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Your vote could change Facebook's privacy policy
Created: 05/22/2012
Video description: Google is officially in the hardware business, some well loved sites take home Webby Awards, and Facebook is expected to let users vote on its privacy policy.

Your vote could change Facebook's privacy policy Video Transcript

It's time to vote on a policy expect changes in Motorola and give thanks in piper high Bridget Carey and didn't just mean an end date. Sleep in the coming days. You can vote on Facebook's privacy policy. -- but just made an amendment that if announces -- policy change and 7000 users write comments on the post. FaceBook have to take it to a worldwide vote. Well there are more than 47000. Comments recently. Activists from our policy dot org encourage folks to post comments so they can get to vote -- organization has may request for change that include. Letting users opt into new features that have been on a Mac mean -- -- having to opt out. Google officially owns Motorola mobility as the twelve point five billion dollar acquisition has been finalized. Regulators in the US and European Union approved the purchase back in February but both companies had to -- -- go ahead from China. Google bought Motorola for its treasure trove of patents -- and time. Google could use Motorola Ericsson make more pure Android devices or Google could even just take -- patents and trying to sell Motorola that someone out. So Verizon is updating Portman Android Smartphones with the ability to -- on global GSM networks. -- or updates are coming to the Droid RAZR Droid RAZR Max and Droid four and HTC resound. The space X falcon nine rocket blasted off early Tuesday morning without problems -- -- a cargo ship with supplies to the International Space Station. This bite marks a new era for commercial for profit space missions. Me isn't that alien prequel or movie for -- is about -- profits space exploration. -- great timing point. The best of the web was honored Monday night at the sixteenth annual Webby awards held here in New York City. The late Steve Jobs and it's star studded tribute featuring numerous celebrities include -- George Lucas John Stuart. Even award from President Obama. Also honored with comedian Louis CK -- witty person in the year in recognition. Of his latest stand up special which -- distributed online himself. And charged five dollars for DRM free downloads and that changed the game for teacher entertainers who -- -- cut out the middleman. The photo app instant Graham was named Webby breakout of the year and viewers voted the rainbow trail making pop -- -- -- -- cats as. The year. But that's not -- CNET TV won people's belief for the best online video and technology at honored to accept that -- and in five words each. -- -- -- That's your tech news that they -- today for more on this story today show is at cnet.com slash update from our studios in New York -- here. --

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