• Is the FBI really using Carrier IQ data for law enforcement purposes? [thenextweb.com]
• Google chairman says SOPA would criminalize the Internet [thehill.com]
• European Commission proposes forcing all the continent’s public bodies to open up their data for re-use; wants to give “internet survival packs” to hacktivists challenging repressive regimes [paidcontent.org]
• Copyright and remix culture: The new Prohibition? [gigaom.com]
• Kazaa, Morpheus founders say they invented cloud technology; sue Google, Amazon, everyone else [theregister.co.uk]
• Mobile devices need constant security now [fiercewireless.com]
• Rogers expands LTE in Canada [newswire.ca]
• Megaupload to sue Universal for wrongful YouTube takedown [torrentfreak.com]
• Free WiFi tops list of most valued hotel amenities [fm-world.co.uk]
• Broadcom promotes new 802.11ac standard, hopes it will replace 802.11n by 2012 [eetimes.com]
• AT&T to decide T-Mobile deal by Jan. 12 [wirelessweek.com]
• Romanian hackers arrested in huge Internet-connected store register hack; stole 80000+ credit card numbers from 150 Subway stores alone, hacked 50 more retailers registers [MSNBC.com]
• Are we suffering from global gadget fatigue? [nytimes.com]
• AOL will combine dial-up, web services [bloomberg.com]