnet attack insists he is "absolutely not guilty".

FBI Social Network Scraping App

26/01/2012 - The FBI asks contractors to suggest a system that can "scrape" information from social networks to build alert maps.

Twitter 'can censor by country'

27/01/2012 - Twitter says it now has the technology to censor tweets on a country by country basis, a move which is criticised by freedom of information campaigners.

Intel Buys RealNetworks Patents

26/01/2012 - Intel is paying $120m (£76m) for RealNetwork's video patents. Experts say it undermines claims that a "patent bubble" has burst.